Ti'avea
Apia, SAMOA — A proposed airstrip at Ti'avea on the east coast of Samoa's Upolu island may never take off following a demand for compensation.
The village has demanded $US2.049 million dollars for the land earmarked for the airstrip.
The Samoa Observer newspaper reported the Minister of Works,...

![A Polynesian Airlines Twin Otter aircraft at Fagali'i Airport in Upolu, Samoa. [Photo: Alan Lebeda] A Polynesian Airlines Twin Otter aircraft at Fagali'i Airport in Upolu, Samoa.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/polynesian_airlines_de_havilland.jpg?itok=Vh4i6yf3)