Air Tahiti Nui , the small flag carrier of French Polynesia, has an extremely fascinating operating portfolio. The carrier operates just a handful of routes from its principal hub at Faa'a International Airport (PPT) in Papeete. Of these routes, only the flight from Papeete to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was actually able to turn a profit , according to figures that were reported by Radio1 from strategy consulting firm Arthur D. Little, which has long been seen as a leader in aviation strategy consulting.

The analysis pointed to Paris and Auckland as routes that come close to breaking even for the carrier. On the other hand, the airline's routes to Seattle and Tokyo have both consistently lost money for the airline, and they also denote a relatively poor deployment of the

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