Cabinet at its meeting FK (22) 05 discussed and thereby approved the following schedule of flights for Samoa; 22nd February 2022,

  1. AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT (REPATRIATION / CARGO)
  • 26th February 2022 : Air New Zealand flight for Cargo only and uplift RSE workers to New Zealand
  • 28th February 2022 : Charter flight to take RSE workers to New Zealand
  • 6th March 2022 : Repatriation flight from Auckland New Zealand
  • 29th March 2022 : Repatriation flight from Auckland New Zealand
  1. FIJI AIRWAYS FLIGHT
  • 18th March 2022: Flight to bring home scholarship students completing their studies and to bring workers in Samoa. This flight is also schedule to bring home; Tafili Fineaso Aimaasu as travelled to India for wife’s medical treatment.
  1. QANTAS FLIGHT
  • 2 or 16 March 2022 : Qantas Flight to only uplift Seasonal workers to Australia

At the same time, Cabinet also approved a vessel trip to pull the Submarine Cable for Tokelau’s communication to the world.

  • Implement routine health protection for the crew and must be quarantine
  • A charted flight from Hawaii to bring in 4 workers to pull the Submarine Cable for Tokelau’s communication to the world.

The National Emergency Operation Centre (N.E.O.C.) has been tasked to coordinate
and monitor these flights, while the Ministry of Health continues to lead the COVID-19 border protection, through enforcement of compliance with Samoa’s travel
advisory.