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Hike in air fares ‘not approved’ – The National
STATE Enterprises Minister William Duma says the high fares imposed by Air Niugini on passengers were not approved by the airline company board.
He said that the fare hike also never came to his office and wanted all those behind it to be sacked.
“It is not for me to tell the Parliament all the reasons why people have to go (as) they also have rights to defend themselves,” he said.
He said Cabinet had to make the decision recently to let go of the airline’s chief executive officer because the airline should provide fares that were affordable by the people.
“It was one of the reasons that changes had to be made to the two senior executives of Air Niugini,” he said.
He said the board was asked to review the level of fares imposed.
“We expect to introduce a rate that is affordable to our people,” he said.
Duma was responding to North Fly MP James Donald who queried the increase in the cost of airline fares, plus the 5 per cent fees charged by Air Niugini when customers buy tickets using cash.
He said Air Niugini was forced to do that for safety reasons because the chances of getting robbed was high in the country.
“This is a cost all of us have to pay. It reflects the society we live in now,” he said.
He said people were being encouraged not to pay in cash, but to use cards.
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