AIR NIUGINI’S BOEING FLEET IS BACK TO FULL CAPACITY

MEDIA RELEASE

Air Niugini is pleased to advise that both of its widebody Boeing 767 fleet are back in service. 

The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gary Seddon said, “I would like to thank our valued customers for their patience and understanding as we worked through this challenging period. I would also like to thank the dedicated men and women of Air Niugini, who have all contributed across the company, whilst we dealt with this unscheduled maintenance requirement.”

Air Niugini had both widebody aircraft grounded for unscheduled maintenance in June and July. One aircraft, P2-PXV (Victor) required an engine cowling replacement. And the other, P2-PXW (Whiskey) required a whole engine change. The change of an engine is a major undertaking and testing was thorough before the aircraft was released back in to service.

Whiskey will return to service tomorrow, Wednesday 26th July after all maintenance works and extensive testing were completed in Brisbane, Australia.

Air Niugini’s Boeing 767 fleet are the backbone of the international schedule, carrying passengers and freight safely, comfortably and effectively between Port Moresby and Singapore, Hong Kong, Brisbane and Palau.

Air Niugini recently signed orders to introduce the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as the future wide body aircraft to deliver and expand medium to long haul elements of its international schedule. 

“Though we are excited about our future, we are equally excited about finally restoring our fleet to its full capacity,” said Mr. Seddon.

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Corporate Communications Department 

Tuesday 25th July 2023

Air Nugini Public Notice on Email and Phone Numbers when Booking Tickets

PUBLIC NOTICE 

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE MOBILE NUMBERS AND EMAIL 

DURING RESERVATION

Air Niugini wishes to remind our valued customers to ensure that you provide a valid mobile number and an email address every time you make a reservation either at the airline sales office, accredited travel agents or online.

The contact details are important in the event that your flight is disrupted, either delayed or cancelled, you will receive a message advising you of the change to your travel. Apart from flight disruptions, you are also reminded of the normal flight time.

The message is automatically generated from the airline system and is sent to your mobile phone or email address, with updated information. By not providing a contact, you will not be able to get any updates on the change to your flight and may risk missing your flight or not being able to discuss suitable alternatives or connections.

We therefore, strongly remind you to please provide a valid contact every time you make a booking.

Thank you for your understanding and co-operation on this matter.

Air Niugini Limited

25th June 2023