Fiji Airways expands US network | ATWOnline

The 2X-weekly service will fly from Fiji’s Nadi International to San Francisco International using Airbus A330 aircraft.

Fiji Airways has launched a new San Francisco–Fiji service to complement its existing Fiji-Los Angeles and Honolulu schedules.

The 2X-weekly service will fly from Fiji’s Nadi International to San Francisco International using Airbus A330 aircraft.

Fiji Airways CEO Andre Viljoen said the new schedule would help expand the carrier’s network into the growing Pacific-Australasia-US market.

“As we continue to grow the airline, [this service] will extend our reach into North America allowing onward connections to most US and Canadian cities,” he said.

The Fiji flag carrier intends to initially operate the route on a seasonal basis to coincide with peak US holiday periods, and will run flights from June through August, and again at the end of the year from December to January.

The move comes on the heels of a new interline agreement between Fiji Airways and Jetstar group to expand its reach into the Southeast Asian market.

The airline said the new connection would help drive increased visitor numbers from the US to Fiji, but could also offer Fiji as a connecting hub from Australia. It operates a 5X-weekly Fiji-Melbourne, Australia service as well as a 2X-daily service from Fiji to Sydney, Australia and a daily schedule to Auckland, New Zealand.

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