Fiji Airways

Fiji Airways Executive general manager Corporate, Shaenaz Voss, said they had anticipated this given the large demographic of Fijians and other Pacific islanders in the area (San Francisco).                     

“Our inaugural flights to and from San Francisco are showing good loads and we continue to see healthy booking trends,” she said.

Fiji Sun reports Fiji Airways has planned a special send-off event for passengers onboard the inaugural flights on both the Nadi and San Francisco ends.                       

The new commercial agreement between the Fijian and the Jetstar Group of branded airlines including Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific will connect Fiji Airways’ newly launched Singapore to Nadi route, with more than 21 destinations on Jetstar’s network from Singapore, including the Philippines.

Fiji Airways commenced twice-weekly direct flights to Singapore on April, creating the first ever direct flights between Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. 

The Straits Times reports a total of 100 Singaporeans boarded the inaugural flight to Fiji at 10pm, while 170 Fijians had arrived here earlier in the morning. The flight from Changi had been delayed by 11 hours due to typhoon and flood warnings in Fiji. Nonetheless, passengers were unfazed.

“Fiji is a great location for holiday makers, and I'm looking forward to a week of relaxing on the beach and enjoying the sun,” said sales manager Dyana Chua, who boarded the inaugural flight with a friend.

Andre Viljoen, the airline’s managing director and CEO, announced in Suva yesterday that starting in June Fiji Airways would start seasonal flights –  June, July, August, September 2016 – 2018.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said the new service would provide a number of feeds.

FBC News reports that last year the airline was ranked 97th in the world.

The result was announced after airline customers voted in the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction global survey.

The World Airline Awards are a global benchmark of airline excellence, and widely known as the Passengers Choice awards.

The top five airlines in the world this year are Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Turkish Airlines and Emirates.