Summary
- French carrier Fly CORALway cancels its launch resulting from financial constraints, leaving its ambitious plans for connecting South Pacific islands unrealized.
- The airline had intended to operate routes to Fiji, French Polynesia, Latest Caledonia, Samoa, and Wallis and Futuna, with initial frequencies set for every route.
- Fly CORALway aimed to fill the demand for island hopping within the region using Airbus A220-100 or Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, inspired by the historic Coral Route operated by TEAL in 1951.
A French, South Pacific carrier with big ambitions to attach French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Latest Caledonia, Samoa, and Fiji had called it quits before its launch, citing funds as its most vital hurdle.
The carrier, Fly CORALway, stated the pre-COVID market was the best climate to launch; nonetheless, resulting from changing customer requirements, the airline startup sees it as not feasible to proceed with its launch and cites that an absence of funding is the explanation for its failure.
Dreams shattered
The startup airline was previously named Air Corail and WF Aviation when it was issued an operating license in 2020. Nonetheless, Fly CORALway made its unlucky announcement before Latest 12 months on December thirty first, stating:
“I thanks All to your support through the last months and hope that informed Investors will give you the chance to accompany a SOUTH PACIFIC region in its aerial development, to facilitate island exchanges and movements.”
Easy Flying first reported on Fly CORALway’s ambitions in 2020 while we were all daydreaming of travel within the depths of the pandemic. More information got here to light in 2021 when the airline installed its intentions to launch by June. Initially stating the carrier would serve the below airports:
Fiji
- Nadi International Airport (NAN)
French Polynesia
Latest Caledonia
- La Tontouta International Airport, serving Nouméa (NOU)
Samoa
- Faleolo International Airport, serving the Samoan capital of Apia (APW)
Wallis and Futuna
- Hihifo Airport, Wallis (WLS)
Initial routes and frequencies were also advertised as follows:
- Papeete-Wallis-Apia: 104 flights per 12 months
- Papeete-Nandi: 126 flights per 12 months
- Nadi-Wallis: 178 flights per 12 months
- Wallis-Noumea: 200 flights per 12 months
An Embraer or Airbus aircraft
Seeking to fill the gap for island hopping demand within the South Pacific, the airline was expected to operate a fleet of Airbus A220-100 or Embraer E190-E2 aircraft. The planned network was a nod to the unique Coral Route. In 1951, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) began operating amphibious aircraft on a 30-hour milk run across the South Pacific. The airline nicknamed the route the Coral Route.
The airline had big dreams, with its route map outlining many other locations it can have been aspiring to serve.
Photo: Fly CORALway
Taking a look at carriers based within the region today, the most important airline that serves the island nations could be Fiji Airways, from its Nadi hub, connecting Apia–Faleolo, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Christchurch, Funafuti (Tuvalu, begins March 18th), Hong Kong, Honiara, Honolulu, Kiritimati, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nouméa, Nuku’alofa, Port Vila, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tarawa, Tokyo–Narita, Vancouver, and Wellington.
Along with FJ, Air Latest Zealand could be the subsequent most vital carrier within the South Pacific by Pacific nations served. Its route map includes the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Latest Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
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