Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
They need to get it out of the lagoon as it poses an environmental hazard.
Not to mention an ongoing embarrassment to the airline.
I can't see the salvage operation being particularly challenging technically. There were reports within a day or so of the event, probably a tad premature, that a salvage team was on its way from New Zealand.
I suspect that after a bit of the usual wrangling from the insurers, the aircraft will be lifted within the next couple of weeks.