22 Sep 2017

Samoa Airways to commence flights mid-November

10:31 am on 22 September 2017

Samoa Airways is to make its debut flying from Samoa to Auckland on 14 November.

A Boeing 777 airliner sits on the production line on June 12, 2017 in Everett, Washington

A Boeing 777 airliner sits on the production line on June 12, 2017 in Everett, Washington Photo: AFP

A 737-800, with a capacity for 172, has been leased from Iceland Air.

The airline will initially fly six times a week on the Auckland route and twice to Sydney.

It has plans to acquire a larger aircraft to service Melbourne and Brisbane.