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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Fiji}}
{{about|the Fijian international airline|the domestic Fiji Airlines Limited|Fiji Link}}
{{distinguish|Air Fiji|Fuji Airways}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Fiji Airways
| logo = Fiji Airways logo.svg
| logo_size = 280px
| image = DQ-FJU (9512088156).jpg
| caption = Fiji Airways [[Airbus A330#A330-200|Airbus A330-200]]
| fleet_size = 14
| destinations = 27
| IATA = FJ
| ICAO = FJI
| callsign = FIJI
| founded = {{start date and age|1947|||df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1951|09|01|df=yes}}
| headquarters = [[Nadi International Airport]], [[Nadi]], [[Fiji]]
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
  | Andre Viljoen (Managing Director & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
  | Rajesh Punja ([[Chairman]])}}
| hubs = [[Nadi International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Nausori International Airport]]
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [https://www.fijiairways.com/en-us/american-airlines-aadvantage-fijiairways AAdvantage]}}
| subsidiaries = [[Fiji Link]]
| parent = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Government of Fiji]] (52%)
  | Fiji National Provident Fund (30%)
  | [[Qantas]] (16%)}}
| alliance = [[Oneworld]]
| website = {{URL|www.fijiairways.com}}
| aoc = 
| num_employees = 
}}

'''Fiji Airways''', formerly '''Air Pacific''', is the [[flag carrier]] of [[Fiji]]. It operates international services from its hubs in Fiji to 27 destinations, and has an extended network of 108 international destinations through its codeshare partners, including [[Qantas]], who also own a stake in the airline. The airline is a member of the [[Oneworld]] alliance.  

The Fiji Airways Group brings in 64 percent of all visitors who fly to Fiji, employs over 1,000 employees, and earns revenues of over [[Fijian dollar|FJD$]]815 million ([[United States dollar|US$]]390m).<ref name="Australian">{{cite web |last1=Creedy |first1=Steve |date=19 March 2013 |title=Air Pacific gets first Airbus A330 as part of its Fiji Airways rebranding |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/fiji-airways-gets-first-airbus-a330-as-part-of-rebranding/story-e6frg95x-1226600537680 |access-date=2 January 2015 |website=[[The Australian]] |publisher=News Corps Australia}}</ref>

The first commercial flight as Fiji Airways was made in 1951, but the airline's origins date back to the formation of Katafaga Estates Ltd. in 1947. After being acquired by Qantas in 1958, Katafaga Estates was retooled as a regional airline and renamed Air Pacific. In May 2012, MD/CEO David Pflieger announced that as the final part of the airline's successful turnaround, the airline would be returning to its former name of Fiji Airways to reinforce its role as the national airline of Fiji.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Parker Brown |first=David |date=October 2012 |title=Air Pacific changes name to Fiji Airways and shows off new livery and interior|journal=[[Airline Reporter]]}}</ref> The [[politics of Fiji|Fiji government]] owns 52% of the airline, the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) owns 30%<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birns |first=Hilka |date=13 July 2022 |title=Fiji Airways secures $42mn injection from new shareholder |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/117379-fiji-airways-secures-42mn-injection-from-new-shareholder |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=CH Aviation}}</ref> and Qantas 16%, diluted from its previous 46% stake after FNPF purchased their stake in Fiji Airways to raise capital during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Kretser |first=Ayesha |date=31 May 2024 |title=This tiny airline wants to give the big guys a run for their money |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/tourism/this-tiny-airline-wants-to-give-the-big-guys-a-run-for-their-money-20240527-p5jguw |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=[[Australian Financial Review]]}}</ref> with the governments of several Pacific island nations holding the remainder.<ref name="Australian" /><ref name="transport">{{cite journal |last=Lefer |first=Henry |date=February 2000 |title=Fijian carrier ranges far and wide from its South Pacific home |journal=Transport World|volume= 37 |issue=2 |publisher=Penton Media, Inc }}</ref>

The airline replaced five of its older Boeing 737 aircraft with newer Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at a list price of around US$110 million each, beginning in 2018. The airline is also currently leasing two Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The 737 MAX 8s and A330-200s are intended for Fiji Airways' services within Oceania, while the Airbus A330-300s and A350-900s are intended for services to long-haul destinations such as the United States, Canada and Singapore.

