Update On Hoskins Operations – (Sat 06/07/19)
Air Niugini’s flight PX 7244 has operated into Hoskins airport, West New Britain this morning(Sat 06th July). This will be followed by a second flight, PX 209 this afternoon. This flight will determine the operation of Hoskins flights from tomorrow onwards. Air Niugini will continue to suspend flights overnighting in Hoskins. These flights will be rescheduled to operate the following day.
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Continuous Suspension Of Hoskins Flights
Air Niugini flights to and from Hoskins airport, West New Britain continue to be suspended until further notice. A recent review of Hoskins operations revealed that there is still an unacceptable level of volcanic ash around the runway, taxiways and parking area. Air Niugini is in contact with National Airports Corporation (NAC) and will continue to review the situation and advise when the airport has been
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Hoskins Update – Bulletin No.5
Air Niugini’s flight, PX 7244/241 to Hoskins airport today, Monday 01st July has been cancelled. In addition, PX208 will not stop at Hoskins but will operate from Port Moresby to Lae and Rabaul. This follows a review of Hoskins operations yesterday(Sunday 30th June) which showed that there is still an unacceptable level of volcanic ash around the runway and taxiway.
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Air Niugini Hoskins & Madang Flights
Air Niugini has stopped all aircraft overnighting in Madang effective today, Friday 28th June due to the eruption of Manam volcano. Manam is the second volcano to have erupted just days after the eruption of Mt Ulawun in West New Britain. There will be no aircraft overnight in Madang this weekend while PX 112 on Saturday and Sunday will be rescheduled to the following day.
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AIR NIUGINI HOSKINS & MADANG FLIGHTS
Air Niugini has stopped all aircraft overnighting in Madang effective today, Friday 28th June due to the eruption of Manam volcano. Manam is the second volcano to have erupted just days after the eruption of Mt Ulawun in West New Britain.
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Continuous Suspension Of Hoskins Flights
Air Niugini flights to and from Hoskins Airport, West New Britain Province continues to be suspended following the eruption of Mt Ulawun yesterday. The airport authority, National Airports Corporation has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) advising the temporary closure of the Hoskins aerodrome.
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Mount Hagen Services Downgraded Effective From Sunday 23rd June 2019
Air Niugini services to Kagamuga airport, Mt Hagen Western Highlands Province will be operated by Link PNG Dash-8 aircraft from Sunday 23rd June until further notice. This is due to maintenance works on the runway by the National Airports Corporation (NAC). NAC has scheduled the next stage (Stage 4) of runway maintenance works to commence on 23rd June 2019, which means the runway will be temporarily shortened and therefore restricted to Dash-8 operations.
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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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Air Niugini Bids for Cairns – Hong Kong Route
Air Niugini confident of taking up the Cairns/HongKong route left open by the withdrawal of Cathay Pacific late last year! An interview by Air Niugini Managing Director, Alan Milne in today’s Cairns Post – Friday 31st May, 2019.
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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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