EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND FIJI CONCERNING AIR SERVICES OF 26 APRIL 1979

(Suva, 4 September 1991 and 21 April 1992)

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 21 APRIL 1992

STATUS REPORT

Letter No. 1

His Excellency Mr Brian Absolum
New Zealand Ambassador to Fiji
Suva 

To 

Mr David S. Pickering, CBE
Minister for Civil Aviation
Suva

New Zealand Embassy
Suva
4 September 1991

My dear Minister

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Fiji concerning Air Services done at Suva on 26 April 1979 (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) and to propose that the existing Schedule which forms part of the Agreement be deleted and replaced with the following:

SCHEDULE

Section 1

Routes to be operated in both directions by the designated airline of Fiji:

Points of Origin	Intermediate Points	Points in New Zealand	Points Beyond	
(1) Points in Fiji	-	Auckland	-	
(2) Points in Fiji	-	Wellington
Christchurch	-	
(3) Points in Fiji	Tonga
Niue	Auckland	-	
(4) Points in Fiji	Tonga
American Samoa	Rarotonga	French Polynesia	

Section 2

Routes to be operated in both directions by the designated airline of New Zealand:

Points of Origin	Intermediate Points	Points in New Zealand	Points Beyond	
(1) Points in NZ	-	Nadi	Points in North America
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Cook Is.
Hawaii
South Korea	
(2) Points in NZ	-	Suva	- 	

Note: Points on the routes set out in Section 1 and Section 2 of this schedule may be omitted on any or all flights provided that each service begins or ends in the territory of the Contracting Party which has designated the airline in question.

If the above proposal is acceptable to the Government of Fiji, I have the further honour to propose that this Note together with your reply shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of your Note in reply.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

BRIAN ABSOLUM
New Zealand Ambassador

Letter No. 2

Mr David S. Pickering, CBE
Minister for Civil Aviation
Suva

To

His Excellency Mr Donald Mackay
New Zealand Ambassador to Fiji
Suva

Suva
21 April 1992

Your Excellency, 

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Note dated 4 September, 1991 which reads as follows:

[As in No. 1]

I have the honour to confirm that the above proposal is acceptable to the Government of Fiji and that your Note together with this reply shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force on the date of this reply.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

DAVID S. PICKERING, CBE
Minister for Civil Aviation