Serving the Pacific

Samoa Air is one of the many airlines in the South Pacific very proud of its service.

The airline operates Twin Otters between Pago Pago and Manua and Western Samoa and a King Air to Vavau, Tonga as well as charter flights through out the South Pacific.

Samoa Air, a US air carrier based in Pago Pago, American Samoa, has 65 employees and attributes its success over the past nearly 10 years of operation to them. The staff, the airline says, provide customer service which is often praised.

It is these people who provide the cus tomer service which gives the airline its

loyal following of passengers. On January 18, 1987, Samoa Air was literally swept into operation on the tail of a hurricane.

The morning following Hurricane Tusi, which destroyed the island of Tau, Manua, Samoa Air’s one Twin Otter was commandeered into service by the American Samoan government to assist in surveillance and rescue.

Since that time, Samoa Air has weath ered two devastating hurricanes along with a multitude of other natural and man made trials to expand and create a niche for itself.

Samoa Air is also thankful to its loyal customers for taking its role seriously as a

responsible citizen.

The airline is proud of its efforts in contributing to the community over the years by sponsoring several youth sports teams and a variety of community service projects, including the current internation al “Wear Black on Thursdays” movement to protest against violence against women. Samoa Air had T-shirts specially designed to support this movement which the entire staff in American Samoa wore every Thursday.

Samoa Air, along with numerous other concerned citizens, hopes in some way to help break the silence by increasing awareness of this problem. ■

Western Samoa, one of Samoa Air’s destinations, offers its own blend of culture and shopping