AIR NIUGINI HANDLES MAJOR B747 FREIGHTER OPERATION IN PORT MORESBY

Air Niugini has provided ground handling services for a National Airlines Boeing 747 Freighter (B747F), an American cargo aircraft that arrived in Port Moresby last week, carrying more than 84 tonnes of cargo for Ok Tedi Mining Limited.

The aircraft arrived at Jacksons International Airport from Zhengzhou Xinzheng, China, at 2:40am on Wednesday, 19 August, carrying 84,117 kilograms of dry weather supplies. Following the safe and efficient discharge of cargo and completion of all required ground handling activities, the aircraft departed Port Moresby at 10:16am.