Kilmer, who played opposite Tom Cruise as “Iceman” in the 1986 action film and reprised the role for the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, died of pneumonia, his daughter said in a statement.
The 17-hour-trip service, paid for by the Flying Kangaroo, came after Australian citizens and permanent residents were first evacuated via separate charter flights from the war-torn country.
The carrier will use Wellington Airport as its home base for the ALIA, which it expects to receive starting late next year. It will initially fly cargo services with NZ Post from Wellington to Marlborough Airport on the other side of the Cook Strait.
The union also raised concerns about spilled diesel from the trains contaminating the Harding River catchment, which was the main source of drinking water for the towns of Dampier, Karratha, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson.
Kilmer, who played opposite Tom Cruise as “Iceman” in the 1986 action film and reprised the role for the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, died of pneumonia, his daughter said in a statement.