PX cuts surcharge on fuel

AIR Niugini has reduced its fuel surcharge for the domestic and international flights, effective from Saturday.
Air Niugini chief executive officer Wasantha Kumarasiri said the decrease was due to drop in the prices of crude oil on the world market.
He said all domestic sectors would see fuel surcharge reduced by K10 per sector.
The new surcharge for most domestic sectors has now been set at K115 per sector except for Port Moresby/ Buka and Rabaul/Lihir sectors whose surcharge is set at K135 per sector.
Fuel surcharge for these sectors have also been reduced from K145 to
Port Moresby/Buka and Rabaul/Lihir sectors have very high fuel costs.
Fuel surcharge for Port Moresby/ Brisbane, Port Moresby/Sydney, Port Moresby/Singapore and Port Moresby/Nadi have been reduced by US$45, whilst Port Moresby/Cairns saw a reduction of US$12, Port Moresby/Manila US$10, Port Moresby/Honiara US$30 and Port Moresby/Narita US$20.00 per sector. 
The new surcharge for POM/Brisbane, POM/Sydney, POM/Singapore and POM/Nadi is at US$170 per sector, POM/Cairns (US$80), POM/Manila (US$115), POM/Honiara (US$250) and POM/Narita at US $150 per sector.
“Our valued customers are advised that any tickets issued on or after July 28 will see this improvement,” Kumarasiri said.
“We wish to thank all our valued customers for their trust and confidence by continuing to fly with Air Niugini.”