Fiji air now aiming for April start of all flights
Jan 9, 2021, 6:31 pm
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Fiji air now aiming for April start of all flights
probably not wishful thinking now that vaccine has already been rolled out to millions.
Instead of flying 10 or 11 times a week to mainland USA & 3 times a week to Hawaii, might mean they start with 3 or 4 flights a week to USA in total & crank it up from there.
Was told early April, not late April, so may take advantage of some Easter holidays demand.
Instead of flying 10 or 11 times a week to mainland USA & 3 times a week to Hawaii, might mean they start with 3 or 4 flights a week to USA in total & crank it up from there.
Was told early April, not late April, so may take advantage of some Easter holidays demand.
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Jan 9, 2021, 7:06 pm
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Probably not wishful thinking now that vaccine has already been rolled out to millions.
Instead of flying 10 or 11 times a week to mainland USA & 3 times a week to Hawaii, might mean they start with 3 or 4 flights a week to USA in total & crank it up from there.
Was told early April, not late April, so may take advantage of some Easter holidays demand.
Instead of flying 10 or 11 times a week to mainland USA & 3 times a week to Hawaii, might mean they start with 3 or 4 flights a week to USA in total & crank it up from there.
Was told early April, not late April, so may take advantage of some Easter holidays demand.
Entry to USA by non citizens, is currently restricted.
Roll out of vaccine has been slow in many countries like in USA. Its the last vaccine of a population that is important:- not the first
Jan 9, 2021, 7:34 pm
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If I was the airline, I'd start with taking bookings for2 or 3 days a week only & see how bookings/yields pan out. Suggest there might be some very good fares to start with, to stimulate demand.
Then they could add frequencies.
Also might only fly to LAX initially not SFO or HNL.
Source - airline
& yes you can book it, for example
SYD/LAX direct 1 April, back direct 8 April, showing A350-900 all the way.
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Apr 5, 2021, 12:52 am
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BTW-kiwis can fly to Australia now with any restrictions or quarantine & Australians can fly to NZ, but both must quarantine in NZ. This should change very soon, we hope.
Apr 5, 2021, 2:06 am
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announcement in less than 24 hours about when the NZ bubble will start. Wonder where Fiji fits in ?
BTW-kiwis can fly to Australia now with any restrictions or quarantine & Australians can fly to NZ, but both must quarantine in NZ. This should change very soon, we hope.
BTW-kiwis can fly to Australia now with any restrictions or quarantine & Australians can fly to NZ, but both must quarantine in NZ. This should change very soon, we hope.
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NZ is currently accepting NZ citizens & permanent residents. AU citizens cannot freely enter NZ, even with 14 days in NZ MIQ. MIQ slots are fully allocated.
Tomorrow (6 April) the NZ Govt will make an announcement on AU to NZ travel.
The AU Govt has removed the restriction on leaving AU if going to NZ.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/abou...y-requirements
Who can come to New Zealand without requesting to travel
Those allowed to come here without first requesting to travel are:
- New Zealand citizens and permanent resident visa holders
- the partner or dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, and your visa is based on this relationship
- a diplomat who holds a post in New Zealand
- Australian citizens or permanent residents ordinarily resident in New Zealand
- Eligible travellers from the Cook Islands
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Apr 11, 2021, 1:45 pm
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I recently got an email from a smaller Fijian resort about a program involving Fiji Air. Essentially it's "Take Your Bubble On Vacation".
1. Book the entire resort island - with various opening up dates during your stay, so you're quarantined at the resort (eg no planned events until Day 7, Off Island events from Day 15)
2. Get the entire FJ business class section for your group from LAX
3. Pay lots of money for the experience (but less than it would normally cost)
Apparently, 3 resorts in Fiji have been approved for this plan.
But if FJ isn't flying at all yet, that makes it a bit harder.
1. Book the entire resort island - with various opening up dates during your stay, so you're quarantined at the resort (eg no planned events until Day 7, Off Island events from Day 15)
2. Get the entire FJ business class section for your group from LAX
3. Pay lots of money for the experience (but less than it would normally cost)
Apparently, 3 resorts in Fiji have been approved for this plan.
But if FJ isn't flying at all yet, that makes it a bit harder.