Air Niugini now has an opportunity to provide a second direct flight service from Port Moresby to Narita, Japan from March 2010.

This opportunity comes after the Papua New Guinea and Japanese governments signed a memorandum of understand (MoU) last month to pave the way for the new service. Under the current international flight schedule, Air Niugini has a weekly flight to Narita on Saturdays and returns on Sundays. However, Air Niugini has said that it was not “at this stage” thinking of starting the second service anytime soon. The Department of Transport confirmed the deal and said it was at Air Niugini’s discretion to decide whether to operate the second service or not. Department sources said they would be working with their Japanese counterparts towards an air service agreement (ASA) following the MoU.

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