==History==
===Origins===
[[File:Inaugural flight into Marakei Airport, Kiribati by Air Pacific de Havilland Heron (DQ-FAC) (1).jpg|thumb|Air Pacific [[de Havilland Heron]] on its inaugural flight into Marakei Airport, Kiribati ]]
The airline was founded by Australian aviator [[Harold Gatty]] who in 1931 had been the [[navigator]] on a record-breaking round-the-world flight with [[Wiley Post]].<ref>Bula Fiji Airways ''[[Airliner World]]'' February 2024 pages 24-31</ref> Gatty moved to Fiji after [[World War II]] and registered the airline in 1947 as Katafaga Estates Ltd., after the coconut estate Gatty had established on Fiji's eastern island group. Gatty renamed the airline as Fiji Airways in September 1951.<ref name=directhistory>{{cite journal |author=|title=Air Pacific Ltd. History |journal=International Directory of Company Histories |volume=70 |publisher=St James Press |date=2005 }}</ref><ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/our-history/ |title=SIX DECADES OF FLYING TO FIJI |author=|date=2013 |website=Fiji Airways|access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> The New Zealander [[Fred Ladd (aviator)|Fred Ladd]] was Fiji Airways' first Chief Pilot.<ref>{{DNZB|last=Waugh|first=Richard|id=5l1|title=Frederick Patrick Ladd|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

===Flight history===
Fiji Airways' inaugural flight was on 1 September 1951, when a seven-seater [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide]] biplane departed Suva's Nausori Airport for Drasa Airport near Lautoka, on the west coast of the main island.<ref name=history/> The airline's first international flight to [[Eagle Farm Airport|Brisbane]], Australia was on 1 June 1973.<ref name=directhistory/> In 1983, the airline started flights to the US with a route to Honolulu called "Project America". In December 2009, Air Pacific commenced a twice-weekly service to Hong Kong from Nadi, which was increased to three services in January 2014. In July 2010, Air Pacific announced a new Suva-Auckland service, which was discontinued in 2020.

===Air Pacific===
After Gatty's death in 1958, Fiji Airways was acquired by [[Qantas]].<ref name=directhistory/> Initially, Qantas tried to create international support for a multinational, shared, regional airline. By 1966, Fiji Airways's shareholders included the governments of [[Tonga]], [[Samoa#As Western Samoa (1962–1997)|Western Samoa]], [[Nauru]], [[Kiribati]] and the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name=directhistory/><ref name=nytimes>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/24/business/new-pacific-industry-airlines.html |title=NEW PACIFIC INDUSTRY: AIRLINES |last1=Hollie |first1=Pamela G |date=24 October 1981 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> By 1968, Qantas, [[Air New Zealand]], [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] and the Fiji government held equal shareholdings.<ref>Qantas Expansion ''[[Australian Transport]]'' September 1968 page 43</ref>

After Fiji gained independence from Great Britain in 1970, the new national government began buying shares and the airline was renamed Air Pacific to reflect its regional presence.<ref name=transport/><ref name=nbr>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-pacific-reverts-original-fiji-airways-name-wb-118735 |title=Air Pacific reverts to original Fiji Airways name |last1=Gibson |first1=Nevil |date=15 May 2012 |website=National Business Review |access-date=2 January 2015 |archive-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517023006/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-pacific-reverts-original-fiji-airways-name-wb-118735 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:1972 Air Pacific HS748 at Funafuti.jpg|thumb|Air Pacific [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|HS 748]] at [[Funafuti]] in 1972]]
[[File:Air Pacific logo.svg|alt=The Air Pacific between the 2003 and its rebranding in 2013.|right|thumb|The Air Pacific logo from 2003 to its rebranding in 2013]]

By the early 1970s, seven Pacific island governments, some still under British rule at the time, held shares in Air Pacific, in addition to shares held by [[Qantas]], Air New Zealand and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. However, the regional airline idea lost support as some of the shareholding Pacific island governments sold their shares and created their own national airlines.<ref name=history/><ref name=nytimes/>

In the 1970s, tourism became the nation's leading industry, which made the airline even more important to the Fijian economy; and in 1974 the government of Fiji began increasing its shareholding.<ref name=directhistory/> By 1978, it owned 93%. In 1987, Qantas purchased 20%.<ref>Qantas buys into ailing Air Pacific ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 42 January 1988 page 14</ref> In 1993, the government owned 80%, Qantas 10% and Air New Zealand 2%.<ref>''Australian Aviation'' issue 90 September 1993 pages 56-60</ref> Having in 1995 acquired a further 8% from Sea-Com, in 1998, Qantas increased its shareholding to 46%.<ref>Qantas increases its Air Pacific shareholding ''Australian Aviation'' issue 109 August 1995 page 24</ref><ref>Qantas increases Air Pacific stake ''Australian Aviation'' issue 141 July 1998 page 18</ref>

In the 1990s, the airline relocated its headquarters from the capital city of [[Suva]] to the coastal town of [[Nadi]] where the [[Nadi International Airport|main international airport]] is located.<ref name=directhistory/> The company also constructed an elaborate aircraft maintenance centre there.

