Real Tonga leases two Y-12s

Tongan-owned domestic airline, Real Tonga, has secured the lease of two Y-12 aircraft and will start servicing Tonga’s outer islands on 4 March 2013. Tevita Palu, the Chief Executive Officer of Real Tonga and Palu Aviation Services Ltd. in a press release said in addition to its 17 seater Y-12 aircrafts, Real Tonga had available to it a 9-seater BN2 Islander, a 19-seater DHC6 Twin Otters and a 68 seater ATR72-500 aircraft. “These will be introduced in accordance with passenger-demand and season. However, initially the two Y-12 aircrafts will commence the operation.”