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travel
news review
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28
April '99
Papua New Guinea's Western Province is cleaning
up after experiencing the worst floods in the province in more than twenty
years. The Lake Murray district, between the Fly and Strickland Rivers,
is the worst affected by the floods. As the affected areas are suffering
from major food shortages and the risk of water-borne diseases has increased,
now is not the time to visit Western Province.
19
April '99
Flight West Airlines will commence direct flights between Brisbane, Queensland
and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea early in July. Flight West will take
over the service which is currently operated by Qantas and Air Nuigini.
The flights will operate from Port Moresby on Mondays and Fridays.
9
March '99
Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea's national carrier, has resumed flights
between Cairns, Australia and Mt. Hagen in central Papua New Guinea. Services
between the two cities were suspended last year as financial pressures,
both domestically and internationally, forced the airline to rationalise
services. The flight will depart Cairns on Tuesday and Saturday and will
continue on to Lae from Mt. Hagen. The return flight will depart Mt. Hagen
on Monday and Friday, and fly via Lae to Cairns.
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