Air Vanuatu passengers stranded after airline’s only 737 plane breaks down

Air Vanuatu customers face several days of delays after its only Boeing 737 plane broke down, leaving passengers stranded in Auckland, Sydney and Port Vila. Passengers will face delays for “at least another few days,” the airline said after the plane broke down on Friday. The flight, which was due to take off from Brisbane and land in Port Vila, was cancelled due to a mechanical issue, which took the aircraft out of service. Air Vanuatu operates one 737-800 aircraft, which flies all mid-haul routes from Port Vila, including to New Zealand and Australia. The aircraft is currently in Australia awaiting parts that are being sourced with support from Boeing offices in the US and Australia, the airline said in a statement on Monday. The airline said flights are unable to be resumed until the timeline for replacement parts is confirmed by Boeing. This has resulted in a weekend of flight cancellations, and passengers are stranded across the network.<br/>