Air Niugini’s new A220-300 plane have operated their first worldwide flight, to Cairns.
P2-PGB touched down in Cairns as flight PX90 at 11:20am on Friday, having beforehand operated solely on Air Niugini’s home community inside Papua New Guinea. The Cairns-Port Moresby route has beforehand been operated by a mixture of Fokker 70 and 100 planes, in addition to 737-800s.
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Air Niugini at present has three A220s in its fleet, every of which is fitted with 138 seats throughout two lessons, with the brand new jets to interchange the Fokkers and 737s on the Cairns route.
Since their introduction in September, they’ve flown to key PNG ports together with Lae, Kavieng, Manus, Gurney, Rabaul and Port Moresby.
“The Airbus A220-300 is a contemporary, fuel-efficient plane that gives better consolation, reliability and operational effectivity,” mentioned Air Niugini CEO Alan Milne.
“Deploying this plane on our worldwide routes strengthens Air Niugini’s functionality to attach Papua New Guinea with key regional locations whereas offering a world-class journey expertise for our passengers.
“Cairns has all the time been an necessary gateway for Papua New Guinea, supporting sturdy enterprise, tourism and household connections between our two areas.
“Launching the A220-300’s first worldwide flight on this route highlights the significance of the PNG-Australia journey hall and our dedication to strengthening that connectivity.”
Air Niugini was Cairns’ first worldwide service, commencing companies in September 1975, and Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker mentioned the A220s will supply Cairns-Port Moresby passengers improved gas effectivity, decreased emissions and a greater onboard passenger expertise.
“Air Niugini has an extended and historic reference to Cairns as the primary worldwide airline to function right here, and we worth the sturdy relationship between Papua New Guinea and Far North Queensland over the past 50 years,” he mentioned.
“The introduction of this contemporary plane will inject near 65,000 seats into the Cairns market annually and additional strengthen connectivity between our areas, supporting financial development and creating new alternatives for commerce, schooling and employment.”
Air Niugini is ready to introduce its A220s on Port Moresby-Sydney from 29 March, with the small jets additionally slated to fly to Honiara within the Solomon Islands. The A220s will change the 737-800s at present used on the Sydney route, which is often additionally operated by 767s.
