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| Founded | 1967 (1967) (asAir Pacific) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 10 July 1967 (1967-07-10) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1 May 2009 (2009-05-01) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nausori,Fiji | ||||||
| Key people | Sialeni Vuetaki (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airfiji.com.fj | ||||||
Air Fiji was anairline based inNausori,Fiji.[1] It operated inter-island services to destinations within the Fijian Islands. Its main base wasNausori International Airport,Suva, with a base atNadi International Airport.[2]
Before being headquartered inNausori, Air Fiji was headquartered inSuva.[3]
The airline was established in 1967 and started operations on 10 July 1967 as Air Pacific. On 29 March 1971, Air Pacific was renamed Fiji Air and again renamed to Air Fiji in February 1995. It was owned by Aviation Investments (55%), government of Fiji (11%) and other shareholders (34%).
It had 229 employees (at March 2007).[2] Air Fiji suspended operations for two weeks in 2008.[4] Air Fiji ceased operations on 1 May 2009 due to financial issues.[5]
Air Fiji operated the following services (at June 2008):[citation needed]
Terminated destinations before closure:
The Air Fiji fleet included the following aircraft (at December 2008):[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total |
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| Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | 1 |
| Embraer EMB 110P2 Bandeirante | 2 |
| Harbin Y-12 | 2 |
| Total | 5 |
On 24 July 1999,Air Fiji Flight 121, anEmbraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (registered DQ-AFN) operated a domestic flight fromSuva toNadi, crashed into a mountain near Delailasakau, killing all 17 occupants on board. The crash was caused by a drunk captain.
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