PM O’Neill Christens Latest Addition to Air Niugini Fleet - “Mt Hagen”
The unveiling ceremony of the Air Niugini Foker 70 was held outside the new Kagamuga Airport terminal in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province, today.
In unveiling the aircraft, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of Mt Hagen as a centre for regional transportation that has strong working relationship with the national carrier.
"Air Niugini will continue to be a strong development partner for this province and the country," PM O'Neill said.
"The province and Air Niugini have worked hard to strengthen transport industry and provide transport services to the people of the Highlands as well as nearby provinces.
"Air services play a vital role in the Highlands region given the rugged terrain. We must continue to maintain strong support to uphold the highest standard we already have in Air Niugini. This is both in terms of safety and service that we provide to our citizens.
The Prime Minister highlighted the comfort of the inaugural flight to Mt Hagen in the Fokker 70, which will commence servicing rural parts of the country shortly. "This Fokker 70 is the first out of a fleet of six aircraft that will join Air Niugini in the coming months."
PM O'Neill further congratulated Air Niugini for the establishment of the Link PNG services to our communities, particularly in the rural areas.
"Air Niugini has a community service obligation that it takes seriously, and is creating a low cost budget airline that will service our rural communities.
"Air Niugini is here to meet the travelling demands of our people and it continues to be a strong government partner."
The Prime Minister said the government has placed a priority on the redevelopment of airports throughout the country.
"And here in Kagamuga, we are also constructing the new airport terminal, which will be officially opened this August.
"Like many other things, most of our infrastructure has been critically neglected for many years.
"So our Government has began investing heavily in redeveloping this infrastructure.
"We are developing this new infrastructure through smart economic management and working with counterparts in the Asian Development Bank and other institutions."
After the unveiling ceremony, PM O'Neill inspected the progress of the new Kagamuga Airport terminal, before returning to Port Moresby.
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