More than 130 Fiji Airways flights have been cancelled for 48 hours due to a tropical cyclone raging over the South Pacific nation. Seventy-one flights to and from Fiji - including from Australian capital cities to Nadi - on Saturday on Fiji Airways and Fiji Link have been cancelled due to the category two cyclone. Other airlines, including Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia also have delayed or cancelled flights on Saturday. "Fiji Airways apologises for any inconvenience caused to travel plans of, and reiterates that safety is always the airline's highest priority." "Tropical Cyclone Sarai is expected to make landfall in Fiji on 27 December.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2019 00:00 UTC