In 2005, Air Pacific acquired Sun Air, a domestic airline, renamed it Pacific Sun and began operations as Air Pacific's domestic and regional subsidiary.<ref>Air Pacific buys Fiji domestic airline ''Australian Aviation'' issue 229 July 2006 page 16</ref> In May 2012, Managing Director & CEO Dave Pflieger announced that the airline, which was completing a successful turnaround that included restructuring and re-fleeting, would be re-branded as "Fiji Airways" to help enhance sales and marketing of the airline and the south Pacific island nation. In June 2014, Pacific Sun was rebranded to Fiji Link.<ref name="directhistory" /><ref name="history" />

===Rebranding as Fiji Airways===
In May 2012, the airline announced that it would be [[rebranding]] to its original name of Fiji Airways, with the rebranding coinciding with the delivery of the A330 aircraft in 2013.<ref name=nbr/> Fiji Airways' new logo, a "Masi symbol that epitomises Fiji and enhances the new name of Fiji's national carrier", was announced by Managing Director & CEO Dave Pflieger on 17 August 2012. The design was created by local Fijian Masi artist, Makereta Matemosi.<ref name=brand>{{cite web |url=http://www.rebrand.com/best-fiji-airways |title=Fiji Airways |author=|date=2014 |website=Rebrand.com |publisher=REBRAND |access-date=2 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119182759/http://www.rebrand.com/best-fiji-airways |archive-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The airline's new brand identity and colour scheme were fully revealed by the CEO and Prime Minister of Fiji at a formal red-carpet, black-tie event in Suva on 10 October 2012, in conjunction with [[Fiji Week|Fiji Day]].<ref name=wan1>{{cite web |url=http://worldairlinenews.com/2012/08/17/air-pacific-reveals-today-its-new-fiji-airways-brand/ |title=Air Pacific reveals today its new Fiji Airways brand |last1=Drum |first1=Bruce |date=17 August 2012 |website=World Airline News |publisher=Bruce Drum |access-date=2 January 2015 |archive-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820040635/http://worldairlinenews.com/2012/08/17/air-pacific-reveals-today-its-new-fiji-airways-brand/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The rebranding to Fiji Airways officially took place on 27 June 2013. The name change aimed to associate the airline more closely with the nation and to be more visible in [[search engine optimization|search results]]. Also during the rebranding of Air Pacific to Fiji Airways, a new line of uniforms for its cabin crew was launched, and was designed by Fiji-based French designer Alexandra Poenaru-Philp. In China, the name Air Pacific was often confused with Hong Kong airline [[Cathay Pacific]], Philippine airline [[Cebu Pacific]] and a Chinese air conditioning company.<ref name=Australian/> With the rebranding came a name change for the airline's booking classes. The Pacific Voyager (economy) and Tabua Class (business) of Air Pacific became the Fiji Airways' Economy and Fiji Airways' Business Class.<ref name=Australian/> The airline also launched a new [http://www.fijiairways.com/ website] with the rebranding.<ref name=forbes/>

===Fleet history===
[[File:Air Pacific 737-01+ (406003176).jpg|thumb|Air Pacific [[Boeing 737]]]]
Fiji Airways used small de Havilland Dragon Rapide and [[de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover]] aircraft when it was newly founded. The fleet grew to include two [[ATR 42]] turboprops and two leased jets, a [[Boeing 747-200B]] and a [[Boeing 767]]. By the late 1990s, the fleet included both [[Boeing 737]] and 767 jets, while the ATR 42 turboprops were used on domestic flights.<ref name=directhistory/> Air Pacific also operated 2 BAC 111 Srs 479 jet aircraft from 1973 until 1984. These aircraft operated across the airline's network including to Australia. The 747 was originally leased from Qantas. In August 1993, it was replaced by a 747 from Air New Zealand.<ref>Air Pacific leases ANZ 747 ''Australian Aviation'' issue 81 October 1992 page 16</ref> From August 1996, a 747-200 was again leased from Qantas.<ref>Qantas 747 for Air Pacific ''Australian Aviation'' issue 118 June 1996 page 25</ref>

The [[2000 Fijian coup d'état]] devastated the country's tourism industry and overall economy, which led to a substantial decrease in travel to Fiji. Faced with a falloff in air traffic, Air Pacific returned one of its two leased Boeing 747s.<ref name=directhistory/> In 2003, Air Pacific received the first of two [[Boeing 747-400]]s it was leasing from [[Singapore Airlines]]. They had previously been leased with [[Ansett Australia]] until Ansett's collapse in 2001.<ref>Air Pacific expands ''Australian Aviation'' issue 192 March 2003 page 21</ref>

