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# travel connections tonga Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tonga
stw 05:43 UTC 15 May 2011 | hi, we are travelling to tonga in july and would like to spend as much time as possible on haapai. only problem is our outbound domestic/international connection is fairly tight. the air chathams pacific flight lands 10:10 from haapai in tongatapu, and then the air nz flight to AKL is at 11:25 am. Has anyone got any feedback re reliability of chathams pacific arriving on time, and the flexibility of air nz around checking in. thanks |
Laszlo 14:06 UTC 15 May 2011 | I wouldn't book such a tight connection even in Switzerland or Singapore, let alone in Tonga. | 1
finsnflukes 18:25 UTC 15 May 2011 | Usually Chathams Pacific are quite reliable, but the odd time there is a short-notice change in schedule. I would also suggest that you take the domestic flight the day before your morning international flight just to be safe. | 2
stw 19:45 UTC 15 May 2011 | thanks guys- any recommendations on where to stay on the main island? we like beaches not towns :) | 3
Laszlo 19:57 UTC 15 May 2011 | Just stay in town anyway! It is a very small and quiet town, and much more interesting than the beaches on the same island. You'll have had your fill of beaches in Haapai in any case... | 4