PM to receive second Fiji Airways Airbus in France

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will travel to France tomorrow to receive the second of the new Fiji Airways Airbus A330s.

The plane which has been named Namuka-i-Lau will be formally handed over at a ceremony at the Airbus factory in Toulouse later in the week.

Namuka-i-Lau is the home of the designer of the Fiji Airways masi pattern Makareta Matemosi.

It was the Prime Minister’s suggestion that the second Airbus carry the name of her island as a tribute to the quality of her work.

The aircraft will be making its delivery flight via Los Angeles to enable the airline to hold a promotional event for the US tourism industry.

The aircraft will arrive next week Thursday at the Nadi International Airport.


Story by: Filipe Naikaso