Air Niugini recommences Domestic Services on Monday 06th April, 2020
Air Niugini flights for the domestic sector will recommence on Monday 06th April. The decision to recommence domestic services follows advice yesterday from the National Government lifting the two-week lockdown period for domestic travel on 06th April. Air Niugini recommences Domestic Services on Monday 06th April 2020.
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Air Niugini assists the Government of PNG through the State of Emergency (SOE).
Air Niugini assists the Government of PNG through the State of Emergency (SOE). Air Niugini has operated freighter services to airlift Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other essential medicines, medical items and critical medical personnel during the State of Emergency (SOE) as mandated by the National Government.
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Rebooking of existing travel � COVID-19 – Updated 26 March 2020
Effective� Monday 23rd March 2020, PNG Government through the COVID-19 Government Task Force have imposed a 14 day Travel Ban on all passengers travelling into Papua New Guinea on all International flights, as well as all travel domestic flights in PNG. Consequently, the following options will apply for all passengers holding tickets with travel dates…
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Travel Restrictions as imposed by PNG Government & ANG Ticketing Office Closure Advice – Updated 24 March 2020
Air Niugini will operate a Reduced Schedule of International Flights for 14 days to the following three destinations � Brisbane, Cairns and Singapore INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS Effective� Monday 23rd March 2020, for a period of 14 days Inbound Flights: The PNG Government through the COVID-19 Government Task Force have imposed a Travel Ban on all travellers…
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Travel Restrictions
To Our Valued Customers, �In compliance with the Papua New Guinea Government�s travel restrictions related to COVID19, only Papua New Guinea passport holders and Permanent Residents will be permitted to travel to Port Moresby effective 12am on Sunday 22nd of March, 2020.
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Ban On Air Niugini Inbound International Passengers
Air Niugini will cease carrying passengers on inbound international flights from midnight Saturday March 21, the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Sasindran Muthuvel, announced today. �There will be exceptions,� he said. �Passengers will be limited to critical emergency personal, diplomatic staff, medical experts, and advisers required by Papua New Guinea to maintain our capacity to fight the coronavirus pandemic,� he said. Essential airline staff will also be allowed to travel so that domestic flights can continue. �It is not practical to stop inbound flights altogether � to do so would jeopardise the fight against the pandemic and put Papua New Guineans in unacceptable danger.
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Air Niugini Reducing International Routes
Air Niugini will maintain the current schedule to Cairns, Brisbane, Singapore and all domestic flights while suspending international flights to other destinations as per the national government�s latest instruction on measures to mitigate the risks of the spread of corona virus or COVID 19.These changes take effect from Sunday 22nd March, 2020 and will continue for the next two weeks. Manila flights are suspended until Monday 13th April at the direction of the Philippines Government.
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A Message from Alan Milne – Managing Director , Air Niugini
Whilst PNG has fortunately not had any reported cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), as a valued and loyal customer, Air Niugini has stepped up precautionary measures on the evolving situation to ensure passengers who travel with us are protected. Managing Director, Alan Milne said, �The health and safety of the people of Papua New Guinea, our passengers and crew are always our absolute priority. Air Niugini has always been proud of the steps we take every day to ensure our processes are world�s best in protecting the health and safety of our passengers and staff.�
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A Message From Alan Milne – Managing Director Air Niugini
Whilst PNG has fortunately not had any reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), as a valued and loyal customer, it is timely to personally update you on the evolving situation, and the precautionary measures Air Niugini is taking to protect your well-being whenever you travel with us.The health and safety of the people of PNG, our passengers and crew are always our absolute priority. Air Niugini has always been proud of the steps we take every day to ensure our processes are world�s best in protecting the health of our passengers and staff.� While there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in PNG, we are already taking a number of additional steps to enhance your protection on our flights, and to reduce any risk of COVID-19 being spread by travellers. �We note that the World Health Organisation has advised that there is extremely low risk of cross-transmission between passengers and crew, and that to date there has been no confirmed inflight transmission of COVID-19 anywhere in the world.
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Air Niugini And City Pharmacy Partner In Redemption Program
Air Niugini Destinations Loyalty Program and CPL Group�s Real Rewards have partnered to launch a joint redemption program to create and add value for their members. The redemption program will give more options for both Destinations Loyalty and Real Rewards members to redeem their points for products and services in both programs. With the inclusion of the Real Rewards program, it now brings ANG�s Destination�s redemption partners to a total, eight. Air Niugini Managing Director, Alan Milne said, �As part of our Higher Altitude�s ambition to add more value for our customers, we are constantly looking for ways to review and enhance our products and services. This partnership is one of those enhancements.
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Link PNG Meets World’s Best Practice
Link PNG, a subsidiary of Air Niugini Limited has been awarded gold status for the fifth consecutive year after successfully passing the Basic Aviation Risks Standards (BARS), an international Aviation Safety program. This worldwide audit program was undertaken by Flight Safety Foundation in December last year which reviewed all of Link PNG�s operational procedures and safety standards to ensure that the airline meets world�s best practice.�Link PNG General Manager, Bruce Alabaster said this is not the first time the airline has achieved gold status in BARS, an assurance that Link PNG continues to meet world class safety and security standards.
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Air Niugini Posts Profit After K133 Million Turnaround
Air Niugini has capped off a record-breaking year by posting a profit off the back of a K133 million (AUD$56 million) turnaround. The profit was announced at the end of the 2019 financial year; a historical turning point for the national airline as they undertook a massive transformation. Although the operating profit is only K500,000,…
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Q402 Aircraft Now Operates Tokua Flights Due To Runway Upgrade
Air Niugini wishes to advise the traveling public that all Fokker flights into Tokua airport, Rabaul are now being operated by the 76 seat Q402 and 50 seat DHC-8-315 aircraft. This is due to the current runway upgrade by the National Airport Corporation (NAC) which commenced on Monday 24th February, 2020. The runway upgrade was initially planned to take place on March 9th 2020 however following heavy rains, the works commenced earlier than the initial set date.
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Air Niugini Renovates Foremen’s Technical Library
The Ground Support Equipment (GSE) division recently opened a newly renovated technical library for its foremen. The new facility, which took four weeks to complete now stores manuals with vital information on correct maintenance methods and procedures which the GSE technicians can refer to when working on ground equipment. These include quality of workmanship in rebuilding and installation of parts, adherence to Original Equipment Manufacturer maintenance procedures, and ordering of correct parts.
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Air Niugini renews Employees Association awards agreement
Air Niugini has renewed the National Airline Employees Association(NAEA) Agreement 2019-2022 which addresses all issues raised by the Union members including a modest increase in housing allowance with additional privileges of cargo rebate and improvements to staff travel.
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