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Island Travel: Budget Airlines Hit Solomon Islands
October 9, 2008 at 11:30 AM | 3 Comments
We get excited whenever a low-cost airline launches flights to a new and exotic destination, and the start of Pacific Blue flights from Brisbane to the Solomon Islands sounds like something to jump up and down about.
We admit to knowing little about the Solomon Islands (although we know they sometimes get tsunamis), but anywhere in Melanesia with a thousand islands has got to have something attractive. But we're not so sure that Pacific Blue's new flights are actually cheap: A return flight from Brisbane will cost you A$498 ($347) at first, soon rising to A$758 ($529).
On the other hand, if you fit some very specific criteria and promise to fly on a Tuesday, the national carrier Solomon Airlines will get you to Brisbane and back for A$436. Unfortunately it's only for locals and Aussie tourists, but it's a whole lot cheaper than the "budget" airline.
Related Stories:
· Pacific Blue Launches Services to Solomon Islands [Peanuts]
· Solomon Airlines [Official Site]
· Solomon Islands Tsunami [Jaunted]
[Photo: Graham Crumb]
Weather
Solomon Islands Tsunami
April 2, 2007 at 9:35 AM | 0 Comments
Sydney beaches have been cleared after an earthquake off the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami warning. Beaches all along the East Coast of Australia were closed earlier today, but have since been reopened for normal activity. Still in trouble is the beach resort of Gizo in the Solomon Islands. Possibly affected is the Gizo Hotel, among other lodging options. The New York Times reports, via communications with local hotel staffers, that the damage in Gizo is significant, and some fatalities have already been confirmed there. The Islands' only international airport is in the capital of Honiara on Guadalcanal Island. Solomon Airlines operates most international flights out of Honiara.
[Photo: Peter Rae/SMH]
Related Stories:
· Sydney all clear after tsunami warning [SMJ]
· Tsunami Swamps South Pacific Islands [NYT]
