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your datebook in tahiti and its islands © tahitipresse exposition / exhibition du 9 au 12 novembre tatoonesia : convention internationale sur le tatouage polynesien / international polynesia tattoo convention hotel sheraton de tahiti renseignements/information : (689) 26 00 46 du 9 au 12 novembre exposition sur l histoire du tatouage aux marquises marquisan tattoos s history exposition fare manihini - maison du tourisme papeete renseignements/information : (689) 50 57 43 12 novembre tatoonesia beauty awards. election des plus beaux «tatoues». concerts live place to ata du 18 au 20 novembre matahiti maohi native cultural festival - celebration du nouvel an polynesien representants de toutes les iles du triangle polynesien (archipels de polynesie francaise, ile de paques, nouvelle-zelande, hawaii, tonga, samoa, wallis et futuna) danses, presentation d arts traditionnels, demonstrations culinaires, tatouages traditionnels, etc.) traditionnal dance, art and activities with various cultural delegations from the polynesian triangle (french polynesia, new zealand, hawaii, tonga, samoa, wallis and futuna) site de faratea a taravao, tahiti renseignements/information : polynesian triangle association (689): 25 67 47 du 30 novembre au 7 decembre exposition des marquises / marquesas archipelago exposition esplanade basse (place to ata) - papeete renseignements/information : (689) 54 87 40 danse / dance du 9 au 12 novembre diners spectacles sur le theme du tatouage hotel sheraton tahiti renseignements/information : (689) 86 48 48 pour faire face a cette importante augmentation du trafic passager, air tahiti met en place une programmation dont l objectif est d atteindre un niveau de satisfaction qui soit egal a la demande, sous reserve des possibilites techniques et des contraintes operationnelles de la compagnie. air tahiti doit en effet composer avec la disponibilite des appareils, celle du personnel naviguant et des agents d escales. la mise en place de vol supplementaire est un effort important de la part d air tahiti car ces vols affichent complet, mais dans un seul sens ! au depart de la course, ils sont pleins, en direction des iles sous le vent, ou se tient la course. mais ils reviennent quasiment vide apres avoir transporte les participants. a l issue de la course pour ramener les participants et le public, les avions au depart de tahiti volent quasiment a vide. le soutien d air tahiti ne s arrete pas la. la compagnie propose, egalement, des reductions tarifaires a tous les equipages engages, aux secouristes et aux equipes medicales de la course, ainsi qu au comite organisateur. air tahiti est fiere de participer pleinement au bon deroulement et au succes de l hawaiki nui va a, sans doute l evenement sportif polynesien le plus important. air tahiti, natural partner of the hawaiki nui va a since the inception of this sporting event in 1991, the polynesian domestic airline brings its indispensable support to the organization and progress of this great va a race throughout the leeward islands. during the hawaiki nui, the airline must face the highest peak of its yearly activity. more than 60 additional flights are grafted onto the usual flight program. a genuine challenge for all airline staff who must carry, in a few days and in the best possible conditions, many of the 1 400 rowers entered in the race, some of the 450 race officials and the public from the windward islands. to face this important increase of passenger traffic, air tahiti sets up a program that seeks to reach a satisfaction level proportional to the demand, within the airline s technical possibilities and operational constraints. air tahiti must juggle the availability of aircraft, of pilots and flight attendants, and of ground agents. adding flights is a significant effort on the part of air tahiti, as these flights are fully booked, but only on one leg of the trip! as the race starts, the planes are full going to the leeward islands where the race takes place. but they come back almost empty after having flown the race entrants. at the end of the race the planes leave tahiti again almost empty, before bringing back competitors and public. air tahiti support does not stop there. the airline also offers discount rates to all racing crews, to firstaid workers and medical teams, and to the race s organizing committee. air tahiti is proud of its full implication in the event and in the success of the hawaiki nui va a race, probably the most important polynesian sports event. 29 novembre course de kayak / kayak race bora bora - maupiti renseignements/information : (689) 67 82 46 52 r e v u e d e b o r d n ° 5 2 / a i r ta h i t i / o n - b o a r d m a g a z i n e n ° 5 2