In 2006, Air Pacific ordered five [[Boeing 787-9]]s.<ref>787 for Air Pacific ''Australian Aviation'' issue 228 June 2006 page 14</ref> In April 2011, Air Pacific announced that it had cancelled its Boeing 787-9 order due to delivery delays of almost four years by Boeing. In October 2011, Air Pacific announced that it had ordered three [[Airbus A330-200]]s. In March 2013, the company received its first "Fiji Airways" branded Airbus A330. It was christened ''The Island of Taveuni'' and had its first flight to Auckland on 2 April.<ref name="Australian" /><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2013/06/27/fiji-airways/ |title=Fiji Has A New National Airline And It's Beautiful |last1=Martin |first1=Grant |date=27 June 2013 |website=Forbes.com |access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> In June, one of the Boeing 747-400s was retired. The other, although 'withdrawn from service', was used on an ad-hoc basis when needed. It was retired on 20 November 2013 when it was flown to be scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aussieairliners.org/b-747/vh-anb/vhanb.html|title=VH-ANB Boeing 747-412|website=aussieairliners.org|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref> Today, the fleet includes four [[Airbus A350#A350-900|Airbus A350-900]], four [[Airbus A330#A330-200|Airbus A330-200s]], one [[Airbus A330#A330-300|Airbus A330-300]], one [[Boeing 737-800]]s, and five [[Boeing 737 MAX#737 MAX 8|Boeing 737 MAX 8s]]. [[Fiji Link]] operates two [[ATR 72#ATR 72-600 HighLine Editions|ATR 72-600]], an [[ATR 42#ATR 42-600|ATR 42-600]] and three [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] aircraft.<ref name="fleet">{{cite web |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/our-fleet/ |title=Our Fleet |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2014 |website=FijiAirways.com |publisher=Air Pacific Limited |access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> In preparation of the rebranding, Air Pacific retired its Boeing 747-412s from service.

On 2 May 2019, Fiji Airways announced its intention to lease two [[Airbus A350#A350-900|Airbus A350-900]] from [[Dubai Aerospace Enterprise]] as a part of their fleet expansion.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/05/fiji-airways-to-become-a350-xwb-operator.html|title=Fiji Airways to become A350 XWB operator|website=airbus.com|access-date= 2 May 2019}}</ref> They operate on routes to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United States]]. These A350 frames were originally to be delivered to [[Hong Kong Airlines]], however following the cancellation of that order, they were purchased by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise.<ref name="A350HKG">{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/77772-fiji-airways-to-lease-two-a350-900s-from-dae-capital|title=Fiji Airways to lease two A350-900s from DAE capital|work=ch-aviation |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}

As a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji|COVID-19 pandemic]], Fiji Airways announced 800 job losses in Fiji on 25 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2020 |title=Coronavirus: Nearly 800 Fiji Airways staff laid off |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/300019957/coronavirus-nearly-800-fiji-airways-staff-laid-off |access-date=2020-09-06 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]}}</ref>

===Recent developments===
In partnership with Qantas, Air Pacific helped pioneer the concept of [[codeshare agreement]]s in the early 1980s.<ref name=transport/><ref name=directhistory/> Today, codesharing is an accepted airline practice all over the world. In the 1990s, Air Pacific signed a codeshare agreement with [[Canadian Airlines]], allowing it to transport traffic from Toronto on to Auckland, New Zealand. Soon after it struck a codeshare deal with [[American Airlines]].<ref name=transport/>

[[Qantas]], which owned less than 20% of Air Pacific at the time, began a ten-year management contract with the airline in 1985 to help reverse the financial losses the company was struggling with. In 1986, Air Pacific posted a profit of nearly $100,000. In 1987, Qantas paid a reported $3.5 million for a 20 percent stake in Air Pacific. Qantas raised its equity from 17.45 percent to 46 percent in 1998.<ref name=directhistory/>

On 25 January 1995, Air Pacific and the then [[Royal Tongan Airlines]] began a joint leasing of aircraft. The concept came complete with the livery of the two airlines painted on each side of the [[Boeing 737-300]] fuselage.<ref name=directhistory/>

Fiji Airways has a subsidiary airline [[Fiji Link]] (formerly Pacific Sun) that offers domestic flights and flights to the nearby islands of [[Tonga]], [[Samoa]], [[Tuvalu]] and [[Vanuatu]].<ref name=fijilink>{{cite web |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/fiji-link/ |title=DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WITH FIJI LINK |author=|date=2014 |website=FijiAirways.com |publisher=Air Pacific Limited |access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> Fiji Airways is also a partner with the frequent flyer programmes of [[Alaska Airlines]], [[American Airlines]], and [[Qantas]].<ref name=forbes/>

Fiji Airways codeshares with Air Vanuatu, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, Qantas, Samoa Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Solomon Airlines.

