Air Niugini Limited is the national airline of Papua New Guinea. This airline was formed by the Government of Papua New Guinea holding 60 % of share. This airline is Air Niugini House-based property of the Jacksons International Airport which is situated in Port Moresby. The airline operates domestic flights from Lae and Port Moresby. Apart from that, Air Niugini also operates international flights in Oceania, Asia, as well as Australia. Air Niugini Airline code for are PX(IATA) and ANG(ICAO) respectively.

The main hub for the Air Niugini is present at Jacksons International Airport. The airport is also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 8 km away from Port Moresby which is located in Papua New Guinea. It is also the largest and the busiest airport in the country.

Cabin Baggage: According to the Air Niugini baggage policy, the cabin baggage allowance for the economy class and business class is 10 Kg for a passenger. If the Air Niugini baggage weight is exceeded, then the airline charges extra bucks for the extra weight carried for transporting. As far as Air Niugini check-in baggage size is concerned, the total dimension or size of the baggage should not exceed 115 cm. The items which are prohibited by the government or the law policies must never be included in the baggage. Apart from that, a fully collapsible wheelchair or a pair of crutches would be included in the additional free baggage.

Checked Baggage: The checked baggage allowance varies according to the class of travel. No single baggage or item should not exceed the maximum of 32 Kg. Air Niugini baggage for checked baggage in domestic flights for Executive Club Members is 29 Kg and for Economy Class, it is 16 Kg. Contrarily, for the Executive Club Members, it is 25 kg. The maximum baggage size of one piece of the checked baggage should not be greater than 158 cm (L+W+H). For all major international routes, the check-in baggage allowance in Economy Class is 30 Kg and 35 Kg for Executive Club members. In Business class, it is 40 Kg and for Executive Club members the allowance is 45 Kg.

• Web Check-in – Air Niugini web check-in is the easy process by which passengers can easily book their desired seat for the travel. The passenger can use the booking reference number of the air tickets and check-in from the comfort of house or workplace. This particular method offers option to print out the boarding pass.
• Mobile Check-In – Passengers using the mobile devices can comfortably check-in and select the seat of their desired seat.
• Airport Check-In – Air Niugini check-in at airport is the common method happens to be the most common one. There will be special counters for dropping the baggage and avail the boarding pass.

• Boeing 737-700–1 Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 122; speed is 876 km/h.
• Boeing 737-800– 2 Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 158; speed is 938 km/h.
• Boeing 767-300ER – 2 Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 188; speed is 850 km/h.
• Fokker 70 – 8 Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 80; speed is 943 km/h.
• Fokker 100 – 7 Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 101; speed is 856 km/h.

The total number of the Air Niugini Fleet in service is 20.

Following are the aircraft that has been ordered by Air Niugini

Boeing 737 MAX 8 – 4 Ordered Aircraft; total number of passenger capacity is 192; speed 839 km/h.

Boeing 787-8 – 1 ordered Aircraft; speed 954 km/h.

Air Niugini offers its services to cities such as Brisbane, Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Alotau, Los Negros Island, Wapenamanda, Port Vila, Singapore, Manila, Madang, Mount Hagen, Popondetta and more.

Air Niugini was established in the year 1973 and it is national airline of Papua New Guinea with 60% of government holding. The airline began its journey as the exclusively domestic carrier, but it expanded international services gradually. The government aimed at encouraging at finding the airline in the country without the extensive road network. On the domestic operation, there were two crashes internally with the total loss of an F28 aircraft as well as DHC7. But this doesn’t stop the airline in making great efforts in providing wonderful services to the passengers.

If at all you have any query, then you can contact the Air Niugini customer care number

180 3444, 7104 3444 (Toll-Free )+675 327 3663 for domestic flights.

For international flights, contact 1300 361 380 (Australia), or +675 327 3396.

Port Moresby

Air Niugini Haus, 7Mile, Jacksons Airport

P.O. Box 7186

Boroko, NCD