Wynne Gray flew from Auckland to Port Vila in Vanuatu on Air Vanuatu NF51.
The plane: A fairly new Boeing 737-800.
Class: Economy. Very comfortable, enough room and plenty of overhead luggage space.
Price: I paid about $800 return in peak school holidays.
Flight time: We were delayed an hour because of the late arrival of the aircraft but made up time on the 3hr 15m flight.