Talofa Airways (Apia Faleolo) will begin commercial operations on Monday, August 29 airline owner and chief pilot Jeffrey Hunter has told the American Samoa Visitors Bureau Official Newsletter.

Regular daily return flights between Apia Faleolo and Pago Pago, American Samoa will operate on-board a pair of Turbo Commander 690s.

Having secured US regulatory authority late last month, the Samoan start-up is now setting its sights on long term regional expansion opportunities which include services to Tonga, Niue, and Wallis Island.