Solomon Airlines

More than 300 people are expected on board two Solomon Airlines flights scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

This was announced by the Prime Minister's secretary Jimmy Rodgers on Sunday, during a weekly update provided by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation.

Dr Rodgers said most of the people being repatriated were Solomon Islanders who had been stranded in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu because of Covid-19 border restrictions.

There will be some returning expatriates onboard the flights as well, he said.

This was announced by the airline's management after a meeting with the national government.

Solomon Airlines' chief executive, Brett Gerbers, said he was encouraged by the Pacific's success in managing the Covid-19 pandemic so far.

However he said the airline would continue to take advice from the government on the necessary precautions regarding international border restrictions.

Mr Gerbers said all domestic flights had resumed and the airline was on standby to provide repatriation and cargo flights, subject to government approval.

The codeshare, which comes into effect on September 30th 2017 will see both airlines place their respective ‘FJ’ and ‘IE’ codes on each other’s flights between Nadi and Honiara.

Guests of Solomon Airlines can expect convenient travel and transfer onto Fiji Airways’ network through its Nadi hub to North America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

The Solomon Star Newspaper reports that flights between Atoifi Airport on Malaita and the capital Honiara have been suspended since New Year's Eve.

A spokesperson for Solomon Airlines said this is because of safety concerns for operations into Atoifi.

The spokesperson said the airline apologises to customers for any inconvenience caused by the suspension but added that safety was paramount to its operations.

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The courses provide capacity building and accreditation for the locals that have been working in the Airline Industry in their respective Airline Flagship, such as REAL Tonga – Tonga’s Kingdom Airline, Polynesian Airline – Airline of Samoa, Solomon Airlines, Air Kiribati and our very own Nauru Airlines.

These courses have been on-going over the last several months in Nadi Fiji, whereby 1 to 3 participants from the respective airlines have attended accordingly.