Airline confirms closure, impact

NADI-BASED workers of Australian airline, Qantas, will not be affected by the closure of its retail travel centre in Fiji next month.

A Qantas spokeswoman told this newspaper the airline employed nine workers in Fiji — six in Suva and three in Nadi. "The Nadi-based employees are unaffected by the changes. However, all six Suva-based employees have been offered employment with Tappoo Group of Companies."

The airline said it was no longer commercially viable for Qantas to have its own retail presence in Fiji and would subsequently close its retail travel centre as a result next month.
Tappoo Group of Companies executive chairman Kantilal Tappoo confirmed they had signed the deal to be the airline's official general sales agent. During the ground-breaking ceremony for the group's $30million TappooCity Lautoka project, Mr Tappoo said they would continue to expand their retail business through renovation of their store in Nausori and a newly-opened outlet in Nakasi despite the diversification.

Source: Fiji Times