A Terrifying Ordeal
“We thought we were going to die.” Brooks McCutchen and his wife Janis Steele feared the worst when the flight was underway, but they had high praise for the pilots of Saturday’s Air Vanuatu flight from Tanna to Port Vila, which ended with their ATR72 aircraft at rest in the grass amid the ruins of two […]
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Air Vanuatu: No injuries in emergency landing
Shortly before 11:00 this morning, an Air Vanuatu ATR-72 made an emergency landing in Port Vila. The aircraft, which had 39 passengers and 4 crew aboard, landed in a gentle tail wind. According to a statement issued by Air Vanuatu Ltd, the aircraft “was involved in a runway excursion. The incident occurred at the end […]
Papua New Guinea Air fares anger
By LUKE KAMA, the national PNG CONCERNS have been raised over the high cost of air fares and freights within the country, and the Government is now assuring the people that the situation will change. Manus Governor Charlie Benjamin told Parliament yesterday that fares had increased by almost 100 per cent and were “killing ordinary […]
Fatal, empat kecelakaan pesawat telah terjadi di Manokwari
MANOKWARI, Cahayapapua.com— Hingga saat ini sudah sebanyak empat kali kecelakaan pesawat terbang terjadi di Bandar Udara Rendani Manokwari, Papua Barat. “Kita bersyukur tidak ada korban jiwa termasuk kecelakaan yang dialami pesawat Batik Air hari ini (kemarin,red.),” kata Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) Manokwari,Trisep Kambuaya, Selasa (13/3). Kecelakaan di Bandara tersebut pertama kali dialami pesawat Celebes Air, […]
Airline to increase flights from Moresby to Manila
Philippines Airlines will increase its flights per week to four from Port Moresby to Manila in September. Airline area manager Israel Fontanilla said there were three flights from Port Moresby to Manila and this would be increased to four. “ The flights are on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays,” Fontanilla said. “As of Sept 4, Wednesday […]