New Fijian Air Routes (Proposed)

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AIR PACIFIC SEEKS ADDITIONAL DOMESTIC ROUTES
Airline wants to fly eight new routes

By Amelia Vunileba

SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, Sept. 18, 2008) - Pacific Sun, the domestic arm of Air Pacific, has applied for a license to operate more domestic routes.

A notice of application by the airline was advertised in yesterday’s edition of The Fiji Times.

The Air Transport Licensing Board said the Board would meet when the 21-day objection period lapsed.

Pacific Sun lodged its application with the Board on Monday. Pacific Sun general manager Manoa Kamicakamica said the operational costs would be determined by each route based on the distance and time taken to run the service.

"As we are operating into Suva already, the only added costs would be the airport handling and landing fees at the various ports applied for," he said.

Mr. Kamikamica said he expected the Licensing Board to take a month or two to process the airline’s application. He did not wish to speculate on the prices for the eight routes.

The eight routes the airline is bidding for include Suva-Savusavu, Suva-Kadavu and these are to be begin immediately should the license be approved.

These two routes will have daily services.

The other six routes are Suva-Levuka, Nadi-Levuka, Suva-Vanuabalavu, Nadi-Vanuabalavu, Suva-Rotuma and Nadi-Rotuma.

The Levuka trips are also on a daily basis, the trips to Vanuabalavu thrice weekly and Rotuma trips are twice weekly.

These routes will take three to six months to set up upon approval by the Board.

The application comes as Air Fiji Ltd workers vote for strike action in support of claims for better working conditions.

Air Fiji chief executive Sialeni Vuetaki said 72 percent of the 86 workers took part in a secret ballot and voted in favor of strike action.