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Namatanai Airport, which is scheduled to be officially opened later this month, had been closed for almost 20 years.
 
Minister for Civil Aviation Walter Schnaubelt, said the airport had been sanctioned for operation.
 
Minister Schnaubelt, who is also the Member of Parliament for Namatanai, said this was one of the major developments that his district had seen in many years ‘My people will no longer brave the rough sea over the St George’s Channel to Kokopo in East New Britain nor the Buluminsky Highway for services in Kavieng.’ 
 

Member for Pomio, Elias Kapavore, confirmed that the seven-man team from RAA is already at Palmalmal and will initially attend to the Jacquinot Bay airstrip in the West Pomio-Mamusi LLG.

Jacquinot Bay airstrip is the only one in operation out of a total of seven airstrips in the district. Four of the airstrips will also be rejuvenated under this RAA-ENB provincial government program.