Norfolk Air

Norfolk Air was an airline based on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. It was owned by the Administration of Norfolk Island,[1] with flights operated by Our Airline.

Norfolk Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
N5 NFK NORFIK AIR
FoundedMay 2006
Ceased operations23 February 2011
HubsNorfolk Island Airport
AllianceCodeshare with Qantas Airways (Oneworld)
Fleet size1
Destinations5
Parent companyNorfolk Island Government
Key peopleJeff Murdoch CEO
Websitehttp://www.norfolkair.com

The airline provided services between Norfolk Island Airport and Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne. As Norfolk Island was outside of the Australian migration zone, flights were required to depart from international terminals at each airport and passengers were required to carry a document of identity or passport.

History

The airline began operations in May 2006, initially operating services between Norfolk Island and Brisbane and Sydney, with flights subsequently added on a weekly basis from Newcastle in May 2007 and from Melbourne in November 2007. All services were operated by OzJet until May 2009 when Our Airline commenced flying on Norfolk Air's behalf using B737-300 aircraft. One of Our Airline's B737-300 was painted in Norfolk Air's livery. Our Airline provided the aircraft and technical crew for the operations, while Norfolk Air provided the cabin crew, with all cabin crew being residents of Norfolk Island.

Norfolk Air Boeing 737-300 Landing at Sydney Airport from Norfolk Island

In April 2009 OzJet announced its decision to terminate charter services on behalf of Norfolk Air with immediate effect. Subsequently, it was announced by Norfolk Air that Our Airline would begin operating all Norfolk Air services ahead of the already changeover planned for May 2009.[2]

On 24 December 2011 the Norfolk Island Government decided to withdraw services, with the final flight operating on 26 February 2012. Air New Zealand took over services between the Australian mainland and Norfolk Island on 6 March 2012, operating from Sydney and Brisbane using Airbus A320 aircraft.[3]

Norfolk Air Boeing 737-300 at Norfolk Island Airport, prior to departure for Brisbane in January 2012.

Destinations

Norfolk Air operated from its base at Norfolk Island Airport to Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney.

Fleet
Norfolk Air Boeing 737-200 at Sydney Airport

As of May 2009, the Norfolk Air fleet included:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 — 149 Operated by Our Airline
Total 1 —

See also

References
  1. "About Us: Norfolk Air Website". Norfolk Air. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  2. "Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter".
  3. "Norfolk Air Announcement" (PDF). Norfolk Air. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. "Norfolk Air - About Norfolk Air". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

Norfolk Air withdrawal.

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