Solomon Airlines will commence a direct same-day Brisbane-Munda-Brisbane service from Saturday, 30 March 2019 on the carrier’s flagship Airbus A320.
“Munda is one of our primary cultural, dive and sports fishing locations. The area is also renowned for its WWII history,” said Tourism Solomons’ CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto. “We are hopeful this new service will act as a catalyst for increased confidence in the Western Province’s tourism future, in the process attracting major investment in much needed infrastructure which the country desperately needs.
Tourism Solomons CEO Josefa Tuamoto and Tourism Minister Bunyan Sivoro.
“In particular we hope the new service will stimulate investment in good quality accommodation inventory which the Western Province and for that matter, the entire destination, so desperately needs.
“Our hotelier and tour operator colleagues have been gearing up for the new service for the best part of 12 months and are obviously very excited and eager to welcome visitors arriving on the new service.
Solomon Airlines CEO Brett Gebers and Commercial Manager Colin Sigimanu greet passengers at Munda.
“The same applies to our overseas wholesale partners, all of whom are gearing up to offer product incorporating the new schedule.
The new Brisbane-Munda-Honiara flights will operate on Saturdays, departing Brisbane at 9am.
Diveplanit Travel has been working closely with Solomon airlines and local operators to put together dive holiday packages to the western provinces that take advantage of the new direct flights, and they have already taken over 60 dive holiday bookings for travel between now and October 2019.
“The direct flights make it much more affordable to reach these remote – and very much pristine – dive destinations,” said Diveplanit’s Deborah-Dickson-Smith.
“And of course there’s the advantage of being able to access the beautiful western provinces of Uepi, Gizo and Munda without spending time in Honiara.
“The diving in the Solomons’ western provinces has to be seen to be believed. An untouched and crowd-free part of the Coral Triangle, with the greatest marine biodiversity in the world.”
