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SAA CEO: IATA has “no business” over airport fees

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 24 February 2026, 10:10PM

The Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Airport Authority, Tumanuvao Evile Falefatu, has criticised the International Air Transport Association (IATA) following its call for the government to reconsider newly implemented airport departure fees, saying the global airline body has “no business” over Samoa’s laws.

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 24 February 2026, 10:10PM
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