Pacific aviation is struggling to take off after the pandemic – how can the ‘blue continent’ stay connected?
- Written by Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University

With Samoa fully reopening its borders on August 1, another Pacific country moved tentatively forwards after two years of border closures and little or no international tourism.
But opening up is not as simple as flipping a switch, given the many challenges facing Pacific aviation. Rising fuel costs, mounting debt, management issues and...