It has been all go in the South Pacific region these last couple weeks with Western Samoa's capital Apia hosting the 16th South Pacific Games. A number of special flights have been conducted from across many of the islands including Fiji and Tahiti, and not to be outdone the Cook Islands.
Air Rarotonga wet leased Australian based Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 VH-FGB to provide airlift capabilities moving athletes and supporters between the two nations.
In a nod to Air Rarotonga's founder and CEO Ewan Smith, the Fokker 100 VH-FGB resplendent in its "Smithy" livery arrived at Rarotonga 03 July 2019 (local date) from Brisbane and Nadi and the following day it conducted two trips to Apia ultimately stopping for an extended layover in Samoa. At the conclusion of the Games the Fokker operated two Apia-Rarotonga flights before heading back to Brisbane via Nadi arriving 22 July 2019.
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| Ewan "Smithy" Smith photos |
