Fiji Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Transport === {{Main|Transport in Fiji}} [[File:Nadi airport - Arrivals 2.jpg|thumb|Nadi airport β arrivals]] [[File:Yasawa Flyer Ferry.jpg|thumb|The ''Yasawa Flyer'' ferry connects Port Denarau near [[Nadi]] with the [[Yasawa Islands]].]] Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) is responsible for the operation of 15 public airports in the Fiji Islands. These include two international airports: Nadi international Airport, Fiji's main international gateway, and Nausori Airport, Fiji's domestic hub, and 13 outer island airports. Fiji's main airline is [[Fiji Airways]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Air Pacific reverts to original Fiji Airways name | url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-pacific-reverts-original-fiji-airways-name-wb-118735 | work=[[National Business Review]] | first=Nevil | last=Gibson | date=14 May 2012 | access-date=14 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517023006/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-pacific-reverts-original-fiji-airways-name-wb-118735 | archive-date=17 May 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Inter-island vessel.jpg|thumb|An inter-island vessel sails past one of the islands in the east of Fiji]] The [[Nadi International Airport]] is located {{convert|9|km}} north of central Nadi and is the largest Fijian hub.<ref>[http://www.airportsfiji.com/ Airports Fiji Limited] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417225546/http://airportsfiji.com/ |date=17 April 2010 }}. Retrieved April 2010.</ref> [[Nausori International Airport]] is about {{convert|23|km}} northeast of downtown Suva and serves mostly domestic traffic with flights from Australia and New Zealand. The main airport in the second largest island of Vanua Levu is [[Labasa Airport]]<ref>[http://www.airportsfiji.com/outer_islands.php Airports Fiji Limited β Outer Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020715/http://airportsfiji.com/outer_islands.php |date=6 November 2012 }}. Airportsfiji.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref> located at Waiqele, southwest of Labasa Town. The largest aircraft handled by Labasa Airport is the [[ATR 72]]. Fiji's larger islands have extensive bus routes that are affordable and consistent in service.<ref name="lonelyplanet" /> There are bus stops, and in rural areas buses are often simply hailed as they approach.<ref name="lonelyplanet" /> Buses are the principal form of public transport<ref>[http://www.ltafiji.com/public.php Land Transport Authority β "Steering Fiji Safely"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019000159/http://www.ltafiji.com/public.php |date=19 October 2012 }}. Ltafiji.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref> and passenger movement between the towns on the main islands. Buses also serve on inter-island ferries. Bus fares and routes are regulated by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Bus and taxi drivers hold Public Service Licenses issued by the LTA. Taxis are licensed by the LTA and operate widely all over the country. Apart from urban, town-based taxis, there are others that are licensed to serve rural or semi-rural areas. Inter-island ferries provide services between Fiji's principal islands, and large vessels operate roll-on-roll-off services such as [[Patterson Brothers Shipping Company LTD]], transporting vehicles and large amounts of cargo between the main island of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, and other smaller islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiji.travel/us/information/transport|title=Transport|website=Tourism Fiji|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203191339/http://www.fiji.travel/us/information/transport|archive-date=3 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page