Fiji Airways is expecting an average of 1000 passengers a week from its new Dallas, Texas route, further expanding the national airline’s reach to 26 international ports.
The new route, which officially began yesterday morning, will fly passengers from the Nadi International Airport to the second most connected airport in the world, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
While launching the inaugural flight, Fiji Airways chief executive officer and managing director Andre Viljoen said the new route significantly strengthened the company’s connectivity across North America and made it easier for US travellers to access Fiji and the South Pacific.
“In line with our mission, ‘We Fly for Fiji,’ this new service will bring up to 1000 passengers to Fiji each week, supporting our nation’s tourism industry and creating new avenues for business collaboration between our two nations,” Mr Viljoen said.
“Dallas Fort Worth serves as a key strategic hub for us, offering passengers access to over 250 cities worldwide, and unlocking exciting travel and business opportunities.”
DFW chief executive officer Sean Donohue commended Fiji Airways for opening the door to many more destinations in the Pacific.
“DFW is excited to add the beautiful islands of Fiji to our growing portfolio of international destinations, bringing North Texas nonstop access to a tropical paradise and connecting Nadi with DFW’s network of more than 250 destinations around the world,” he said.
The inaugural 13-hour flight from Nadi, Fiji touched down at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 9.25am yesterday.
The first-ever flight from Dallas Forth Worth to Fiji is scheduled to depart from Dallas at 3.55pm on December 10 (US time) and arrive in Nadi at 5.20am this morning.
During the flight, the airline also launched a key sustainability initiative with the distribution of new amenity kits for Business Class passengers on long haul flights.
According to the airline, the kits were developed in partnership with Samsonite, a global leader in premium travel gear, and Formia, an award-winning aviation amenities design company.
