The end of the beginning
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A IR Vanußtu is approaching the end of the beginning. The initial struggle to get itself established as an international carrier, and one with a sound infrastructure, is just about OV 5 r , n 1 e next years the airline \m eale to look further afield and, with that, enlarge Vanuatu’s status as a tourist destination. t owns its Boeing 727 jet and now serves our foreign destinations from ort da, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The lengthening of
the landing strip at Bauerfield Airport, due for completion in 1991 along with a new terminal building, will then make it possible for 767 jets to land at Port Vila and that means long range interna tional hops become possible, with Asia (and Japan in particular) being the ob vious first choice. The 767-capability also means potentially more competition for the small airline as Qantas and Air New Zealand could then incorporate Bauer field as a stop on some of their Pacific routes, or Asian airlines pick up recip-