Newly acquired Air Niugini Fokker 100 Jet aircraft to be christened "The City of Lae"

A new Fokker 100 to be christened " The City of Lae" Photo: Getty

Air Niugini’s latest acquisition of an additional Fokker 100 Jet aircraft is expected to arrive in Port Moresby next week, just in time for the peak period.

To be christened “ The City of Lae”, this aircraft is specifically dedicated to operate the services between Port Moresby and Lae. 

Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer, Mr Simon Foo said the arrival of this aircraft is timely and will greatly enhance daily operations to and from Lae and improve on time-performance as well as service delivery.

Mr Foo said “Passenger surveys in Papua New Guinea have revealed a high consumer preference for jet aircraft which is faster and offers more cabin space and cargo space. Air Niugini has up to five flights between Port Moresby and Lae on a daily basis and the arrival of an additional Fokker 100 will greatly improve the on time performance on this sector.”

The arrival of an additional Fokker 100 now brings the number of F100 aircraft to seven and further increases the total aircraft in Air Niugini’s fleet to twenty eight (28).