PRESS RELEASE: APPROVED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS | FAIGAMALAGA O VA’ALELE MO LE AUINA ATU MA LE TOE FA’AFOI MAI O TAGATANUU O SAMOA – (22/02/2022)

(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT);- Cabinet at its meeting FK (22) 05 discussed and thereby approved the following schedule of flights for Samoa; 22^nd February 2022,

1. AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT (REPATRIATION / CARGO)

• 26^th February 2022 : Air New Zealand flight for Cargo only and uplift RSE workers to New Zealand

• 28^th February 2022 : Charter flight to take RSE workers to New Zealand

• 6^th March 2022 : Repatriation flight from Auckland New Zealand

• 29^th March 2022 : Repatriation flight from Auckland New Zealand

• 2. FIJI AIRWAYS FLIGHT

• 18^th March 2022: Flight to bring home scholarship students completing their studies and to bring workers in Samoa. This flight is also schedule to bring home; Tafili Fineaso Aimaasu as travelled to India for wife’s medical treatment.

• 3. QANTAS FLIGHT

• 2 or 16 March 2022 : Qantas Flight to only uplift Seasonal workers to Australia

At the same time, Cabinet also approved a vessel trip to pull the Submarine Cable for Tokelau’s communication to the world.

• Implement routine health protection for the crew and must be quarantine

• A charted flight from Hawaii to bring in 4 workers to pull the Submarine Cable for Tokelau’s communication to the world.

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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(OFISA O LE SOOUPU);- Ua fa’ai’ugāfonoina e le Kapeneta i lana Fa’ai’uga FK (22) 05 le fa’amaonia ai o faigamalaga ua fuafuaina mo le masina o Fepuari ma Mati o lenei tausaga.

1. MALAGA MO PASESE  A LE AIR NEW ZEALAND (REPATRIATION / CARGO FLIGHTS)

• Aso 26 Fepuari 2022 : Le malaga mai o le vaalele e aumai uta ona toe foi lea ma pasese mo Niu Sila (Cargo in, passenger services out)

• Aso 6 Mati 2022 : malaga e auina mai ai pasese mai Niu Sila, ua suia ai le malaga sa fuafua mai i le aso 26 Fepuari 2022.

• Aso 28 Fepuari 2022 : Le faigamalaga togipau mo tagata faigaluega faavaitaimii Niu Sila ma e leai ni pasese e malaga mai ai.
• 2. MALAGA MO PASESE A LE FIJI AIRWAYS

• Aso 18 Mati 2022 : Le faigamalaga e toe faafoi mai ai tamaiti aoga ua ma’ea aoaoga ma aumai ai tagata faigaluega e galulue i Samoa nei, fa’apea ma le toe faafoiina mai o le Susuga – Tafili Fineaso Aimaasu sa malaga atu i Initia mo togafitiga gasegase o lona toalua.

• 3. MALAGA MO PASESE A LE QANTAS ASO 2 POO LE ASO 16 MATI 2022.

• Aso 2 poo le 16 Mati 2022 : Le malaga mai a le Qantas mo le aveina atu o tagata faigaluega faavaitaimi mo Ausetalia ma e leai ni pasese e malaga mai ai.

I lea lava fa’aiuga na fa’amaonia ai e le Kapeneta malaga a le vaa e tosoina le Submarine Cable mo Fesootaiga a Toelau ma le Lalolagi

• Le malaga a le vaa e tosoina le Submarine Cable mo fesootaiga a Toelau ma le lalolagi

• Ia faatino puipuiga masani faasoifua maloloina o le KOVITI-19 mo lenei auvaa e aofia ma le faanofoesea

• Le malaga mai o le vaalele togipau mai Hawaii e aumai ai tagata faigaluega e toafa(4) e tosoina le Submarine Cable mo fesootaiga a Toelau ma le lalolagi.

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.

…MAEA…

February 24, 2022 Source