Solomon Airlines will terminate all flights to Balalae
with effect from January 2, 2014. . “We have been in talks with the agent
to recover the arrears but there has been no conclusive outcome and we
have no other choice but to refer the matter legally and take this
action in the immediate term," Solomon Airlines’ General Manager
Operations and Commercial,
Gus Kraus, told the Solomon Starr News.
Interviews with new prospective agents will be undertaken in the New
Year. The Oceanian carrier says the move
was brought on because of "substantial" outstanding arrears owed it by
the agent stationed on the island. This is the second such time that Solomon Airlines has had to
withdraw from Balalae. Solomon Airlines serves Balalae, an island of the
Shortland Islands Group, from both Gizo and Honiara.