Twenty-four Tongans stranded in Samoa arrived on a government-chartered flight operated by Lulutai Airlines around midday yesterday (Thursday).
A second flight carrying 230 passengers arrived from Auckland, New Zealand.
According to the CEO for MEIDECC, Paula Ma’u, the flight from New Zealand landed at 2:30pm with 214 nationals.
The other passengers were Samoan nationals who later left for Apia on another flight.
