Air Tahiti Nui to Boost Los Angeles to Papeete Service to 5 Per Week Effective May 5.Business Editors/Travel & Airline Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002 Air Tahiti Nui Air Tahiti Nui is French Polynesia's flag carrier airline with its headquarters in Papeete, Tahiti. It operates international services for the low and high-end leisure travel markets. Its main base is Faa'a International Airport, Papeete[1]. , the leading carrier of passengers from North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to French Polynesia French Polynesia, officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete, on Tahiti. , will increase its service from 3 to 5 weekly flights between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Papeete effective May 5, the carrier announced today. The two additional flights from Los Angeles, operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays, will supplement the airline's current schedule of flights on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The additional flights will also offer an alternative departure time from the carrier's traditional 1:00 PM departure from Los Angeles: The flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays will depart at 10:55 PM with arrival scheduled for 4:30 AM the following morning in Papeete. Furthermore, Air Tahiti Nui will make a slight adjustment to its Sunday afternoon departure and move it back to depart at 3:45 PM to allow additional time for honeymooners, who make up a large percentage of the airline's customers, to prepare for their honeymoons after Saturday weddings. "We are very pleased to respond to marketplace demand by increasing our frequencies," said Wally wally Noun pl -lies Brit slang a stupid or foolish person [from the name Walter] Noun 1. Sumner, Air Tahiti Air Tahiti is a regional airline based in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Air Tahiti's network covers 46 islands within French Polynesia, plus the island of Rarotonga. Its main base is Faa'a International Airport, Papeete[1]. Nui's Vice President-North America. "With the introduction of our new schedule on May 5, we shall also be offering 3 classes of service -- first, business and economy -- on the Airbus A-340-300, the industry's long-range aircraft leader," he added. The additional departures from Papeete with the new schedule are slotted for Tuesdays and Sundays, adding to Air Tahiti Nui's departures on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The new frequencies will allow Air Tahiti Nui to work with its tour operator partners to offer a host of new tour packages for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. travelers. The airline, which inaugurated service in November of 1998, is renowned for its friendly Tahitian service and quality cuisine. The carrier's convenient departure times from Los Angeles make possible same day service from throughout North America to Papeete via Los Angeles. Flight time between Los Angeles and Papeete is approximately 7 hours and 45 minutes. To contact Air Tahiti Nui for more information regarding the expanded schedule, travelers are invited to call the airline's reservations center toll free at either 877/824-4846 or 866/835-9286 or visit the airline's web site at http://www.flyatn.com. |
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