Fiji Airways will commence a thrice-weekly Nadi-Tokyo Narita service from 3 July 2018.
The services will be operated using Airbus A330s, and represent the carrier’s return to the route since its predecessor, Air Pacific, cancelled services in 2009.
FlightGlobal schedules show that it is the only carrier to fly between Fiji and Japan.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
South African Airways is to resume its service to the Australian city of Perth by the end of April, continuing a restoration of the flag-carrier’s long-haul services. It has already re-introduced flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil, around six months ago. SAA’s rebuilding of its network had already been planned ...
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