Paradise
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New Bird of Paradise
The brighter colors, and lavish design now very much identified with the Pacific are being seen now on the major airports of the region, identifying Air Niugini’s big new Airbus jet airliner.
The bird of paradise design, symbolic both of the airline, and Papua New Guinea itself, spreads over the forward area of the big new jet’s fuselage.
Air Niugini’s executives say that introduction of the new aircraft, on lease from Trans- Australia Airlines, ’’gave us the opportunity to display to the world the spirit and feeling of our services. This new livery conveys to passengers, we hope, the friendly, relaxed cabin service we offer.”
The design on the aircraft features a colorful, graphic rep-
resentation of a male Raggiana bird of paradise, one of the most spectacular of this uniquely PNG species, famous around the world.
The A3OO Airbus has re placed the former Boeing 707 services to PNG from Sydney and Brisbane. The flights oper ate to PNG on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 9.15 am on both days. Return services from Port Moresby operate on Tues days and Thursdays, at 3.30 pm.
No changes have been made to the Fokker F2B jet services to and from Caims and Port Moresby, On Saturdays the service to Port Moresby continues direct to Singapore, arriving at 8.20 pm, aiming to provide the growing numbers of regional
businessmen with a convenient routing.
Air Niugini’s A3OO has 30 business class seats on every flight, more than many in ternational Boeing 747 services, offering a high stan dard of service for very little more than economy class fares.
Air Niugini’s marketing managers say they are now paying, and will continue to
pay, great attention to business traffic. As trade in the region, from Australia and from Asia, continues to grow the numbers of businessmen travelling the routes to PNG is expected to increase markedly.
Air Niugini plans to make this area of its business a particular target, offering in all areas high quality service and schedules responsive to new needs.
Raggiana Bird of Paradise adorning Airbus