The deal puts Air Tahiti Nui’s TN code on inter-island flights, letting international travellers book a single ticket through to Bora Bora or Rarotonga.
Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti have activated the codeshare the two carriers signed in December 2025, with the first flights under the partnership going on sale and operating from June 3.
The deal places Air Tahiti Nui’s TN code on selected inter-island flights run by Air Tahiti. It lets international visitors book a single ticket combining a long-haul flight from Europe, the United States, Japan, New Zealand or Australia with an onward inter-island leg to Bora Bora in French Polynesia or Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
International flights are operated by Air Tahiti Nui on its Boeing 787-9 Tahitian Dreamliners, with the inter-island legs flown by Air Tahiti on ATR 72 aircraft.
Air Tahiti has served French Polynesia for more than 65 years, running over 500 scheduled flights a week across a network of 47 domestic destinations and one in the Cook Islands, with a fleet of 12 aircraft. Air Tahiti Nui is the territory’s international flag carrier.
Why it matters for the trade
The friction in selling the Islands of Tahiti has always been the last leg. A client books the long-haul to Papeete, then has to arrange the hop to Bora Bora separately, with separate liability if the connection breaks. This collapses that into one ticket on one booking.
For agents, that is a cleaner sell and a cleaner service recovery if something goes wrong. Through-fares and protected connections are what make a multi-island itinerary feel like a package rather than a gamble.
It also widens the funnel for Rarotonga. Putting the Cook Islands inside a single ticket from five international markets gives a small destination reach it could not buy alone.
Source: Air Tahiti press release.