Pacific Blue ups flights to and from Fiji

March 19, 2009 06:44:12 PM

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Pacific Blue Airlines will increase its flights to and from Fiji beginning June 4, it has been announced.

The airline currently has two flights from Fiji going to Sydney and Brisbane daily but from June there will be an additional two flights to Adelaide and Melbourne, on a daily basis.

Virgin Blue Group chief executive Brett Godfrey said, “We are pleased to be committing aircraft to the Fiji market where we see continuing opportunities to stimulate the market with more direct flights and affordable fares”.

“We welcome the chance to provide a further boost to tourism to a destination that has attracted consistent demand in terms of our existing service,” he said.

According to Godfrey, the new non-stop flight will be a major boost for Fiji tourism as it will provide a brand new pool of potential visitors from Adelaide and Melbourne.

Interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told FijiLive the decision to increase flights to and from Fiji followed ongoing demand for the existing Pacific Blue connecting services via Sydney and Brisbane and is part of the airline’s strategy to serve markets which experience strong support from travelers.

The interim government he said, welcomed the additions to the new destinations to be serviced by Pacific Blue.

“These new routes will no doubt provide new opportunities for the tourism sector to create more direct linkages between cities in Australia and Fiji,” he added.