On the street after flight cancellation

Christian and his daughter left Tubuai last Wednesday for Tahiti and were scheduled to return late Sunday. Unfortunately, on the return flight, the plane was unable to land due to weather conditions and turned around. They then found themselves homeless in Tahiti because they had left their accommodation. Then Christian realized that there was no “protocol” In place “For a situation like ours,” Especially at this late hour.

Health Minister Cédric Mercadal and Social Security Fund Director Romina Ma were absent despite repeated attempts to contact them on Sunday evening.There we found specific cases of things that we shouldn’t have seen (…). We should think about improving this.” Christian assured the minister. He proposed “Simple things” : Owned by the Fugitive “Telephone number (…) to avoid being on the street at night”As for finding accommodation in Tahiti, Christian assures “It’s beyond our capabilities”. He added: “Thinking minds will think about all this. I am just accompanying my daughter on the run. It is not my job to think about these things.”.

“This is the first time this has happened.”

When contacted on Monday, the CPS director confirmed “For the future we have to think about what is best. It is not enough to give out phone numbers, you need organization (…) and a coherent system.”

She recalled that more than 35,000 people fled across the island each year. “Like what happened last night (Sunday, editor’s note), fortunately it was an exception because it was the first time it happened and it was forwarded to the cash register”However, she did not rule out the possibility that someone might have discovered it in a similar case. “D system without contacting CPS”She believes that this situation has “It highlights the dysfunctions and we have to try to overcome them”. She assured that she would also get closer to Air Tahiti “Agree with them that in these special cases they will take care of the fugitives and seek accommodation, and we will reimburse them for the expenses.”

Édouard Wong Fat, Director of Air Tahiti Nui, recalls that, like all airlines in the world, “External risks cannot be attributed to the company”Hazards that could lead to flight cancellations, such as bad weather conditions or strikes, are not included. “The company neither supports nor compensates.”

However, he made it clear that this was “We are ready to reach an agreement with CPS to find a solution as soon as possible so that we are not in these distressing situations again.”.