Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands Destination Planner 2017 | Page 8

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Fiji Airways
In 2013 Air Pacific , Fiji ’ s national airline , revealed a new branding , going back to its 1951 name of Fiji Airways . With this rebrand , Fiji Airways received the livery of three new state-of-the-art A330-200s .
In November of 2015 , Fiji Airways added an additional new A330-300 to its fleet , new routes with non-stop flights from SFO to Fiji starting in June of 2016 , a service from Nadi , Fiji to Singapore effective 05 April 2016 and Nadi , Fiji to Vava ’ u , Tonga 02 April 2016 . Fiji Airways has daily service from the LAX gateway to Fiji and on to Australia , New Zealand , Vanuatu , Tonga , Samoa , and the Solomon Islands with interline agreements from all major Canadian cities via the LAX gateway .
By the end of 2016 , Fiji Airways will have 50 destinations in 13 countries around the world , which includes codeshare destinations ; all pretty phenomenal for a small airline .
The A330-200 or A330-300 is the aircraft that services the LAX gateway to Fiji . There are 249 seats in Economy and 24 seats in Business class . Configuration in Economy is 2-4-2 and Business class is 2-2-2 with lay-flat beds .
Qantas Airways
With Qantas you ’ ll experience the best of Australia before you ’ ve even arrived . When it comes to travelling to Australia , Qantas believes that the journey should be as memorable as the destination . Enjoy Qantas ’ First Suites or fully flat beds in Business , Premium Economy ’ s spacious seats or the self-serve snack bars in Economy .
After taking off , settle back and enjoy the friendly service , Australia ’ s finest wines and thousands of on-demand entertainment choices in every seat and more .
Experience Qantas award-winning products and services on their flagship A380 aircraft and newly refurbished B747 aircraft , now offering more customers a premium flying experience between the USA and Australia .
With daily departures from Los Angeles , San Francisco , Dallas / Fort Worth and New York , three services per week from Honolulu and seasonal Vancouver departures , Qantas flies more non-stop services from the USA to Australia than any other airline , and offers convenient connections from their gateway cities to more than 50 destinations around Australia .
Air Canada
Air Canada offers the only daily non-stop B777 service between Canada and Sydney Australia .
Starting June 1st , 2016 , Air Canada will also operate three weekly , year-round , non-stop B787 services between Vancouver and Brisbane , increasing to daily on June 17th . Its daily one-stop service from Toronto to Sydney and non-stop flights from Vancouver have been timed for a vast array of time-saving connections to and from points throughout North America and Australia .
• Air Canada ’ s in-flight product to Australia features industry-leading in-flight amenities including fully lie-flat beds in business class .
• Complimentary hot meals accompanied by a selection of wines and spirits .
• All customers on board will enjoy personal quality digital seat-back entertainment with up to 600 hours of on-demand programming which includes movies , TV and XM Satellite radio . In-seat power is also available for laptops and USB ports for recharging electronic devices .
• Personalized and dedicated Concierge Service for Altitude Super Elite 100k and International Business Class Passengers in Sydney and in Canadian gateways .
• Air Canada apps for iPhone , BlackBerry & Android devices offer convenient time-saving features including flight tracking and notification , mobile check-in , seat selection and e-boarding passes .
Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to receive a 4-Star ranking , according to independent U . K . research firm Skytrax , as Best Airline in North America in 2014 for the fifth consecutive year .
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