Polye calls for pilots’ reinstatement

Opposition Leader Don Polye has called on the board and management of Air Niugini to reinstate the eight pilots.

He called on them not to compromise the safety of the travelling passengers.

Polye said the sacking of the pilots would result in the remaining pilots doing over time to cover loss of manpower and ultimate disruption of flight services.

He said this will risk the lives of the travelling passengers.

He called on the management of Air Niugini to place the safety of the travelling passengers as a priority.

Polye further called on the Minister for Public Enterprise to intervene.

“These pilots have families to feed and cloth and they must be reinstated immediately,” Polye said.

However, Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer Simon Foo said the actions of the pilots have caused Air Niugini’s image and branding severely tarnished which resulted in the airline losing valued customers to the opposition airlines, both domestically and internationally and incurring significant financial loss.

Author: 
Freddy Mou