EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf
EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf
EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf
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Airfares<br />
Figure A.39 compares the cost of a return airfare 99 from Auckland to selected <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
destinations and from Miami to selected Caribbean destinations, and the distance (km). <strong>The</strong><br />
flights between Jamaica and Miami and between Barbados and Miami are direct routes.<br />
Figure A.39: Airfare Cost (US$) vs. Distance (km)<br />
2000<br />
1800<br />
1600<br />
Koror, Palau<br />
Pohnpei, FSM<br />
Return Airfare ($US)<br />
1400<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
Port Moresby, PNG Dili, Timor-Leste<br />
Tarawa, Kiribati Majuro, Marshall Islands<br />
Honiara, Solomon Islands<br />
Hewanorra, St Lucia<br />
Bridgetown, Barbados<br />
Point Salines, Grenada<br />
Apia, Samoa<br />
Kingston, Jamaica<br />
Suva, Fiji<br />
Tongatapu, Tonga Port Vila, Vanuatu<br />
Nadi, Fiji<br />
200<br />
0<br />
- 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000<br />
Distance (km)<br />
Source: Airfares quoted by the Terrace Travel. <strong>Pacific</strong> airfares for October 2004, Caribbean airfares for May 2004<br />
Note: PNG: Papua New Guinea, FSM: Federates States of Micronesia. 1 NZD = 0.6621 USD<br />
This shows that given the distance involved, a return flight to Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and<br />
Vanuatu from Auckland is cheaper than return flights from Miami to the Caribbean<br />
comparator countries shown here. Return flights from Auckland to Kiribati, Papua New<br />
Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Marshall Islands are more expensive relative to distance.<br />
Safety and Security<br />
International airport and air service security is coordinated by the International Civil<br />
Aviation Organization (ICAO).<br />
To overcome human resources constraints, <strong>Pacific</strong> leaders have been exploring the concept<br />
of a regional regulatory office for safety, the <strong>Pacific</strong> Aviation Safety Office (PASO). PASO<br />
would be responsible for regulation, oversight and personnel licensing for flight operations,<br />
airworthiness, airports and security. <strong>The</strong> organization will offer ‘user pays’ services (such as<br />
inspection services) at a favorable rate for member countries. Member countries will not be<br />
obliged to use PASO services, but they will be required to meet PASO standards. It is<br />
envisaged that this organization will require external funding assistance over the initial<br />
99 Fares vary by route, carrier and class. To provide a consistent standard, this graph compares mid-range<br />
economy return airfares to give a realistic indication of what the average traveller could expect to pay on<br />
these routes.<br />
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