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An Air Niugini plane crashed into the water near Chuuk International Airport on the island of Weno in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, on Friday, September 28.Chuuk airport manager ...
Air Niugini Flight 73 was a scheduled service from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, via Chuuk, FSM. On 28 September 2018, a Boeing 737, operated by Air Niugini, landed short of the runway at Chuuk International Airport in Weno (FSM) and came to rest in Chuuk Lagoon .
It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.4 million passengers using the airport in 2015, [1] and is the main hub for Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea. The airport serves as the main hub for PNG Air and Travel Air.
Boeing 707 Port Moresby 1980 A former Air Niugini Airbus A310-300 in the 1990s A former Air Niugini Boeing 757-200 in 2010. The airline was established in November 1973 as the national airline of Papua New Guinea with the government holding 60% of the shares, with the rest divided between Australian airline companies Ansett (16%), Qantas (12%) and Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) (12%). [3]
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Notes Air Niugini: PX: ANG: NIUGINI: 1973: Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG) A6: MLP: 1991: Hevilift: IU: PNG: 1994 ...
The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday.
28 September 2018 - Air Niugini Flight 73, a Boeing 737-800, landed short of the runway and came to rest in a lagoon. One passenger died and was recovered later by divers. The remaining 35 passengers and 11 crew escaped serious injury. [3] [4] [5]
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