A fault with a plane has forced a Tasmanian airline to scale back its services during the peak summer bushwalking season.
Par Avion, known for its daily flights to Melaleuca in Tasmania’s Southwest National Park, has reduced the capacity of its busy tourism services due to “unforeseen maintenance” on its largest aircraft.
The airline operates flights that give bushwalkers direct access to the South Coast and Port Davey tracks.
A spokesperson this week said all affected passengers are being contacted directly. Those currently in Melaleuca have access to food, shelter and Wi-Fi.
They assured travellers that everything is being done to get operations “back to normal as soon as possible”.
“Our popular bushwalking service remains operational, although there will be some temporary changes,” they said.
“Weather permitting, we’re continuing daily flights into Melaleuca, albeit at reduced capacity.”
The airline’s other operations around Tasmania, including Cape Barren services, are not affected.
