Increased service from Air Tahiti Nui
Air Tahiti Nui. the international airline of Tahiti and Her Islands, will introduce a third weekly flight from Australia to Tahiti, the USA and Europe, commencing on 26 March.
The new services, available for sale from today, follow the airline’s successful launch just six months ago of two weekly flights from Sydney to Papeete, with onward nonstop services to New York City and Los Angeles.
Under the new schedule, Air Tahiti Nui will fly from Sydney to Papeete every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 9.15am, crossing the international dateline and arriving in Tahiti the previous evening at 8.05.
The three flights will connect with nonstop services to the US east and west coasts.
The airline will also introduce a new weekly flight from New York to Paris, enabling Australians to fly to Europe via both Tahiti and the increasingly popular US East Coast. Flights are already offered to Paris via Los Angeles.
“Australians have been quick to embrace our flights to Tahiti since we started nonstop services from Sydney last July,” said Craig Lee, Regional Director Australia for Air Tahiti Nui.
“With a third weekly flight, we can meet increasing demand for travel to Tahiti, and on to the US,” said Mr Lee.
“We can also link Australia and Europe with stopovers in both the USA and the romantic retreat of Tahiti.
“And very importantly for Australian tourism, we can offer additional seats and opportunities for visitors from the USA, Europe and Tahiti to travel to Australia – a timely initiative following last week’s major promotion of Australia to the American market.”
Mr Lee said the shift to Wednesday, Friday and Sunday departures opened the attractive possibility for Australians to take three-day short break holidays in Tahiti – an option not possible under the current schedule of two non-stop flights per week from Australia.
The Sunday morning departure from Sydney will also work well for the romantic holiday market, as this flight combines two of the world’s most romantic locations, Tahiti and Paris, with an intermediate stop in New York City.
Passengers can then return from Paris to Australia via Los Angeles and Tahiti or via New York and Tahiti.
The move to three weekly flights from Sydney also presents a range of options for Australian travellers to combine business or holiday visits to the USA with a return stopover in Tahiti.
Air Tahiti Nui operates a fleet of long-range Airbus A340-300 aircraft, seating 294 passengers in a three-class cabin – six in First Class, 24 in Business Class and 264 in Economy Class.
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