Palau Paradise Express

[Albert Hoffman]

Nauru Airlines is launching a non-stop from BNE to the hidden tropical gem of Palau, an archipelago compromising of more than 300 islands. Anyone been? Better than Bali I gather?

Nauru Airlines to open non-stop link from Brisbane to Palau

The addition of Palau, which is part of Micronesia and lies north of Papua New Guinea and east of the Philippines, gives Brisbane the highest number of Pacific connections out of any Australian airport, with a total of 14.

australianaviation.com.au

Starting on 21 May, the weekly six-hour “Palau Paradise Express” service, operating using 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft, will leave Brisbane at 11:30pm on Tuesdays, arriving 4:30am local time on Wednesdays, then return at 10:30pm on Wednesday for a 5:30am Thursday touchdown in Brisbane.

An interesting cultural titbit

https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/things-to-do-in-palau/news-story/da80148ebf6eb56d146443b8aa067075

Although the chiefs are all men, they’re chosen by a council of women. Palauan society is both matriarchal and matrilineal, meaning that inheritance, land ownership and lineage is all traced through the female line. Women also control the finances. One guide tells me an amusing story of her dad asking her mum if he could buy a new chainsaw.

 

[Scr77]

Count me in! Been busing to get to jellyfish lake!

 

[henrus]

I looked at booking but at $759 the cheapest oneway fare (and that's just the sale) and normal prices around $1200 oneway this isn't a cheap service. Right now Fiji Airways is doing return to the US (including a stop in Fiji) for a similar price.

 

[Albert Hoffman]

Hopefully it'll be cheaper when the route goes to tender in October.

 

[henrus]

Hopefully it'll be cheaper when the route goes to tender in October.

Route going to tender?

 

[Albert Hoffman]

It's financed by the Aus Goverment and Nauru Airlines have the contract till october then it's an open tender.