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This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation.
It’s the little airline with a big heart. In the South Pacific, where history suggests financial success for carriers is hard to come by, Fiji Airways has broken the mould with four years of consecutive record profits. And the future is looking just as sunny.
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Luke
says:Good stuff
Steve A
says:It’s an excellent airline. I flew back from Fiji on the airline last December. Great staff, clean aircraft, excellent pilots & it shows. I’m heading back to Fiji in September & look forward to flying with them again.
Robin Nair
says:If Fiji Airways, a wholly owned Fiji Government enterprise, subsidised heavily by the Fiji Government and has a virtual monopoly on its routes with a high fare structure, did not make money on its lucratuve routes, one would be most worried. If flights into Fiji werexopned to real competition and market forces, tourism into Fiji woukd double with competitive fares on the routes, creating a much needed boom for its tourism industry and creating many more jobs in this service industry. Fiji Airways enjoys heavy protection from the Fijian Government. It is a closed market.
Neil
says:When will Fiji Airways start direct flights to Canberra? What a pain travelling to Sydney or Melbourne to catch flights to Nadi.
john
says:FJ did fly CBR/NAN/CBR nonstop twice a week, around 8-10 years ago for a very short period. It was a disaster. Similarly for OOL/NAN/OOL.
Last time I look Fiji govt owned 50.1% of FJ, QF 46%, NZ around 3.7% & other Pacific nations the rest.
From SYD you can fly JQ to NAN & from BNE, SYD, MEL, VA.
I think the bilateral between OZ & Fiji is almost if not 100% “full”
Fiji should turn itself into a hub like NZ has to AKL.
How many AUstralians fly to LAX, SFO or YVR via AKL ? Quite a lot I would suspect.
ian
says:Air Pacific/Fiji Airways(FJ) used to always be the cheapest direct way to USA west coast. Like Air NZ they have a geographical advantage, as it seems most nonstops to USA from BNE, SYD & MEL go almost overhead NAN.
Lately, FJ fares to USA have gone up a lot in peak season. They seem to be concentrating on Asia & OZ/Fiji, which seems to be booming partly due to Bali volcano.
Surely FJ can make money OZ/USA & still undercut the big boys ?
Tomasi Turagava
says:When the new Boeing 737 MAX8s arrive beginning november, Fiji Airways will have probably the youngest fleet of A330s/737MAX8s/ATR 42&72/Dehaviland Twin Otters.
Good job Andre Viljoen & hope you are bot the target of bigger carriers like QANTAS, for a very long while.?.
Fiji Airways are now looking at three aircrafts for its long haul market; Boeing 787 (8 & 9)/ A330 NEO (800 & 900) and the expensive A350 (8 & 9). However, I would expect the Perth to Nadi direct route soon, post the Nadi to Narita (Tokyo). The new 737 MAX8s should provide more comfort to Adelaide travellers with potential for direct Hobart/ Townsville /Darwin / Gold Coast soon. Future looks bright for FJ , provided they stick to the Boutique Airline segment BRANDING , like it’s done thus far.
Reed
says:I hope Fiji Airways orders the new Airbus A330neo with Full Lay Flat beds. Not the angle ones like they have now.
savi
says:hopefully Fiji airways would go the Boeing 787 dream liner…rather than the expensive Airbus A350….the dream liner has more cargo space than the a350… just what Fiji Airways needs.