Local investments outweight diaspora in the funding to get new jet aircrafts for international routes.
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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14 June 2026, 9:00AM
A flagship promise by the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST)-led government to relaunch Samoa's national airline and acquire two jet aircraft has suffered a significant setback, with just $459,000 raised through a special investment fund and nearly 77 per cent of that amount coming from local investors rather than the overseas Samoan community it was designed to attract, the Samoa Observer can reveal.
