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Lack of Fuel Supply Halts Air Traffic In Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini ceases domestic flights after sole fuel supplier Puma Energy loses access to U.S. currency.

An Air Niugini Fokker 100 readies to accept passengers at Honiara in the Solomon Islands. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Adelaide Archivist)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

January 5, 2023

Updated on January 6 to include a statement from Puma Energy

Commercial air service in Papua New Guinea has come to a virtual halt as the country’s only fuel supplier—Puma Energy— lost access to U.S. dollars to buy Jet-A on the international market due to a dispute with the central bank. In a statement released Thursday, Air Niugini said the restriction applies to all airports in Papua New Guinea, including its base in Port Moresby, forcing the airline to cancel all domestic flights until Puma resumes fuel deliveries.

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