Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka announced that foreign airline crew members were sexually assaulted and robbed on New Year's Day.

Two crew members of the Australian airline Virgin Australia were allegedly raped and robbed in the Fijian city of Nadi during a night out in the early hours of News Year’s Day.

Authorities in Fiji have charged a man with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old member of a Virgin Australia flight crew on New Year's Day, a police official in the Pacific island nation said on Saturday.

A man charged over the rape and sexual assault of a female airline crew member in Fiji is expected to face court. According to local media sources, he is set to appear at Nadi Magistrates Court on Monday and his case could be referred to the nation’s High Court due to the seriousness of his alleged offences.

The alleged attacks took place in the nightclub area of the city of Nadi, home to the international airport, officials said.

The Fiji government on Thursday said police were investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who were allegedly victims of rape and theft in Nadi in the early hours of New Year's Day.

A man in Fiji has been charged over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year's Eve.

Australian airline Virgin Australia said on Thursday that it was aware of an incident on New Year's Eve involving its crew members in Nadi, Fiji. "We confirm police are investigating the Australian airline crew case as they were victims of theft and of allegations of rape after clubbing,