AIRLINE - Air Caledonie (New Caledonia) filed for bankruptcy on 27 March 2026, following almost a month of blockades opposing the company’s decision to move operations from Noumea Magenta to La Tontouta airport.

Air Calédonie, New Caledonia’s main domestic airline, has filed for bankruptcy protection under French law after nearly two months of flight cancellations and widespread airport blockades. The filing marks a sharp escalation in a crisis that has left the island’s residents stranded, triggered widespread protests, and raised concerns over the future of essential air services in this remote region of the South Pacific.

 the airline sought the French equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to preserve its limited resources and possibly resume select domestic flights under judicial oversight. The move follows weeks of intense protests against the airline’s controversial decision to move its operations from Nouméa’s Magenta Airport to La Tontouta Airport, located 40 kilometers from the capital. These protests have effectively blocked the airline’s ability to operate, leaving airfields across the archipelago closed and hundreds of families isolated.

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