NAURU Airlines has resumed operations into Nausori International Airport after a lapse of more than 20 years.
The first flight landed on Thursday night as part of what the airline described as a direct service between Nauru and Nausori from August 28.
The airline said in a statement this was part of a network expansion program.
The new Nauru-Nausori flight will be addition to the Nauru-Nadi weekly services already in place.
“Suva is a strategically important market, adding a second gateway to our Fiji operations will allow us to enhance regional connectivity and offer even greater passenger, ACMI and cargo opportunities to our customers,” said Robert Eoe, CEO of Nauru Airlines.
The Nauru–Nausori flight operates on Thursdays, departing Nauru at 8:45pm and arriving in Nausori at 12:15am Friday. The return flight departs at 1:15am Friday and arrives in Nauru at 4:50am.
However, the airline will reduce its Nadi-Nauru service from two flights to one a week.
In the 1970s, Nauru Airlines operated a regular service from the Central Pacific republic to Nausori, and onward to Melbourne, using a Fokker F28 Friendship and, later, a Boeing 737-200.