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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1996Vol. 66 No. 6

The friendly way

p. 49 · Read in the full issue

to fly

The best way to start your Fiji vacation is to fly there with Air Pacific and enjoy famous Fijian hospitality and friend liness from the minute one steps aboard.

Air Pacific has an all-Boeing fleet of jetliners with frequent schedules from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Nadi, the gateway to all of the islands that make up Fiji.

For the northern summer season. Air Pacific schedule high lights include continuation of the Suva/Auckland/Suva service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the daily Auckland/Nadi service.

On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Air Pacific has a non-stop Nadi/Los Angeles service and flies six times a week from Nadi to

Sydney.

If you’re a Qantas Frequent Flyer, Air Pacific has news for you.

Fiji’s international airline has joined the Qantas Frequent Flyer programme.

That means wherever you travel on Air Pacific - and the air line flies to 15 destinations around the Pacific - you can earn valu able points in the Qantas Frequent Flyer programme.

And you can redeem points for travel on Air Pacific too.

Air Pacific’s Tabua Club offers special travel allowances for members.

With a personal membership card, Tabua club members receive Business Class check in, use of the Tabua Club Lounge and facilities at Nadi Airport and reciprocal lounge access in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Narita, Osaka and Los Angeles.

Meal and seating preferences and priority baggage handling are part of the Tabua Club privileges, as well as priority waitlist

ing and a club presentation pack.

For safe travelling. Air Pacific offers the exclusive “Flyright Travel Insurance” programme which offers a range of options.

These include medical protection, personal baggage cover, loss of deposits, money and passports, strikes and flight disrup tions and optional business travel extension.

Air Pacific’s medical officer will need to be consulted prior to approval being granted for the carriage of sick and invalid pas sengers, including stretcher cases and expectant mothers.

It is important that passengers inform Air Pacific or their trav el agent of any medical condition when making reservations.

Meals, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks are served with the compliments of the airline.

Special meals are available for passengers on special diets and

meals for children can also be arranged.

Air Pacific will honour the following credit cards for travel on its Domestic and International services: American Express, Diners Club, Visa, Master Card and JCB.

In terms of airfreight in the region. Air Pacific has taken a fresh approach.

Air Pacific has adopted a fresh approach to airfreight on their 747, 767 and 737 fleets, which means that they treat everything be it tuna to Tokyo, asparagus to Auckland or suits to Sydney - as cargo that has to get to its destination quickly.

So, when you talk airfreight, talk to Air Pacific and you’ll be

refreshingly surprised.

Air Pacific has main offices and agents around the world including Apia, Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Hong Kong, Honiara, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Noumea, Osaka, Port Vila, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Tonga and Wellington. ■

Air Pacific flies to numerous destinations around the globe