Rabaul Services Will Be Temporarily Operated By Dash 8 From 22nd February 2019
ir Niugini services to Tokua airport, Rabaul East New Britain Province will be temporarily operated by Dash 8 aircraft instead of Fokker due to urgent maintenance works on the runway. The National Airports Corporation has advised that the runway maintenance will commence effective on Friday 22nd February with the initial works commencing on the night of 21st February and will continue until the 02nd April, subject to weather conditions. During this period all services to Rabaul will be operated by Dash 8 , the aircraft type that�s operated by Air Niugini�s sister company Link PNG.
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Air Niugini Appoints a First In New Executive Manager For Cargo
Each individual has a distinct career path and following passion is one of those important factors to helping individuals become more self-motivated and passionate about what they do. Meet Ms. Paila Leka, a mother of one from Makerupu in the Central Province who has been recently appointed by Air Niugini as Executive Manager, Cargo Services.
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Air Niugini Suspends Flights To Kieta
Air Niugini has suspended its services to Aropa airport, Kieta in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) this week due to removal and theft of the solar panels which power the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at the airport. The flight suspension comes into effect tomorrow, Tuesday 12th February and will continue until further notice.
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Air Niugini’s Father And Son Pilots Flying Together For The First Time
Two Air Niugini pilots have made history when they operated their� first commercial flight together as father and son last Friday, 01st February 2019.It was a proud moment for First Officer (FO), Christian Yates Round and Captain Mark Yates Round when the father � son duo proudly operated PX 208 on a Fokker 70 aircraft from Port Moresby to Lae, then Hoskins, Rabaul and back to Port Moresby. Following that, they also operated PX 244 that same afternoon from Port Moresby to Hoskins where the aircraft stayed over-night – this particular flight was made even more special, with Mrs Jernin Yates Round joining her husband and son as a passenger on the flight.
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LinkPNG Resume Flights To Tari Airport
Link PNG plans to resume flights to Tari airport, Hela Province from Sunday 10th February. These flights are planned to continue until the runway is closed to allow for the National Airports Corporation (NAC)/Civil Aviation Development Investment Program (CADIP) which will complete works associated with the runway upgrade.
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Air Niugini Resumes Jet Operations To Kieta
Air Niugini will resume jet operations to Aropa airport in Kieta, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB), effective tomorrow Tuesday 08th January 2019.The recommencement of jet operations is made possible following the installation of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights, which are not only a regulatory requirement, but also required under the strict Air Niugini safety standards. 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.
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Winner of Air Niugini naming competition
Winner of Air Niugini naming competition, Marcus Rahman (right) has received his award from General Manager, Corporate Services, Mr Marco McConnell at the airline’s head office in Port Moresby this morning (Friday 21st Dec, 2018).
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Public Notice – Accommodation for Disrupted Passengers
Air Niugini wishes to advise the traveling public that as we are into the peak period travel, flight disruptions are inevitable and can be caused by many reasons. Air Niugini would like make known that hotel accommodation for disrupted passengers is determined from the following conditions; 6.19.1 Rules* Once a passenger is uplifted and subsequently…
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Air Niugini Resumes Jet Operations To Kieta
Air Niugini will resume jet operations to Aropa airport in Kieta, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB), effective Tuesday 18th December 2018. The recommencement of jet operations is made possible following the installation of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights, which is a requirement for jet operations. 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.
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Air Niugini launches Flight Information notifications
Air Niugini customers are now able to receive �Trip reminder� notifications through Short Message Service (SMS) on their mobile phones and also email. This follows the implementation of Flight Information Messaging tool which went live last Wednesday 21st November, 2018. The trip reminder notifications basically remind customers of their upcoming trip at least 24hours prior…
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Air Niugini commends staff for excellent Airport Handling during APEC
Air Niugini Management has congratulated all staff involved in the busy Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) airport operations at Port Moresby�s Jackson�s International airport over the last few days, which ensured an excellent delivery of this important world event. A lunch was organized today in appreciation of the effort of all staff� involved; Airline Operations,…
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Air Niugini Flights During APEC
Due to increased movement of personnel and aircraft at Port Moresby�s Jacksons International airport during the busy Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit, certain Air Niugini flights on the main APEC days, 17th, 18th and 19th November have been retimed to allow for movement of the world leaders and their entourage.Most of our flights are per the normal schedule, however morning operations on the 17th and 18th November to/from Port Moresby and Gurney, Kavieng, Rabaul, Madang, Lae and Cairns have been retimed to depart up to an hour later.
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Successful Completion Of Inhouse Major Check On Fokker 70
Air Niugini�s Fokker 70 jet aircraft, P2 ANR is now serviceable and back in operation following the successful completion of the in-house C check, or heavy maintenance check, at the airline�s engineering hangar in Port Moresby.P2 ANR is the first ever Fokker 70 aircraft to have had a C check done in house, commencing in July this year. An assessment flight was successfully carried out on Monday 05th November and the aircraft is now back into service.
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Deferral of Air Niugini China flight
In light of the busy APEC and the usual holiday and Christmas season, and expected increased demand on domestic and existing international routes, Air Niugini has decided to defer its recently announced flights to Shanghai, China. Air Niugini is committed to ensuring the highest quality, on time service to all passengers and will continuously review its business to improve efficiencies.
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Temporary suspension of Visa on Arrival for Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) has imposed a temporary suspension of visa on arrival into Papua New Guinea. The temporary suspension of visa on arrival applies to all passports and nationalities and commences from 30th October 2018 to 30th November 2018. This temporary suspension however, does not affect travellers who already…
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Repatriation Of Body
Air Niugini has confirmed that, yesterday Sunday 7 October, the repatriation of the body of the deceased passenger from PX 073, Mr Eko Cahyanto Singgih began the trip to his family’s home village in Java, Indonesia. On Sunday morning, at Chuuk airport a little before 04.30 local time, government representatives from the highest levels of the Federated States of Micronesia attended a solemn ceremony as the body was boarded onto Flight PX 5071 for the first part of the journey to Port Moresby, arriving at Jacksons International Airport at little over 3 hours later.
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