Getting In and Around Papua New Guinea
Airport
Jackson's International Airport is the official gateway into Papua New Guinea, situated about 8km away from the main town center of Port Moresby. The airport itself has the Domestic Airport and terminal adjacently connected (500 metres apart) to the International terminal to make connecting flights to domestic airports easy and within time.
Arriving visitors to Papua New Guinea who have successfully cleared Customs and have immediate connections to other destinations within Papua New Guinea are advised to go straight to the Domestic Transfer Counters within the International Check-In counters for an onward boarding pass to their destination, before proceeding to the Domestic Lounge for boarding.
Jacksons International Airport provides duty free services and shopping for departing visitors, and transit lounges are also provided for transit passengers to other international destinations.
Air Niugini
Since its inception in the 1973 as the national airline of Papua New Guinea, Air Niugini is the longest serving airline in Papua New Guinea. With 20 international offices and including GSA offices, Air Niugini provides international flights as well as domestic connections within Papua New Guinea, with domestic offices around the country. Air Niugini services a fleet a fleet of aircrafts that include B767, B757, F100’s, Dash 8’s and newly included Q4000 series aircrafts, and has an excellent safety record in Papua New Guinea. Air Niugini have an exclusive inflight duty free onboard their international flights and offer a loyalty program, Destinations.
www.airniugini.com.pg
Airlines PNG
Airlines PNG operates a fleet of 18 aircrafts consisting of De Havilland Dash 8 and Twin Otter aircrafts. It has offices in Australia (Cairns & Brisbane) and domestic offices in Port Moresby and Lae. APNG provide a strong domestic route within the rugged terrain of PNG and provide charters as well as medivac services. The airline aircrafts only operate to centre’s on the mainland of Papua New Guinea and internationally to Cairns. (www.apng.com)
Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia has entered the market by providing an alternative to the travelling public in PNG as well as our visiting travellers. With the recognition that Virgin Australia has established throughout the region, they have ventured into holiday packages that are available in Papua New Guinea. Virgin Australia operates a B737 with four flights to PNG every week from Brisbane and continues to be an aviation competitor in Papua New Guinea. (www.virginaustralia.com)
QantasLink
QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It operates around 2,000 flights each week to 54 metropolitan and regional destinations across Australia and Papua New Guinea.It begin it's daily schedule to Port Moresby in 2010 via Cairns, Australia on it's new 74-seat Q400 aircraft. (www.qantaslink.com.au)