{"id":5632,"date":"2021-04-26T21:43:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=5632"},"modified":"2021-04-26T21:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:43:13","slug":"repatriation-flight-for-100-samoans-from-us-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=5632","title":{"rendered":"Repatriation Flight for 100 Samoans from US cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5554\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5554\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5554\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Repatriation-aircraft-Image.jpg?resize=740%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Repatriation aircraft Image\" width=\"740\" height=\"366\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>One of the repatriation flights arriving at Faleolo International Airport.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Lagi Keresoma<\/p>\n<p><strong>APIA, SAMOA \u2013 26 APRIL 2021:<\/strong> \u00a0The repatriation flight that was to bring in 100 Samoans from the United States this week has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Agafili Shem Leo has confirmed the flight has been cancelled as the Fiji Airways that was to fly the passengers in faces a lockdown due to new COVID-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The flight which was to bring home 110 Samoans from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Agafili is urging those booked on that flight not to cancel their bookings but to negotiate with Fiji Airways for other possible flights in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi Keresoma APIA, SAMOA \u2013 26 APRIL 2021: \u00a0The repatriation flight that was to bring in 100 Samoans from the United States this week has been cancelled. 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