Fiji Airways has been a Connect Member of [[Oneworld]] since 5 December 2018.

In June 2024, [[Oneworld]] and Fiji Airways announced that Fiji Airways would become the alliance's 15th full member of the alliance with the transition set to begin immediately and be complete within 12 months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Jacobs Media Group |title=Oneworld alliance expands reach with addition of Fiji Airways |url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/oneworld-alliance-expands-reach-with-addition-of-fiji-airways |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Travel Weekly |language=en}}</ref><ref>Oneworld welcomes Fiji Airways ''[[Airliner World]]'' June 2025 page 16</ref> That same month, American Airlines announced that Fiji Airways would join its [[frequent-flyer program]], [[AAdvantage]], sometime within the ensuing year.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=American Airlines welcomes Fiji Airways to the world of AAdvantage |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-Airlines-welcomes-Fiji-Airways-to-the-world-of-AAdvantage-AADV-06/default.aspx |publisher=[[American Airlines]] |date=27 June 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref> Fiji Airways membership upgrade from Connect member to full membership officially concluded on 1 April 2025, with the carrier joining AAdvantage on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=oneworld welcomes Fiji Airways to global alliance |url=https://www.oneworld.com/news/2025-03-31-paradise-found-oneworld-welcomes-fiji-airways-to-global-alliance |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=[[Oneworld]]|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2024, the airline implemented a complimentary unlimited [[Passenger Wi-Fi on airplanes|onboard Wi-Fi system]] for [[instant messaging]] across all classes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narayan |first1=Vijay |date=6 November 2024 |title=Fiji Airways introduced complimentary full flight messaging Wi-Fi for the Economy Class guests |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Fiji-Airways-introducesd-complimentary-full-flight-messaging-Wi-Fi-for-the-Economy-Class-guests-rx58f4/ |access-date=6 December 2024 |agency=[[Fiji Village]]}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
===Ownership and structure===
Fiji Airways is part of the Air Pacific Group (which includes the national airline, its wholly owned subsidiary Fiji Link, and a 38.75% stake in the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa on Denarau Island). The Air Pacific Group itself is owned by the Fijian government (51%), Fiji National Provident Fund (30%) the Australian flag-carrier Qantas (16%), and Air New Zealand (3%) and the governments of Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru and Samoa and the Unit Trust of Fiji each hold minor stakes.<ref name=nbr />

===Business trends===
The airline was largely profitable from 1995 to 2004, with the exception of 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Fiji Airways cut out the middle men |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2013/07/31/how-fiji-airways-cut-out-the-middle-men/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Fiji S |language=en-US}}</ref> In the late 2000s, the airline suffered back-to-back losses of FJ$5.2 million for fiscal year 2008–2009 and FJ$65.3 million for 2009–2010.<ref name=":0" /> It posted FJ$24.8 in 2009–2010 and FJ$11.4 in 2011–2012, respectively.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> After switching to a fiscal year that ends on 31 December, the airline reported profits for 9 months in 2013 of FJ$8.3 million.<ref name=":5" /> In 2014, the airline posted a FJ$55.6 million profit.<ref name=":1" />

The key trends for Fiji Airways, and the overall Group (including Fiji Link operations), are shown below (as at year ending 31 March until March 2013; year ending 31 December thereafter):

