Polynesian Blue

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Polynesian Blue

IATA DJ	ICAO PLB	Callsign Polyblue
Founded		October, 2005
Frequent flyer program		Velocity Rewards
Member lounge		The Lounge
Fleet size		4 (Uses Pacific Blue Aircraft)
Destinations		3 (APW, SYD and AKL
Parent company		Virgin Blue
Headquarters		Brisbane, Australia (Virgin Blue)
Key people		John Bartlett, CEO
Website: www.polynesianblue.com

Polynesian Blue is a Virgin Group airline, which flies between Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. It is 49% owned by the Samoa Government, and replaces the down-sized Polynesian Airlines, which ceased operating international jet services in 2005 and became an inter-island airline flying between Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Ownership
4 Fleet
5 Historical milestones
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

Virgin Blue signed an agreement with the Samoan Government to operate a joint venture airline called “Polynesian Blue”. The announcement came after several months of detailed discussions between the two parties and involves the Samoan Government and Virgin Blue joining forces to set up a new company that operates jet routes presently flown by Polynesian Airlines, from October 2005. Polynesian Airlines will continue to operate its existing turboprop aircraft and ground handling divisions.

[edit] Destinations

Further information: List of Polynesian Blue destinations

[edit] Ownership

Polynesian Blue is 49% owned by the Samoan Government, 49% owned by Virgin Blue and the remaining 2% will be held by an independent Samoan shareholder, Aggie Grey’s hotel.

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Polynesian Blue fleet includes ^[1] :

1 Boeing 737-800

Boeing 737-800 aircraft from the Pacific Blue Fleet are used for Polynesian Blue Services. At October 2006, Pacific Blue had one of their aircraft painted in Polynesian Blue Livery - the standard Virgin Red Fuselage, a stylised palm tree on the tail, along with the Virgin Blue "boomerang".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Historical milestones

First flight on October 31, 2005 between Apia and Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia.

[edit] External links

www.polynesianblue.com Official website of Polynesian Blue
www.virginbrand.com Unofficial blog of the Virgin Group

[edit] References

^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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