Solomon Airlines has established a codeshare agreement with Air Vanuatu, enabling both airlines to sell seats on a new flight between Port Vila and Auckland. Air Vanuatu now flies three times weekly between Port Vila and Auckland following the addition of a third service on Mondays, operated by Solomon Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft under an ACMI lease. The codeshare agreement applies to both Monday and Tuesday service.
Effective immediately Solomon Airlines passengers can book flights to and from Auckland via the airline’s website and all booking channels.
“These flights effectively re-establish Solomon Airlines re-entry to New Zealand, via the Auckland gateway,” commented Gus Kraus, chief executive, Solomon Airlines. “We can now offer easy travel from Solomon Islands to New Zealand flying same day from Honiara to Auckland via Port Vila and vice versa. Flights from New Zealand also have potential to rapdily bring benefits at a time when our tourism industry is in recovery from recent events, and we are also preparing for the opportunity of the Sol2023 XVII Pacific Games.”
Air Vanuatu recently restarted Thursday direct flights between Brisbane and Santo, in Vanuatu, with the new route also operated by Solomon Airlines.