Delailasakau marks anniversary of 1999 Air Fiji crash
17 people died when domestic flight PC121 crashed into the hills of Mataicicia in Naitasiri on July 24, 1999.
Sunday 26 July 2026 | 13:30
Delailasakau villagers yesterday paused to remember the 17 people who died in the 1999 Air Fiji crash. Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Filipo Tarakinikini, led a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the tragedy.
Fiji Police Force.
Delailasakau villagers yesterday marked the 27th anniversary of one of Fiji's worst aviation tragedies.
Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Filipo Tarakinikini, led a wreath-laying ceremony in memory of the 17 people who died in the 1999 Air Fiji crash.
The annual Delailasakau Day commemorates the victims of domestic flight PC121, which crashed into the hills of Mataicicia in Naitasiri on July 24, 1999, claiming the lives of all 17 passengers and crew on board.
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Ambassador Tarakinikini led the tribute, while Inspector of Police Paulino Wakanini represented the Fiji Police Force at the solemn ceremony.
Villagers gathered to remember those who lost their lives and reflect on a tragedy that remains etched in the community's history.
The commemoration concluded with a soli to support the construction of the new St Francis of Assisi Church in Delailasakau Village.