{| class="wikitable"  style="margin:1em auto;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!
! <small>Mar</small><br />2009
! <small>Mar</small><br />2010
! <small>Mar</small><br />2011
! <small>Mar</small><br />2012
! <small>Mar</small><br />2013
! <small>*Dec</small><br />2013
! <small>Dec</small><br />2014
! <small>Dec</small><br />2015
! <small>Dec</small><br />2016
! <small>Dec</small><br />2017
! <small>Dec</small><br />2018
|-
! colspan="12" |Fiji Airways
|-
| Turnover ([[Fijian dollar|FJ$]]m)
| align=center|
| align=center|515.0
| align=center|555.3
| align=center|645.9
| align=center|659.7
| align=center|512.9
| align=center|735.6
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|
|-
| Profit (before tax)(FJ$m)
| align=center|
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;91.8}}
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;3.7}}
| align=center|16.5
| align=center|18.0
| align=center|8.3
| align=center|65.2
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|
|-
| Statutory profit after income tax (FJ$m)
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;5.2}}
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;65.3}}
| align=center|24.8
| align=center|11.4
| align=center|14.1
| align=center|8.7
| align=center|55.6
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|
|-
| Number of aircraft (at year end)  
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|6
| align=center|6
| align=center|7
| align=center|7
| align=center|7
| align=center|9
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|
|-
! colspan="12" | Air Pacific Group
|-
| Turnover ([[Fijian dollar|FJ$]]m)
| align=center|
| align=center|544.6
| align=center|586.7
| align=center|678.3
| align=center|690.6
| align=center|541.2
| align=center|769.5
| align=center|815.3
| align=center|825.3
| align=center|929.0
! align=center|1,018.7
|-
| Profit (before tax)(FJ$m)
| align=center|
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;78.5}}
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;4.3}}
| align=center|14.2
| align=center|22.4
| align=center|14.2
| align=center|60.8
| align=center|70.2
| align=center|84.5
| align=center|95.8
! align=center|55.3
|-
| Profit after income tax (FJ$m)
| align=center|
| align=center|{{color|red|&minus;58.9}}
| align=center|25.3
| align=center|10.7
| align=center|17.8
| align=center|14.5
| align=center|52.9
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|n/a
|-
| Number of employees 
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|800
| align=center|n/a
| align=center|n/a
| align=center|n/a
| align=center|[[Greater-than sign|>]]1,000
| align=center|
| align=center|1,384
! align=center|n/a
|-
| Number of passengers (m)
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|1.1
| align=center|1.2
| align=center|1.2
| align=center|n/a
| align=center|1.2
| align=center|1.3
| align=center|1.4
| align=center|1.6
! align=center|1.7
|-
| Passenger load factor (%)
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|n/a
| align=center|77
| align=center|83
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
! align=center|n/a
|-
| Number of aircraft (at year end)  
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|13
| align=center|12
| align=center|
| align=center|16
! align=center|
|-
| <small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| 
|align=center|<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title= Air Pacific Announces FY2010/2011 Financial Results|date= 2011-12-13|url= http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/financial-results-announced|access-date= 2013-03-06|archive-date= 5 June 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130605173756/http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/financial-results-announced|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2011-12-13 |title=Air Pacific Announces FY2010/2011 Financial Results |url=http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/financial-results-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605173756/http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/financial-results-announced |archive-date=2013-06-05 |access-date=2012-12-28}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=2012-05-14 |title=Fiji's National Airline achieves another milestone in turnaround strategy |url=http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/fiji-airways |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605155648/http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/fiji-airways |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=2012-12-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align=center|<ref name=":4">{{cite web|title= Air Pacific Announces FY2011/2012 Financial Results|date= 2012-06-25|url= http://www.airpacific.com/about-us/news/article-id/financial-results|access-date= 2012-12-28}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title= Air Pacific Announces FY2012/2013 Financial Results|date= 2013-07-23|url= http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/2013-media-centre/fiji-airways-announces-fy2012-2013-financial-results/|access-date= 2014-03-21}}</ref>
| align=center|<small>*9 mon</small><br /><ref name=":5">{{cite press release |title=Fiji Airways Group Announces Highest-Ever Operating Profits of $60.8M |date=23 February 2015 |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/2015-media-centre/fiji-airways-group-announces-highest-ever-operating-profits-of-608m/ |publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name=":1">{{cite press release |title=Fiji Airways Group Announces Highest-Ever Operating Profits of $60.8M |date=23 February 2015 |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/2015-media-centre/fiji-airways-group-announces-highest-ever-operating-profits-of-$608m/ |publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite press release |title=Fiji Airways Group Announces Record Profit |date=13 April 2016 |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1604/S00442/fiji-airways-group-announces-record-profit.htm |publisher=Scoop Independent News |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=SFO Welcomes Fiji Airways |date=22 December 2015 |url=http://www.flysfo.com/media/press-releases/sfo-welcomes-fiji-airways |publisher=San Francisco International Airport |access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite press release |title=Record F$84.5M Profit For Fiji Airways Group |date=16 Mar 2017 |url=https://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/media-centre/record-profit-for-fiji-airways-group/ |publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite press release |title=Fiji Airways Group Announces Record F$95.8M Profit for 2017 |date=26 Mar 2018 |url=https://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/media-centre/fiji-airways-announces-record-profit-for-2017/ |publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite press release |title=FIJI AIRWAYS CROSSES F$1 BILLION REVENUE MARK IN 2018 |date=2 May 2019 |url=https://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/media-centre/fiji-airways-crosses-1-billion-fjd-revenue-mark-in-2018/ |publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref>
|}

=== Sponsorships ===
In October 2017, Fiji Airways became the official airline of [[Fiji Rugby Union|Fiji Rugby]]. The sponsorship saw Fiji Airways taking over the following Fiji Rugby teams with major naming and branding rights for the next five years: Fiji Airways Flying Fijians (15s team); Fiji Airways National 7s Team; Fiji Airways Fijiana 15s Team (Women's 15s team); Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s Team (Women's 7s team); Fiji Airways Drua; Fiji Link Referees (all referees in Fiji will be sponsored by and will wear Fiji Link branded apparel).

