Summary

  • Fiji Airways applies for a new route to Dallas, increasing its North American presence.
  • The airline already flies to Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the US.
  • Fiji Airways will get a full oneworld membership in 2025, providing more benefits to its passengers.

Fiji Airways is making further inroads into the United States and has applied for a new route from Nadi International Airport (NAN) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The airline already flies to a bunch of destinations in North America, and once approved, the Dallas service will be its longest.

New Dallas service

Fiji Airways has applied to the US Department of Transportation for approval for a new service between Nadi International Airport (NAN) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The airline will deploy its Airbus A350 widebody airplane with 334 seats on the route.

According to the airline, flights have been planned to operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays “beginning as soon as all required government approvals are received.”

Route map

Fiji Airways already has several services to North America. This includes one in Canada—Vancouver—and the rest in the United States—Honolulu, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Data from aviation analytics company Cirium shows that Fiji Airways deploys the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to Honolulu, Airbus A330 and A350 to San Francisco, and A350 to Los Angeles and Vancouver.

Partnership with American Airlines

In June, Fiji Airways announced that it will partner with American Airlines for a unified frequent flyer program. Anmol Bhargava, Vice President of Partnerships at American Airlines, had said that the airline is taking its partnership with Fiji Airways one step further by offering their mutual customers “the opportunity to unlock more destinations and travel experiences through the AAdvantage® program.”

American Airlines B787 flying

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Fiji Airways already operates codeshare flights across a range of US in partnership with American Airlines. For example, from Los Angeles, its passengers can connect to destinations such as Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte-Douglas, Chicago, New York, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, and many others.

The Southern Pacific airline’s new route to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will likely extend this relationship, considering the airport is American Airlines’ biggest hub.

The airline is also expected to have more connections once it becomes a full oneworld member in 2025. Fiji Airways has been a oneworld connect partner since 2018, but in June, it announced that it is taking its association with the alliance a step further to make it a full membership.

Fiji Airways Airbus A350 Landing In Malta

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The oneworld network includes over 900 destinations in 170 territories. A full membership will offer Fiji Airways passengers access to hundreds of lounges globally, as well as other privileges and rewards for frequent fliers, such as fast-track security and extra baggage.

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Fiji Airways fleet

Fiji Airways operates a mixed fleet of narrowbody and widebody aircraft ranging from Airbus twin-aisle jets to Boeing and ATR narrowbody planes. Per ch-aviation, it has 13 aircraft in active service.

A Fiji Airways Airbus A330

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Its active fleet includes two Airbus A330-200, one A330-300, four A350-900, five Boeing 737 MAX 8, and one 737-800. From its base in Nadi, the airline flies to many global destinations, including those in North America, as well as several in Australia and New Zealand and many in Asia, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, among others.

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