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Christmas Island is NOW OPEN!

After almost 39 months, a Fiji Airways flight with about 25 fishermen landed on Kiritimati (Christmas Island) on May 3rd. Skinny Waters had a few fishermen in this first group of Guinea pigs and what follows is a second hand report of how the…
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Christmas Island Opening Delayed... Again!

Yep, almost three years since a commercial flight has landed at Cassidy Airport. Frantically, we were hoping the early December 2022 opening wasn't another mirage. Not the case, right now there are no flights available until April 2023. A few…
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COVID Requirements for Christmas Island Opening

More and more signs point to Christmas Island opening in early December. I just received this document listing the requirements to be allowed in. Seems like a Honolulu COVID test will be required to make the 24 hour deadline. Also note the information…
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Time to Wet a Line.... We Hope!

The next flight to Christmas Island leaves Honolulu on December 6th, 2022 and all signs point to it really happening this time. The airline sent a team to inspect the runway a couple months ago and there is some good buzz on the island. Skinny…
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Opening Delayed Again!

Not surprising anyone, Fiji Air has once again delayed their flight schedule onto Christmas Island. Flights now resume, allegedly, at the beginning of July. Keep tying and keep hoping that this time it really happens. The folks there have been…
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Christmas Island, No Place better to Quarantine

I'm asked all the time if Christmas Island is really opening up to fly fishermen at the beginning of May. The answer is YES!, Fiji Airways is currently offering flights starting May 3rd, 2022 from Honolulu. This is the news we've all been waiting…