In February 2018, it announced its exclusive airline sponsorship  of Super Rugby champions, the [[Crusaders (rugby union)|BNZ Crusaders]].

The airline is also a sponsor of the [[Fiji International|Fiji International Golf tournament]].

== Destinations ==
{{main|List of Fiji Airways destinations}}
Fiji Airways serves 27 destinations as of January 2024.<ref name=routemap>{{cite web |url=http://www.fijiairways.com/flight-information/route-map/ |title=Route Map |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2022 |website=FijiAirways.com |publisher=Fiji Airways Limited |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> 

===Codeshare agreements===
Fiji Airways has [[Codeshare agreement|codeshare agreements]] with the following airlines:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partner Airlines |url=https://www.fijiairways.com/book/partner-airlines |website=Fiji Airways |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126112012/https://www.fijiairways.com/book/partner-airlines |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CAPA Fiji profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/fiji-airways-fj |title=Profile on Fiji Airways |website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029220847/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/fiji-airways-fj |archive-date=2016-10-29|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
* [[Air India]]
* [[Air New Zealand]]  
* [[Air Vanuatu]] 
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
* [[American Airlines]] 
* [[British Airways]]
* [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[Finnair]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Finnair starts codeshare cooperation with Fiji Airways, extending its network in the South Pacific |url=https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=3442922 |access-date=11 October 2019 |work=Finnair|date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[Jetstar]]
* [[Qantas]]
* [[Singapore Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore Airlines And SilkAir To Codeshare With Fiji Airways|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/media-centre/press-release/article/?q=en_UK/2018/April-June/jr0218-180417|website=singaporeair.com|access-date=17 April 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND SILKAIR TO CODESHARE WITH FIJI AIRWAYS|url=https://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/media-centre/fiji-airways-codeshare-with-singapore-airline/|website=fijiairways.com|access-date=17 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417193723/https://www.fijiairways.com/about-fiji-airways/media-centre/fiji-airways-codeshare-with-singapore-airline/|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Solomon Airlines]]
{{div col end}}

===Interline agreements===
Fiji Airways also has [[interline agreements]] with the following airlines: 
* [[Air Canada]]<ref name="Partners">{{cite web |title=Air Canada Codeshare Partners |url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/star-alliance-and-other-airline-partners.html |website=www.aircanada.com |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102033808/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/star-alliance-and-other-airline-partners.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[APG Airlines]]<ref>https://www.apgiet.com/all-partner-airlines.html {{Bare URL inline|date=July 2025}}</ref>
* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]<ref>https://www.emirates.com/us/english/travel-partners/ {{Bare URL inline|date=July 2025}}</ref>
* [[Porter Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flyporter.com/en/about-porter/our-airline-partners | title=Our Airline Partners}}</ref>
* [[Virgin Australia]] {{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
* [[WestJet]]<ref name="partners">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-us/airline-partners|title=Our airline partners|website=www.westjet.com|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
[[File:Fiji A333 Sydney.jpg|thumb|Fiji Airways [[Airbus A330#A330-300|Airbus A330-300]]]]
[[File:Fiji Airways (DQ-FAI) Airbus A350-941 at Sydney Airport (2).jpg|thumb|Fiji Airways [[Airbus A350#A350-900|Airbus A350-900]] at [[Sydney Airport]]]]
[[File:Fiji_Airways_737_departing_for_Nadi.jpg|thumb|Fiji Airways [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-800|Boeing 737-800]]]]
{{As of|2025|8}}, Fiji Airways operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Fiji Airways |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=59}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|+ Fiji Airways fleet
|- 
!rowspan=2| Aircraft
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|In service
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|Orders
!colspan=3| Passengers
!rowspan=2| Notes
|- 
! <abbr title="Tabua">T</abbr>
! <abbr title="Pacific Voyager">V</abbr>
! Total
|-
|[[Airbus A330-200]]
|3
|&mdash;
|24
|249
|273
|
|-
|[[Airbus A330-300]]
|1
|&mdash;
|24
|289
|313
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2015/01/fiji-airways-orders-fourth-a330/|title=Fiji Airways order 4th A330}} Retrieved 2015-01</ref>
|-
|[[Airbus A350-900]]
|4
|&mdash;
|33
|301
|334
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Fiji Airways orders the most advanced aircraft in the world |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/biman-fiji-airways-to-acquire-the-most-advanced-wide-body-aircraft-in-the-world/ |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|1
|&mdash;
|8
|162
|170
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]
|5
|&mdash;
|8
|162
|170
|
|-
!Total
!14
!&mdash;
! colspan="4" |
|}

