Samoa Airways has secured another six months to continue operating flights between Tutuila and the Manu’a Islands after the United States Department of Transportation extended a rare exemption allowing the foreign-owned carrier to fly a domestic American Samoa route.The 180-day approval, signed b...
U.S. grants Samoa Airways another six months for Manu'a flights
By Tautua Vaa
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11 July 2026, 3:30PM
Samoa Airways has secured another six months to continue operating flights between Tutuila and the Manu’a Islands after the United States Department of Transportation extended a rare exemption allowing the foreign-owned carrier to fly a domestic American Samoa route.
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