Tourism Authority Kiribati

Kaongora Newsletter

Congratulations Air Kiribati

The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) Board of Directors, Management and staff congratulates the national airline, Air Kiribati Limited (AKL) on the occasion of its 27th Year Anniversary.

Aviation is the backbone to Kiribati’s tourism industry and TAK is recognises the valuable role that AKL plays in connecting travellers to our idyllic islands across the Gilbert group and the Line group.

TAK also celebrates the 80,000 flights that Air Kiribati has operated and the more than half a million people the airline has served over the 27 years.

Since its inception in 1995, Air Kiribati operated many different aircraft within its fleet, aircraft like the ATR 72, CASA C212, BN-2A(Islander), Harbin Y12, DHC-6 and DHC-8 have all been part of Air Kiribati family.

Looking forward, TAK is excited about the future of Air Kiribati and the role that it will continue to play in enabling the sustainable development and growth of tourism in Kiribati.