A statement from the airline says the increase was previously approved by the Air Transport Licensing Authority but was withheld until 2009.
In its initial announcement of the increase in airfares earlier this year, Solomon Airlines indicated a vast disparity within the region on domestic fares and together with its submission to ATLA, received a 40 percent fare increase.
The airline then decided it will work with the new board to apply some internal controls, thereby deferring the full impact of the increase to a later date, which will not affect Christmas travels.
The airline said most of the public will have already paid for their return travel and therefore, an early January start of the increase will have the least impact on those returning travelers.
“The Solomon Airlines increases are still the cheapest compared to other national airlines in the region,” the airline said.
The increase will be effective on Jan. 5 for travels on or after that date unless already purchased.
