![Lac Adam Abela In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian defence force staff members assist Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a735f7e277d415090730233ed200cc8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian defence force staff members assist Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
![Lac Adam Abela In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) gestures to Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d2fb3f659a164210a2e090340cd056d3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) gestures to Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
![David Clark Repatriated Australian travelers arrive from New Caledonia to Brisbane International Airport, in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (David Clark/Courier Mail/AAP via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/917f09b0e52c4e7db8cd58b849adb2fc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Repatriated Australian travelers arrive from New Caledonia to Brisbane International Airport, in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (David Clark/Courier Mail/AAP via AP)
![Lac Adam Abela In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian and other tourists board an Australian Airforce Hercules as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79684aff45004213b33ee1f2fb2bac4e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian and other tourists board an Australian Airforce Hercules as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
![Lac Adam Abela In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) assist Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0bf8f549e037490a9fe01230eecb68d2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) assist Australian and other tourists as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
![Lac Adam Abela In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian and other tourists board an Australian Airforce Hercules as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d363014570554471ab06d54f4c130fe3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian and other tourists board an Australian Airforce Hercules as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
![Michael Craig A RNZAF Hercules C-130 takes off from Whenuapai airbase near Auckland, New Zealand, bound for Noumea, New Caledonia, on a mercy mission to rescue stranded New Zealand tourists, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/942c762b7d5f4853bbda7506b409f15a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A RNZAF Hercules C-130 takes off from Whenuapai airbase near Auckland, New Zealand, bound for Noumea, New Caledonia, on a mercy mission to rescue stranded New Zealand tourists, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)
![David Clark Repatriated Australian travelers react as they arrive from New Caledonia to Brisbane International Airport, in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (David Clark/Courier Mail/AAP via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/723c21ea2f9948c9b607ce30144a6fce/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Repatriated Australian travelers react as they arrive from New Caledonia to Brisbane International Airport, in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (David Clark/Courier Mail/AAP via AP)
![Michael Craig A RNZAF Hercules C-130 takes off from Whenuapai airbase near Auckland, New Zealand, bound for Noumea, New Caledonia, on a mercy mission to rescue stranded New Zealand tourists, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b88af04b7ce745a3b09a5001988f37cb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A RNZAF Hercules C-130 takes off from Whenuapai airbase near Auckland, New Zealand, bound for Noumea, New Caledonia, on a mercy mission to rescue stranded New Zealand tourists, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)