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A heavily pregnant woman is one of the many Australians stranded in Vanuatu as the Pacific island country's national airline went into voluntary liquidation on Friday.
On Thursday it emerged that all international flights scheduled on Air Vanuatu until Sunday had been cancelled, as the government 'reviewed' the airline's future.
But just hours later, the airline entered voluntary liquidation, stranding hundreds of passengers, including Melbourne woman Adara Brooks, who is 31 weeks pregnant.
Ms Brooks said she and her husband Tyler were about to leave for the airport when they heard their flight had been cancelled, and the next flight out could now be weeks away.
'We are definitely pretty keen to get home,' she told the Today show. 'We have two little toddlers at home as well. We are keen to get home as soon as we can.'
Melbourne woman Adara Brooks, who is 31 weeks pregnant, is stuck on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu after its national airline collapsed. She is pictured with her husband Tyler
On Thursday it emerged that all international flights scheduled on Air Vanuatu (plane pictured) until Sunday had been cancelled, as the government 'reviewed' the airline's future.
The couple will also have to pay a lot of money to get home to Australia as Mr Brooks said their insurance won't cover their flights home.
'We've got travel insurance, but it's not covered, so we'll be out of pocket probably thousands and thousands of dollars,' he said.
'There's fine print on most travel insurances that don't cover administration or liquidation, unfortunately.'
The couple said they may be able to get a flight to Fiji or New Caledonia and then fly from there to Australia, but for the moment they are stuck in Vanuata and just weeks away from their third baby being born.
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