No reflection on the people of that nation but PNG is still living in the stone age in some respects.
How could someone grade an old wartime strip less than 20 km from Port Moresby and not be noticed?
So this guy flies under the RADAR (literally) with his transponder turned off and no-ones the wiser except he crashed and burned,
I have a mate that flies for Air Nuigini, I'll try to get the real rumors on this story.
Daz