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Motu Link targets year-end 2026 restart after ATR 72-500F landing-gear damage

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Motu Link Airline is now aiming to resume cargo operations during the end-of-year holiday season, after missing its previous mid-September 2026 target. The French Polynesian carrier’s sole ATR 72-500F freighter was damaged in a nose landing gear incident, leaving its cargo service suspended.

Discovered 2026-11-09T13:35:35.110180-08:00 | 2026-11-09T13:35:35.110180-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Motu Link’s cargo restart depends on returning its only freighter to service; further delay would continue to constrain the carrier’s cargo capacity.
  • The revised target moves the expected resumption from mid-September to the end-of-year holiday season, highlighting the operational exposure created by a single-aircraft fleet.

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