Air Niugini Upgrades And Increases Flight During The Peak Travel Period
Air Niugini has upgraded and increased flights on its domestic sector to ensure smooth operations during the peak period, allowing Papua New Guineans to arrive home in time to celebrate Christmas and New Year with families and loved ones. The airline will be operating its first Boeing 737 commercial flight into Kagamuga airport,� Mount Hagen commencing next Monday 14th December following a successful test flight this morning from Port Moresby to Hagen and back. The B737 aircraft will become a regular sight at Mount Hagen thereafter. Chief Executive Officer, Mr Bruce Alabaster said that by using the B737 to Mount Hagen, this will allow the Fokker jet aircraft that currently service the route to be used to increase capacity elsewhere during the peak period.
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Link PNG and PNG Air To Drive Lower Airfares And Create Aviation History
Link PNG has today confirmed its bid to acquire some of PNG Air in a move that will benefit Papua New Guinean Nationals and travellers. Nasfund�s Board has approved the sale of its shares in PNG Air to Link PNG, subject to Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) and other required approvals. Link PNG aims to strengthen the air network across PNG while ensuring the viability of the country�s second biggest airline at a time when airlines around the world are struggling to survive due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The same offer will be extended to all of PNG Air�s shareholders.
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