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Flight Review: Solomon Airlines – Honiara to Brisbane

October 29, 2018 By James Clark

Flight Review: Solomon Airlines - Honiara to Brisbane

Flight: Solomon Airlines IE 700
From: Honiara (HIR) To: Brisbane (BNE)

I flew with Solomon Airlines from Honiara to Brisbane. This was the return leg of my flight from Brisbane to Honiara, and I was visiting Solomon Islands as part of a media trip from Australia.

Solomon Airlines operates flights to Brisbane in codeshare with Qantas. From Brisbane you can then connect to other destinations in Australia through the Qantas network.

If you are going to be visiting Solomon Islands regularly it would be worth signing up for their frequent flyer program (Belama Club) for flights not codeshared with Qantas.

Honiara International Airport

There is no online check-in, but it’s not a busy airport and checking in was a smooth process.

International check in

It’s a small airport with not much to do in the airside waiting lounge, so have lunch before if you can’t wait for the inflight meal. The flight to Brisbane is with the single A320 in the Solomon Airlines fleet.

Walking to the plane

Flight IE 700 departs at 14.45 and arrives in Brisbane at 17.00 (1 hour behind), for a scheduled flight duration of 3H, 15M.

Solomon Airlines at Honiara

I was in economy for this flight, the economy seats have generous leg room.

Economy legroom

Solomons inflight magazine.

Solomon Airlines inflight magazine

Solomon Airlines also fly to Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Kiribati. This was my first time to a Pacific island nation, and now that I have a taste for it I’m looking at map and seeing where else I could go via Honiara.

International route map

Solomon Airlines is a full-service airline, and a full meal is provided on international flights. For this late lunch I got the chicken and rice, which comes with bread and fruit salad.

Inflight meal

A tea and coffee service is provided after the meal.

Coffee

There is no inflight entertainment, so bring your own devices or book.

The flight arrived on time in Brisbane, and thus concluded my trip to the Solomons.

Overall this was a comfortable flight and a good option for flying to Honiara. I also did domestic flights with Solomon Airlines, and I would be happy to be back doing more domestic flights, or travelling en route to other South Pacific destinations.

To get an idea of what it’s like to travel in Solomon Islands, here is a summary of my week of visiting reefs and war wrecks.

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: bne airport, honiara, solomon airlines, solomon islands

About James Clark

James Clark is the founder of Nomadic Notes. He has been a digital nomad since 2003, and Nomadic Notes features trip reports, train travel articles, and where to stay guides. He writes about transport and urban development at Future Southeast Asia. Subscribe to the weekly travel newsletter.

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