Samoa Announces Flight Schedule for First Quarter of 2022

January 12, 2022

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12 January 2022, Press Secretariat. The Samoa Cabinet has approved flights in and out of the country for the first three months of 2022. As has been the case for the past two years since border lockdowns, the flights are for the repatriation of Samoan citizens, and to transport approved seasonal workers to and from New Zealand and Australia for short term employment.

FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 2022

Three chartered flights by Qantas have been confirmed to depart Samoa on the 14^th20^thand 25^th of January 2022 – to uplift seasonal workers from Samoa to Australia.

There are also two chartered Air New Zealand flights to uplift RSE workers outbound for New Zealand, scheduled for the 26th and 29th of January 2022.

In terms of repatriation flights from Auckland, there is one flight from New Zealand scheduled to arrive on Saturday 22nd January 2022.

FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 2022

There are five Air New Zealand chartered flights from Samoa to New Zealand to take RSE workers – scheduled for the 5^th – 9^th– 12^th – 16^th and 19^th of February 2022.

For seasonal workers to Australia, there are two chartered Quantas flights set for the 2^nd & 16^th of February 2022. The same flights are also scheduled to bring seasonal workers back from Australia to Samoa.

There is also an additional Qantas flight on the 10th of February 2022, chartered to uplift seasonal workers from Samoa to Australia.

For repatriation of Samoan citizens and for citizens returning to Samoa having taken advantage of the one-way MIQ-free arrangement with New Zealand, there is one flight from Auckland on the 26th of February 2022.

FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 2022

There are two chartered Quantas flights to take seasonal workers from Samoa to Australia on the 2^nd and 16^th of March 2022.

There is one repatriation flight from Auckland to Samoa scheduled for the 19th of March 2022.

Samoa’s Travel Advisory is also continuing with the timeframe of three weeks for the mandatory quarantine period for all returning passengers.

The National Emergency Operation Centre (N.E.O.C.) has been tasked to coordinate and monitor these flights, while the Ministry of Health continues to lead the COVID-19 border protection, through enforcement of compliance with Samoa’s travel advisory.

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FAIGĀMALAGA O VA’ALELE MO LE AUINA ATU MA LE TOE FA’AFO’I MAI O TAGATANU’U O LO’O I AI PEA I ATUNU’U I FAFO.

(OFISA O LE SO’O’UPU); Ua fa’ai’ugāfonoina e le Kapeneta le fa’amaonia ai;

O faigāmalaga mo pasese toe foi mai i Samoa fa’apea galuega fa’avaitaimi mo Ausetalia ma Niu Sila ua fuafua mo le kuata muamua o le Tausaga 2022.

Le fa’amauina o le fesoasoani ua ofoina mai e le Malo o Niu Sila e auala mai i le Ofisa o Galuega ma Pisinisi (MBIE) i le fa’atauina o le Commercial Printer fou, 2 laptops mo le aufaigaluega fesoasoani lē tumau e toalua mo le lolomiina o visa.

Le Malaga togipau a le Fiji Airways e aumai ai tamaiti aoga na fa’atalitali iuga o suega fa’aiu ma tagata o le itulagi e galulue i Samoa nei i le vaiaso lona tolu o Ianuari 2022.

FAIGĀMALAGA MO LE MASINA O IANUARI 2022

Aso 14, 20 & 25 Ianuari 2022 – Malaga togipau a le Qantas mo le auina atu o tagata galulue fa’avaitaimi i Ausetalia
Aso 22 Ianuari 2022 -Malaga a le Air New Zealand mo le toe fa’afoiina mai o tagatanuu mai Niu Sila.
Aso 26 & 29 Ianuari 202222 – Malaga togipau a le Air New Zealand mo le auina atu o tagata galulue i galuega fa’avaitaimi.

FAIGĀMALAGA MO LE MASINA O FEPUARI 2022

Aso 2 & 16 Fepuari 2022 – Malaga togipau a le Qantas mo le auina atu o tagata galulue i galuega faavaitaimi i Ausetalia fa’apea le auina mai o tatou tagatanuu mai Ausetalia.
Aso 5, 9, 12, 16, 19 Fepuari 2022 – Malaga togipau a le Air New Zealand mo le auina atu o tagata galulue i galuega fa’avaitaimi i Niu Sila.
Aso 10 Fepuari 2022 – Malaga togipau mo le auina atu o tagata e galulue fa’avaitaimi i Ausetalia.
Aso 26 Fepuari 2022 – Malaga a le Air New Zeland mo le toe fa’afoiina mai o tagatanuu mai Niu Sila.
FAIGĀMALAGA MO LE MASINA O MATI 2022
Aso 2 & 16 Mati 2022 – Malaga togipau a le Qantas mo le auina atu o tagata e galulue fa’avaitaimi i Ausetalia.
Aso 19 Mati 2022 – Malaga a le Air New Zealand mo le toe fa’afoiina mai o tagata mai Niu Sila.

I lea lava Fa’aiuga ua fa’amaonia ai le fa’aauauina o le tolu vaiaso mo le fa’anofoesea mai ia Ianuari seia oo ia Mati 2022 e fua i fautuaga mo tagata Malaga (travel advise) mai le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina.

O le Komiti o Fa’alavelave Tutupu Fa’afuase’i ma Fa’alavelave Matuiā (N.E.O.C.) o le a mata’ituina le fa’agasologa o nei malaga, ae ta’imua ai le Matāgaluega o le Soifua Mālōlōina e ala i le tausisia o aiaiga uma fa’alesoifua mālōlōina mo le malaga mai i Samoa ina ia mautinoa le malu puipuia pea o le atunu’u mai le Koviti – 19.