Pacific / Solomon Islands

Solomons repatriation flight from Fiji scheduled for this week

05:27 am on 17 November 2020

The Solomon Islands government has scheduled a repatriation flight from Fiji this week.

The seven ni-Vanuatu returned to Port Vila via this Solomon Airlines plane Photo: RNZ Pacific / Hilaire Bule

This was confirmed in a statement from the Solomons High Commission in Suva calling on all citizens intending to board the flight on Thursday that the deadline for pre-departure Covid-19 tests is tomorrow.

It also advised foreign nationals, who would like to catch the flight, they will require prior government approval from Honiara.

Tickets for the flight can be purchased from Solomon Airlines.

Passengers are advised to eat prior to the flight as there will be minimal catering onboard and also facial masks must be worn at all times.

In Honiara, all passengers will undergo additional screening and be required to quarantine for 14 days in supervised government-approved facilities.