Troubled flight

ANGRY passengers trying to board an Air Marshalls flight to Fiji at Funafuti airport last month found themselves stranded when the pilot, following orders, refused to carry them. The reason? Tuvalu’s recent cholera crisis.

The airline was only taking passen gers who could provide a recent cholera vaccination certificate. Other wise passengers were told to take antibiotics and buy a return ticket before boarding the aircraft. This protected the airline in case ofdifficult ies with the health authorities in Fiji.

Passengers left behind were furious at the lack of information. □