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Getting to Futuna?Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Wallis and Futuna Islands | ||
LP guidebook mentions that Aircalin flies from Wallis to Futuna twice a day, 5 days a week. Is this still a case? I can't find any info on its website. Thanks. | ||
All I know is that recent 'weather events' have kicked the merde out of facilities there-maybe Laszlo has some more recent info. | 1 | |
It certainly was flying between the 2 islands when I checked ca 3 months ago - in fact it has long been the only way to get to Futuna. | 2 | |
I was flying from Wallis to Futuna and back last August. | 3 | |
Note that these flights get sometimes cancelled because of wind (sometimes the airplane, a Twin Otter, will turn back in mid-flight), so plan accordingly. There may be further delays because of weight restrictions, so you may have to wait for the next flight. | 4 | |
As it turns out (Sept 2011), the weight restrictions are real (Futunanians tend to be very heavy people...), but in most cases they will just add a second flight in order to accomodate for extra passengers who could not join the first flight. The system works very well, and everybody is very helpful. | 5 | |