===Former fleet===
[[File:DQ-FJK_Boeing_747_Air_Pacific_Fiji_(7170662145).jpg|thumb|Air Pacific [[Boeing 747-400]] (DQ-FJK)]]
[[File:Air_Pacific_737-800_to_Fiji-1+_(535149793).jpg|thumb|Air Pacific [[Boeing 737-800]] (DQ-FJH)]]
[[File:Fiji_Airways_Boeing_737-700_after_touch_down_at_Nadi_International_Airport.jpg|thumb|Fiji Airways [[Boeing 737-700]] (DQ-FJF)]]
[[File:Fiji_Airways_(DQ-FJG)_Boeing_737-8X2(WL)_on_approach_to_runway_25_at_Sydney_Airport.jpg|thumb|Fiji Airways [[Boeing 737-800]] (DQ-FJG)]]

In the past, Fiji Airways and its predecessor Air Pacific has previously operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Fiji%20Airways.html|title=FIJI Airways / Air Pacific fleet|website=aerobernie.bplaced.net|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|+ Fiji Airways historical fleet
|- 
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A330-200]]
|2
|2018
|2021
|Leased from [[Etihad Airways]].
|-
|[[ATR 42-300]]
|4
|1988
|1994
|
|-
|[[ATR 42-500]]
|2
|2006
|2007
|
|-
|[[BAC One-Eleven]]
|3
|1972
|1984
|
|-
|[[Beechcraft Travel Air]]
|3
|1967
|1972
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|1
|1981
|1990
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-300]]
|1
|1995
|1999
|Transferred to [[Titan Airways]].
|-
|[[Boeing 737-500]]
|1
|1992
|1999
|Transferred to [[Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais|Nordeste Linhas Aereas]]
|-
|[[Boeing 737-700]]
|1 
|1998 
|2020
|
|-
|[[Boeing 747-100]]
|1
|1988
|1989
|rowspan=3|Leased from [[Qantas]].
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Boeing 747-200B]]
|3
|1985
|1994
|-
|4
|1996
|2003
|-
|1
|1996
|1996
|Leased from [[Air New Zealand]].
|-
|[[Boeing 747-400]]
|2
|2003
|2013
|Leased from [[Singapore Airlines]].
|-
|[[Boeing 767-200]]
|1
|1990
|1994
|Transferred to [[Trans World Airlines]].
|-
|[[Boeing 767-300ER]]
|1
|1994
|2012
|Transferred to [[AWAS (company)|Ansett Worldwide]].
|-
|[[Britten-Norman Trislander]]
|4
|1974
|1983
|
|-
|[[de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover]]
|7
|1954
|1968
|
|-
|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver]]
|2
|1954
|1963
|
|-
|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
|1
|1984
|1988
|Leased from [[Barrier Air|Great Barrier Airlines]].
|-
|[[de Havilland Dragon Rapide]]
|4
|1951
|1962
|
|-
|[[de Havilland Heron]]
|7
|1959
|1975
|
|-
|[[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]
|6
|1963
|1972
|
|-
|[[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante]]
|4
|1979
|1987
|
|-
|[[Fokker F27]]
|1
|1984
|1984
|Leased from [[Ansett Australia]].
|-
|[[Grumman G-73 Mallard]]
|1
|1969
|1971
|
|-
|[[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]]
|4
|1967
|1986
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
|1
|1983
|1985
|Transferred to [[American Airlines]].
|}

==Award and recognition==
On 24 June 2024, Fiji Airways was voted ''2024'' ''Best Airline in Australia/Pacific'' and ''Best Airline Staff Service in Australia/Pacific'' by [[Skytrax]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=James Plaisted|date=2024-06-24 |title=Qatar Airways World's Best Airline at 2024 World Airline Awards |url=https://www.worldairlineawards.com/qatar-airways-is-named-the-worlds-best-airline-at-2024-world-airline-awards/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=SKYTRAX |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Fiji Airways}}
{{Portal|Oceania|Aviation}}
* {{official website|http://www.fijiairways.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.airpacific.com.fj Air Pacific website] archived at the [[Wayback Machine]]
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