Fiji Airways is expected to grow to a $2 billion business by the end of the year.
Airline managing director and CEO Andre Viljoen said the airline’s growth had been exponential and even better than pre-COVID19 figures.
“We are also banking record amounts,” he said.
“We are forecasting that by December 23, we will reach banking records this year of $2b.
“We have even started repaying COVID debts.
“I am also pleased to confirm that we have restored our profitability by October 2022 and are forecasting a record profit for this year.”
Mr Viljoen explained that as they continued to explore expansion plans, the addition of new routes and increased frequency of flights were on the horizon.
“I have been repeatedly asked the question where these aircraft can fly to. “So, first of all, they’re going to service four key markets that we currently fly.
“It will be Vancouver and San Francisco in North America, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, Auckland in New Zealand, and Hong Kong, which is our current gateway to China.
“With these additional A350s, they actually enable us to fly even further in our network. “For example, they are capable of flying much deeper into the United States and Canada.
“There is Dallas, Seattle, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul and, close to home, Noumea, Wallis, Rarotonga, Port Moresby and there are several other Australian destinations,” he said.
Mr Viljoen said their bold steps over the past seven years had systematically elevated the airline each year.
