This was the only shot I managed to get a Faleolo Airport at Apia.

Vegetarian sandwich and yogurt was served on this short sector.

The flight path of FJ852 as recorded on FlightRadar24.

Apia to Nadi

November 8 in Samoa ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

Fiji Airways FJ852 | APW/NAN
Economy Class
Boeing 737 MAX8 | DQ-FAE Island of Koro
ATD/0441 | ATA/0538

We landed at a dark Faleolo Airport ahead of schedule at 3.30am. As we had crossed the international dateline after midnight, I did not get to see November 7th at all.

Most of the passengers who embarked at HNL disembarked at Apia, and the transit passengers were required to remain in board. Boarding commenced early, and we departed from Apia ahead of schedule. I was impressed that Fiji Airways was so proactive.

The flight was almost full on this second sector, but I still had one empty seat next to me. On this short leg, we were offered a small sandwich and yoghurt. We landed at Nadi ahead of schedule again. But, despite this headstart, the transit experience wasn’t the best. I’ll cover that in my next entry.Read more