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Air Niugini Continues To Show Support To PNG Human Resource Institute (PNGHRI)

Air Niugini has continue to show support for the staging of the annual PNG Human Resource Institute (PNGHRI) national conference. Managing Director, Mr Alan Milne presented a cheque of K10, 000 to President of PNGHRI, Mr Jerry Wemin at Air Niugini head office in Port Moresby last Friday. Mr Milne said people is one of the four core areas of the airline�s higher altitude transformation program where Air Niugini is giving staff across all ANG network the opportunity to progress their career.

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Air Niugini Ready To Take Up The Cairns/Hong Kong Route via Port Moresby

Air Niugini is ready to operate Cairns/Hong Kong route via Port Moresby using its wide body Boeing 767 aircraft, commencing in October this year.�Managing Director, Alan Milne made the airline�s capabilities known during a meeting with business leaders in Cairns recently.Air Niugini�s offer to take up the Cairns/Hong Kong route followed an earlier announcement by Cathay Pacific to cease flights on that route by October this year after operating for 25 years. Mr Milne said � Air Niugini is not new to the Hong Kong route and is not new to Cairns, we already operating three weekly services to Hong Kong as well as five services to each of the other Asian hubs of Singapore and Manila using our Boeing 767 aircraft. We provide convenient connections from Cairns to Asia and the wider Pacific and are already the fastest route from Cairns to Manila.� We are also the fastest one stop route between Cairns and Hong Kong at a little over 9 hours, compared to 13 plus hours via Brisbane and Singapore and at competitive fares.�

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Air Niugini Encourages Cairns Business Community To Make Use Of Its Frequent Services

Air Niugini Managing Director, Alan Milne has encouraged the business community in Cairns, Australia to make use of the airline�s frequent services between Cairns and Port Moresby and the convenient Air Niugini connections from Port Moresby to twenty three (23) domestic towns and resource industry centres throughout Papua New Guinea. Mr Milne was speaking during a recent meeting with the Cairns Business leaders in Cairns. Mr Milne said �We provide 9 to 10 weekly services on our Fokker 70 and F100 jet aircraft, which have 76 to 100 seats including business class seats and we offer the fastest flight times on the route, which is ideal for business and leisure travelers alike�

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Resumption Of Jet Services To Tokua Airport, Rabaul

Air Niugini has resumed its jet operations to Tokua airport, Rabaul since Saturday, 08th June 2019 following the completion of urgent maintenance works on the airport runway by the National Airports Corporation (NAC). Since 21st February this year, Air Niugini services to Rabaul were downgraded from Fokker 70/100 aircraft to Dash 8 with some schedule changes to Hoskins, Kavieng, Buka and Rabaul to cater for the unplanned maintenance works.

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Air Niugini Female Aircraft Maintenance Engineers(AMEs)

Some of our female Aircraft Maintenance Engineers(AMEs) taking a break during the C Checks or heavy maintenance checks on one of ANG’s Fokker 70 aircraft.They are among 30 plus engineering staff who are involved in the in-house heavy maintenance checks being carried out at the ANG Engineering hangar in Port Moresby

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Mobile Ticketing Relaunched

Air Niugini in partnership with Bank South Pacific (BSP) have made customers� travel easier, more convenient and faster through the Air Niugini Airline Ticket Payment platform on the upgraded BSP Mobile Banking (*131#). In officially launching this, Air Niugini Managing Director Alan Milne said, “this mobile payment service is part of the new way forward for e-commerce in the country and utilising the platform will make it easier for customers of all walks of life.�

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Ground Operations Staff Commended

Managing Director, Alan Milne presented commendation letter to staff from Ground Operations who performed exceptionally well during the first quarter of this year.They include those from customer services, ramp, check-in counter, baggage and excess collection, cleaning and others.

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Chairmans Visit To Madang Sales Office

Air Niugini Board Chairman, Sir Kostas Constantinou and his Board of Directors paid a courtesy call on ANG staff in Madang this morning prior to the commencement of the board meeting.�Since his appointment last year, Sir Kostas has made it his business to visit ANG staff in the outports whenever he is in the area.

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Chairman’s Visit to Madang

Air Niugini Board Chairman, Sir Kostas Constantinou took the opportunity to introduce his board to the airline’s key business partners in Madang last night during the function.�The board is chaired by Sir Kostas, other members include deputy chairman, Andrew Nui and directors, Ian Jepson, Kenneth Harvey and ANG Managing Director , Alan Milne.

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2019 Air Niugini Ground Operations and Aviation Security conference

The two day Air Niugini Ground Operations and Aviation Security conference 2019 has commenced in Port Moresby today and will continue tomorrow.It is being attended by Port Managers and staff from both ANG’s domestic and international ports. Also in attendance are service providers, airline partners and others. Managing Director, Alan Milne welcomed the participants this morning and urged them to ensure interactive discussions and learn as much as they could.

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Air Niugini Launches A Rural Sales Agent In Ialibu

Air Niugini has officially opened a Rural Sales Agent(RSA) in Ialibu, Southern Highlands last week bringing to total seven RSAs appointed so far to represent ANG by providing its services including sales of tickets to people in underserviced, rural communities who do not have direct access to the airline services. Air Niugini�s Executive Manager, Sales and Distribution �Charlie Wanma told hundreds of people that gathered for the launch at Ialibu-Pangia station that ANG understands the challenges of people moving to and from rural areas into towns and cities to access airline services and therefore has brought these services right to their door steps.

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Air Niugini Succesfully Hosts 3rd Annual Kokoda Cup

Air Niugini has successfully hosted the 3rd annual Kokoda Cup match in a colourful ceremony yesterday (Sunday, 05th May) at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, coinciding with the Queensland Intrust Cup round 9 match between SP PNG Hunters and Townsville Blackhawks. The cup was carried onto the field by two Air Niugini pilots, First Officers Ponrilei Posanau and Bernice Watinga, accompanied by the lovely cabin crew- all in uniform. The pilots handed over the cup to Air Niugini Managing Director, Alan Milne who later passed it to Chairman of PNG Rugby Football League, Sandis Tsaka.

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Air Niugini Resumes Jet Operations To Aropa Airport

Air Niugini will resume jet operations to Aropa airport in Kieta, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB), effective Tuesday 07th May, 2019. The flight resumption is made possible following the installation of solar panels which supply power to Precision Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at the airport runway. PAPI lights are a visual aid that is generally located beside the runway that provides guidance information to help pilots maintain the correct approach to an airport. It is a requirement for jet operations.

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Chairman’s Visit To Mt Hagen

Chairman of Air Niugini Limited, Sir Kostas Constantinou OBE, paid a courtesy visit to the Mt Hagen Sales & Ticketing office this morning to share a few words of encouragement with the team. Airport Supervisor, Revi Tai was also present. Port Manager, Kially Polau presented a traditional axe to the Chairman as a token of the team’s appreciation for his visit. The Chairman’s inclusive approach is always warmly received by the Air Niugini teams in the network.

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