La New Caledonia will have been totally isolated for over a month due to the violence and riots that shook this French archipelago at the end of the world.
But the situation is slowly returning to normal, even if the curfew remains in force for the time being due to persistent violence in certain parts of the country. However, it has been reduced to 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m..
Advice for travellers
For information on how to get to the airport, the regional government and Air Calin offer the following advice:
- The situation on RT1 remains complex. The road only seems safe for vehicles during the day. Traffic conditions on the road from Nouméa to the airport (RT1) permitting, Passengers can make their own way to the airport before 8 p.m. for night flights, or 3 hours before departure for day flights.. However, this is not the end of the story, the car park and drop-off point are temporarily closed for security reasons. On presentation of their plane ticket, passengers can be dropped off or picked up at Car Park P1 only.
- Pay-per-use Arc-en-ciel bus shuttle service available if necessary from/to Port Moselle in town, opposite the New Caledonia Museum.
- If the situation requires it, air travel with Air Calédonie may be organised between Magenta aerodrome and La Tontouta airport. In this case, baggage would be strictly limited to a single item weighing 23 kg per passenger. Some 3,000 foreign and French tourists, as well as 1,300 Caledonians, were able to leave New Caledonia in this way via almost 150 shuttle flights.
- The Air Calin flight schedule is available on the airline's website. But most schedules have been changed. Scheduled for 18 June are Air Calin flights to Nandi/Papeete, Singapore and Sydney. The arrival of the Air Calin flight from Tokyo is also scheduled. For business class passengers, the Hibiscus lounge at the airport remains closed for the time being.
- Flights to Paris (via Singapore) are available from 20 June. according to Air Calin's schedule.
- The company allows you to change your departure date at no extra cost and without any fare adjustment. until 30 September 2024 included.
- Travellers wishing to cancel their flight have two options. Either a refund free of charge, although this may take some time. Or a credit note valid for 12 months from the start date of the trip. It will be used free of charge.
Le New Caledonia High Commission has created a public information unit (CIP). It remains active from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday and from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm on Saturdays. This unit can be reached on +687 200 000.
