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| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa Airways | PH | PAO | POLYNESIAN | 1959 | ||
| Talofa Airways |  | TA | TAL | TALOFA | 2016 | |
This is a list of airlines currently operating in Samoa.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa Airways | PH | PAO | POLYNESIAN | 1959 | ||
| Talofa Airways | | TA | TAL | TALOFA | 2016 | |
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polynesian Airlines |  | OL | PAO | POLYNESIAN | 1959 | 2017 | Rebranded as Samoa Airways |
| Polynesian Blue |  | DJ | PBL | BLUEBIRD | 2005 | 2011 | Rebranded as Virgin Samoa |
| Samoa Air | OL | SZB | SAMOA | 2012 | 2015 | ||
| South Pacific Express | SPX | 2005 | 2009 | ||||
| Virgin Samoa |  | VA | VOZ | VELOCITY | 2011 | 2017 |
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