AUSTRALIA REMOVES REQUIREMENT FOR MASKS ON ALL FLIGHTS INTO THE COUNTRY
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that Australia has removed the requirement for passengers and crew to wear masks on all flights to Australia, effective today, Friday 09th September. This reflects the ongoing relaxation of travel requirements as COVID restrictions are gradually being lifted.
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AIR NIUGINI : UPDATE ON OPERATIONS TO LAE/NADZAB AND KIUNGA AIRPORTS.
Air Niugini received a letter from PNG CASA at 9:04pm this evening (Friday, 2nd September, 2022) instructing it not to recommence flights to either Nadzab or Kiunga airports. Specifically the letter states �For the above reasons, you are not allowed to fly into Nadzab and Kiunga aerodromes�.
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Air Niugini Suspends Operations To Lae/Nadzab And Kiunga Airports
The PNG Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA PNG) this afternoon(Wed 31st August) issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) closing both Lae/Nadzab and Kiunga airports to all flights due to regulatory issues, effective midnight on Wednesday.�
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AIR NIUGINI DESTINATIONS EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH KUMUL CONSUMER GOODS
Air Niugini Destinations Loyalty Program has renewed the partnership with Kumul Consumer Goods (KCG) Limited for another year. KCG first came on board as a partner with Destinations in 2020. The renewal of this partnership now brings the total Destinations corporate partners to 10.
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ALL TESTS FOR COVID19 NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR PASSENGERS ARRIVING INTO PNG.
Air Niugini is pleased to advise travellers arriving into Papua New Guinea that all COVID19 tests are no longer required, effective today, Friday 05th August. PNG Pandemic Controller and Police Commissioner, David Manning issued the latest Pandemic Order no 2 today, which removes all requirements for covid tests on arrival in the country. All Air…
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AIR NIUGINI AND PNG TOURSIM PROMOTION AUTHORITY IN A JOINT EFFORT TO BOOST DOMESTIC TOURISM.
The PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) in an effort to stimulate domestic tourism has provided half a million kina to Air Niugini as travel subsidy to promote domestic tourism in the country through the airline�s extensive range of existing tour packages. �Of the total K500,000, half of that money will go towards promotions in the domestic market while the other half will be used to support and promote the inbound Australian tourism market.
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AIR NIUGINI RESUMES FOKKER JET SERVICES TO KAVIENG
Air Niugini wishes to advise the travelling public that the airline will resume its Fokker jet services to Kavieng airport, New Ireland Province effective from Monday 1st August 2022.The resumption of Fokker flights follows the completion of runway maintenance and upgrading works by the National Airports Corporation (NAC). Since the works on the airport runway commenced over a year ago, Air Niugini has been operating to Kavieng using smaller Dash-8 aircraft, but with passenger numbers restricted to as few as 20 at times because of the shortened runway.
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SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS TO KAGAMUGA AIRPORT, MT HAGEN
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that the airline has suspended all flights to Kagamuga airport, Mt Hagen today due to civil unrest. The airline�s decision to suspend flights was made after it received a Notice to Pilots(NOTAM), consequently forcing the cancellation of all five flights today. Air Niugini will continue to closely…
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SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS TO WAPENAMANDA AIRPORT
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that the airline has suspended flights to Wapenamanda airport, Enga Province, effective Friday 08th July until further notice. The decision to suspend flights follows the vandalization of the airport runway last night, which has resulted in NAC closing the airport and poses an unacceptable safety risk to the travelling public, our staff, aircraft, and property. The flight suspension is for an indefinite period.
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AIR NIUGINI RESUME DIRECT SERVICES TO SOLOMON ISLANDS AND FIJI
Air Niugini wishes to advise the travelling public that effective from 06th August 2022 the airline will resume direct services to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Nadi, Fiji. The resumption of services has been made possible by the relaxing of border restrictions in the two countries, and flights will initially operate once a week in each direction.
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CHANGES IN DEPARTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA
Air Niugini is pleased to advise travellers to Australia that from Tuesday 05th July they are no longer required to complete the Australia Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD), nor will they be required to produce Covid-19 Proof of Vaccination at check-in. Likewise, PNG citizens who have chosen not to be vaccinated are also now able to travel from Australia to PNG (and return). �With the world now moving to relax many of the Covid-19 restrictions, this signals a return to the freedom to travel that we all enjoyed in the past� said Paul Abbot, Air Niugini�s General Manager (GM) Commercial. �The removal of the Proof of Vaccination documents now frees up un-vaccinated travellers to move freely between Papua New Guinea and Australia, with travel being just as seamless as prior to Covid-19�
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AIR NIUGINI & PNG HUNTERS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB RENEW AGREEMENT
He said the airline�s extension of sponsorship also proves that it is getting back on track and into full operations following the pandemic. �Both Air Niugini and SP PNG Hunters represent the country. Air Niugini has a great relationship with the team and it�s great for us to be able to continue the partnership. Now that we and the country are emerging from the pandemic impact this also signifies that Air Niugini is returning to normal operations.� Abbot said
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PRE-DEPARTURE TESTS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO THE PHILIPPINES
Air Niugini is pleased to advise that pre-departure test is no longer required for passenger flying into Manila. Likewise pre-departure test is no longer required for passenger flying to PNG, Australia or Singapore.
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AIR NIUGINI TRAINS POST PNG TICKETING AGENTS
More Post PNG branches throughout the country are now able to sell Air Niugini tickets – thanks to continuous ticketing agents� training. Eleven staff from various postal branches throughout the country recently attended a week-long training at Air Niugini�s Training Centre at 7mile in Port Moresby. They included staff from Mendi, Kundiawa, Kerema, Wabag, Mt Hagen, Jiwaka, Kainantu and Port Moresby�s Konedobu, Rainbow, Boroko and Brian Bell Plaza branches.
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Air Niugini Resume Flights To Mt Hagen
Air Niugini has resumed flights to Kagamuga airport, Mt Hagen this morning(� Friday 13th May) after closely monitoring and assessing the situation on the ground.Flight PX 180 departed Port Moresby after 9am, this will be followed by three others flights today, PX 182, PX 184 and PX 188.
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Air Niugini Temporary Suspends Flights To Mt Hagen
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that due to current civil unrest in Mt Hagen, all flights to Kagamuga airport are suspended for today, Thursday 12th May. We are closely monitoring the situation and will advise when it�s safe to resume operations. Passengers who have already purchased tickets can revalidate their travel without penalties.
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