Japan/Papua New Guinea new bilateral deal

Japan and Papua New Guinea on Thursday 20AUG09 signed a revised bilateral air service deal. The deal appears to be more beneficial for the PNG side.

Details as follows:

Tokyo Narita
Carriers from PNG able to increase Port Moresby – Tokyo Narita service from current 1 weekly to 2, from March 2010 at the earliest

Osaka, Nagoya
In addition to Osaka, carriers from PNG is able to operate service to Nagoya. Frequencies to Osaka can also be increased as well

If PNG carriers exercising the new frequency, Japanese carriers should get equal treatment should they wish to start similar service.

Codeshare
Codeshare service is permitted on:
Between Japan and PNG nonstop
Between Japan and PNG via 3rd-country
Beyond Japan
Beyond PNG