Air Niugini reduces fares to mark anniversary

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Air Niugini will be giving 40, 000 discounted seats to customers to commemorate its 40th anniversary on November 1.

Customers will only pay 40 percent of the normal fare on all domestic routes.

The offer starts today, but bookings have to be between the 1st of September and the 1st of December.

Air Niugini has been serving the people of Papua New Guinea for close to 40 years.

In the lead up to its birthday on November the 1st, the airline has decided to give something back to its customers; 40,000 seats on a reduced fare price of only 40 percent of the normal fare.

Air Niugini CEO Simon Foo made the announcement this afternoon.

“We are putting on the market 40, 000 seats to be sold at 40 percent of the airfare…we expect that to be taken up in the next three months leading up to the 1st of December,” announced Simon Foo.

“We will be open with the rules on it and we will apply the fare which has been in existence for some time.”

Air Niugini will also be giving away 40 tickets during a draw in November.

Long serving staff of Air Niugini will also be recognized. One long serving staff is Gima Ravu who has been with Air Niugini for 40 years.

“I started with Air Niugini on the 13th of November, 1973; that’s two weeks after Air Niugini’s inception,” says Gima Ravu.

Other events to be held during the anniversary celebrations in November include an open day at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby.

EMTV