Lulutai

The government-owned airline made two emergency flights to transfer three sick people from the northern islands to Vaiola Hospital in Tongatapu.

Two patients were from Niuafo’ou and one was from Niuatoputapu.

“The seriously ill patients are now recovering. The Lulutai did a good job,” Tu’i’onetoa said in Parliament Monday.

The Minister of Health, ‘Amelia Tu’ipulotu and the Minister of Internal Affairs, Vatau Hui were also part of the rescue mission.

This was announced by the Tongan Prime Minister, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa in Parliament Wednesday.

The Prime Minister had just returned from the Palace Office before he made the announcement in the House after.

He made the comments during the debate on the budget statement.

The Minister of Finance has announced there will be a deficit budget for the coming year.

No further details were forthcoming about the new airline to be set up by the Government.