PNG airline surprise
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A plan announced jointly in September by the PNG Government and the Australian Department of Civil Aviation, to the effect that PNG is to have a nationl airline consisting of a consortium of Qantas, TAA, Ansett and the PNG Government, has caused some perplexity in Aus tralian aviation circles.
None of the airlines was aware of the decision before the announce ment, and Sir Reginald Ansett is violently opposed to it. He said in October that he couldn’t see it being carried out in the manner proposed.
The plan seems to be the work of DCA and the Australian Government.
Although the PNG Government agreed to the announcement, the attitude of some of its ministers is that it is not binding, and that some other arrangement will be made.