ATSB finds comedy of errors in botched Rex Saab evacuation

However, new research from Tourism Research Australia has revealed that despite the decrease, spending by those 8.3 million visitors hit a record $32.9 billion, driven in part by overseas students and backpackers.

The weekly A320-200 flights, which commenced on Friday, depart Auckland in the morning and return in the evening, with onward same-day connections on Solomon Airlines to Honiara and Munda. The route will add around 14,000 seats per year between Aucklan…