SZB SAMOA Company slogan Spirit of Savaii Headquarters Apia, Samoa Founded 2012 Destinations 10 | Focus cities Asau, Salelologa Website www.samoaair.ws Motto Spirit of Savaii Fleet size 2 Key people Chris Langton (CEO) | |
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Hubs Faleolo International Airport Hub Faleolo International Airport | ||
Samoa Air is a small airline from Samoa that operates scheduled flights between the domestic islands as well as to American Samoa. It also provides charter flights and medical transfer flights.
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Incidents
On 21 June 2012, a Samoa Air aircraft almost collided with a Polynesian Airlines aircraft near Fagali'i. Both aircraft were on the same flight path. Civil Aviation issued a stern warning to Samoa Air for failing to follow standard operating procedures. Samoa Air's CEO, Chris Langton, disputed the outcome of the investigation.
Pay by weight
Samoa Air gained global press coverage by becoming the first airline in the world to charge customers by body weight plus luggage.
The fare is calculated by multiplying a base fare (depending on the route flown) by the total weight of the passenger plus their luggage. So a passenger flying from Apia to Asau weighing 80 kg and carrying 20 kg of luggage would pay US$132 for the flight (100 kg x US$1.32 base fare), while another passenger weighing 60 kg and traveling without luggage would pay US$79.20 (60 kg x US$1.32 base fare) for the same flight. Children are charged in the same way at a 75% rate.