The partnership will take effect on October 30th this year.
Air Niugini Managing Director, Alan Milne, made the announcement on Friday (18th October).
He said this following a meeting with all strategic partners involved in the proposed Cairns/Hong service. The partnership includes the Queensland government, Cairns Tourism industry, Cairns Airport authority and Qantas.
Milne said he was delighted Air Niugini would be a pivotal partner in expanding both passenger and freight capacity between the Cairns region and Hong Kong via Port Moresby.