PNG Air, via its official Facebook page, commenced (Aug-2017) providing international charter services for Newcrest Mining, operating Lihir Island-Port Moresby-Cairns service from 31-Jul-2017 with an ATR 72, as the company's fixed wing aviation supplier. The carrier started operating three times weekly charters on the route from 14-Aug-2017. PNG Air has been providing Newcrest Mining with scheduled passenger services to Lihir Island since Oct-2014, including transporting Newcrest staff to and from site. In Jun-2017, the carrier announced that following a tender, it had been awarded a contract to provide Newcrest with charter services from Cairns and Port Moresby.
PNG Air offers three times weekly mining charter to Lihir Island from Port Moresby and Cairns
17 August, 2017