Fiji's first freighter flight on Sunday
Fiji Airways will operate its first freighter flight this Sunday, 5 April 2020, between Nadi and Sydney. One of the airline's two A350-900 will carry 41 t of fresh produce across to Australia. On the return sector, the airline will assist the Fijian ministry of health by bringing 11.1 t of temperature screening tents donated by Unicef, which are vital in the fight against Covid-19, into the Pacific island state.
Andre Viljoen, managing director and CEO: "Our A350 with its superior cargo payload capacity is ideally suited for freight purposes in the current situation. We encourage all producers, exporters and importers to contact their freight forwarders to book space, which will allow us to determine demand and schedule freight services to/from overseas markets accordingly." (ah)