Fiji Business Briefs: Fiji Airways, Cisco + USP

Fiji Airways has commenced direct flights between Nadi and New Caledonia with the inaugural flight departing Nadi International Airport Thursday afternoon. The service will run twice weekly (on Mondays and Thursdays),

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Fiji Airways wins big at PM’s awards

Fiji Airways dominated at the Prime Minister’s International Business Awards on Saturday night. Fiji Airways won the Supreme Award, with Investment Fiji saying the company stood out across all categories demonstrating

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Fiji Airways says Israel charter was a commercial decision

Fiji Airways says its decision to operate a charter flight to Israel was based on purely commercial considerations. Amidst the chaos of the Israeli-Hamas conflict, Fiji Airways safely retrieved more than 200 Fijians

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Fiji Airways reviews flight loads due to fuel shortage in Tuvalu

Some passengers with bookings to Tuvalu on Fiji Airways have been unable to travel this week, as the airline has had to review flight loads due to fuel shortages and supply issues at Funafuti International Airport. Fiji

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Fiji Airways’ A350-degree turn

Fiji Airways’ Executive Manager Global Sales expects the airline will carry one million passengers on its flights this year.   Akuila Batiweti says while this is the airline’s 2024 target, he is optimistic

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Opinion: Pacific aviation is struggling to take off after the pandemic – how can the ‘blue continent’ stay connected?

With Samoa fully reopening its borders on August 1, another Pacific country moved tentatively forwards after two years of border closures and little or no international tourism. But opening up is not as simple as

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Regional airlines “in the dark” on Fiji’s new airport management deal

The Fiji Government’s controversial decision to award the management contract for Airports Fiji Ltd (AFL) to its national airline, Fiji Airways, has intensified fears that a “conflict of interest”

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FNPF soaks up unwanted Fiji Airways shares, buys 30% of airline for F$93.1m

The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) has confirmed its acquisition of 30.02% of Fiji Airways was an outright F$93.1 million purchase of new shares and not a debt-to-equity swap as had been widely speculated since

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Fiji Reopens with Hope for Gradual Normalcy, Despite Omicron

“It’s a happy day for us,” Fiji Airports acting CEO Isei Tudreu said during a news conference in Nadi, as the nation officially reopened to international travel today. Moments later, with Flight FJ914

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Fiji ready to welcome international tourists

Fiji tourism operators are deep in preparations to welcome international visitors back to the tourism-dependent nation. Fiji has announced the opening of borders to Australia, New Zealand, United States of America,

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Wish you were here: Tourism inches closer to relaunch

Just a few months ago, whether travellers to the Pacific would need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was still a matter of debate. But that discussion has moved as quickly as the Delta variant, and it now seems fait

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FIji Business Briefs: SPX, Fiji Airways, Thunderstruck

It is reporting season at the South Pacific Stock Exchange, with ATH, Communications Fiji, Kontiki Growth Fund and FijiCare all reporting profits. Plus Fiji Airways celebrates 70 years and exploration is underway at

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