Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, As part of its fleet modernization project, has secured a definite order with Airbus for six of the newest generation single-aisle A220-100s. The carrier will also purchase two additional A220-100s and three A220-300s from outside lessors. At a special event held in Port Moresby, Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, and Hon. William Duma, Minister for State Enterprises, were present when Gary Seddon, Acting Chief Executive Officer Air Niugini, and Anand Stanley, President Airbus Asia-Pacific, announced the order.
With the biggest cabin, lowest fuel consumption, and greatest range in the 100–150 seat class, Air Niugini will fly the A220 on its domestic and regional network. The airline will be able to fly from Port Moresby, the country’s capital, to new locations around the Asia-Pacific region thanks to the new fleet, which will also increase capacity and reliability across the local network.