SAMOA AIRWAYS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Airways announced this week that beginning the week of Sunday, Sept. 24, it will commence scheduled lights on Mondays between Fagalii Airport in Samoa and Pago Pago International Airport.
According to a press release issued by the airline, this follows the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government is willing to support a fleet replacement program at Samoa Airways. The Minister of Public Enterprises, Leatinuu Wayne So’oialo, who oversees the carrier, has asked for a plan on how the fleet replacement program might work, according to the Samoa Observer.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Losses of over $50 million tala for Samoa government-owned Samoa Airways were outlined in the 2023 Benchmarking and Performance and Building Climate Resilience enterprises report for Pacific states which zeroed in on Samoa Airways’ losses recorded over the years.
Samoa...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Airways has failed to remit to local taxation authorities approximately WST2 million tala (USD737,450 dollars) in personal income tax payments collected from employees since 2019, according to Aviation.com.
Samoa Observer is also reporting airline employees saying that tax...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Interim Chief Executive Officer of Samoa government owned Samoa Airways, Fauo’o Fatu Tielu has blamed the “expensive fees” levied by the Pago Pago International Airport and the high cost of fuel as the reasons behind the airfares his airline charges between the two Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The differences in airfares between flights to Apia and Manu’a were highlighted during a recent House Hearing chaired by Samauel Ioka Ale Meleisea of the Commerce Committee.
Samoa Airways officials that testified were Acting Area Manager Fiona Mariner and Operations...
Apia, SAMOA — Aviation.com is reporting that Samoa Airways will take out a bank loan to pay redundancy compensation to staff furloughed in 2021. And at the same time, the Samoa government is planning to reopen Fagali'I airport, which closed at the end of 2019 when all services moved to Faleolo....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Transportation Department (USDOT) approved on July. 26, Polynesian Limited d/b/a Samoa Airways’ application for renewal of its cabotage exemption to continue flight operations between Tutuila and the Manu’a island group.
“We are granting Samoa Airways’ request to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sales and Revenue Manager for Samoa Airways, Chris Dalton says they are re-enforcing a non-transferrable airlines ticket policy effective immediately.
Based in Apia, Dalton was in American Samoa until Tuesday.
Initially the Samoa Airways office at the Pago Pago...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apia-based, Polynesian Limited d/b/a Samoa Airways on July 12 filed with the U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) a request for renewal of its cabotage exemption to continue flight operations between Tutuila and the Manu’a island group.
According to the Samoa...