COVID-19: International flights suspended until May

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FIJI Airways will suspend all international flights until the end of May, with the exception of twice-weekly services between Singapore and Nadi.

In a statement today, the national airline said the move followed unprecedented nature and scale of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic which was causing travel demands to plummet because health concerns and State restrictions.

The Nadi-Los Angeles return services will operate daily until Sunday and will be suspended after the last Los Angeles-Nadi flight returns on Tuesday.

The last return Auckland-Nadi service will leave Sunday, while the final South Pacific return services between Nadi or Suva and Nuku’alofa, Honiara and Funafuti will also operate tomorrow.

The final Nadi – Honolulu flight will leave on Sunday and return on Monday.

Return services between Nadi and Brisbane, Melbourne, Christchurch, Wellington, Hong Kong, Tokyo (Narita), Apia, Tarawa, Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Vava’u, San Francisco are suspendedimmediately, while direct return services between Suva and Sydney, Auckland and Port Vila, along with services between Apia-Honolulu and Christmas Island (Kiritimati)-Honolulu have been suspended with immediate effect.

“Apart from the above Narita and Hong Kong recovery services, the airline will be running some supplementary recovery flights to Auckland, Sydney and Los Angeles for any remaining passengers wanting to get back to their countries, as well as bring back home any Fijian nationals still in those cities,” Fiji Airways said.

Civil Aviation Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum however said Fiji Link’s domestic services would continue and might be adjusted depending on the demand.

He said at the end of the suspension further travel restrictions might be announced if deemed necessary.

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