Coral Sun Airways
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| Founded | January 2009 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Bonriki International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 17 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||
| Key people | Jeff Jong, Shiu-Fung Jong (managing directors) | ||||||
| Website | coralsunairways.com | ||||||
Coral Sun Airways is one, and the younger, of the two Kiribati airlines (next to flag carrier Air Kiribati), established in January 2009. The airline operates domestic service to all 17 airports in the Gilbert Islands using two Britten-Norman Islander planes. It is considering the purchase of one new, larger aircraft, capable of flying to the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands. Currently, there is no domestic nor international service to these remote archipelagos to the east of the Gilbert Islands, having 41 and 8,809 inhabitants, respectively, except for one weekly flight on Fiji Airways between Honolulu and Kiritimati (Christmas) Island among the Line Islands.
Coral Sun Airways is planning to start its first international service to the Marshallese capital, Majuro.
In 2011 Coral Sun Airways stated on their Homepage that operation has been temporarily ceased due to unknown reasons and that the Islanders have been sold and moved back to Australia. Coral Sun Airways still has one Piper Aztec F Model (privately owned) in operation. The web site is no longer being used by the airline.
Destinations
- Kiribati
- Abaiang - Abaiang Atoll Airport
- Abemama - Abemama Atoll Airport
- Aranuka - Aranuka Airport
- Arorae - Arorae Island Airport
- Beru - Beru Island Airport
- Butaritari - Butaritari Atoll Airport
- Kuria - Kuria Airport
- Maiana - Maiana Airport
- Makin - Makin Airport
- Marakei - Marakei Airport
- Nikunau - Nikunau Airport
- Nonouti - Nonouti Airport
- Onotoa - Onotoa Airport
- Tabiteuea North - Tabiteuea North Airport
- Tabiteuea South - Tabiteuea South Airport
- Tamana - Tamana Airport
- Tarawa - Bonriki International Airport Hub
Fleet
The Coral Sun Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:
- 2 Britten-Norman Islander (sold and moved back to Australia)
- 1 Piper Aztec F Model
The company is considering purchasing a larger plane to fly to the Phoenix and Line Islands. According to their website, the following aircraft types are "under study": de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, ATR 42, Avro RJ70, BAe 146, and Bombardier Dash 8.