Buka airport

PX 252 departs Port Moresby at 09:30am today to Buka via Rabaul. It arrives in Buka at 1:05pm and departs at 1:35pm before arriving back in Port Moresby at 2:05pm.

Air Niugini had to suspend flights to Buka on the 12th of this month after National Airports Corporation (NAC) closed the airport due to security and safety issues on the ground, which have now been resolved.

In an interview with Loop PNG, Managing Director of Kemele Constructions, Firman Joseph, said when local companies do not implement projects correctly, it becomes a setback for many PNG companies.

On Friday, Joseph signed an K8.54 million project with the National Airports Corporation (NAC) to implement an Asian Development Bank funded fencing and associated works contract at the Buka Airport.

And he says they will work hard to deliver the project on time and meet global standards so that other PNG companies can benefit.

The former member for South Bougainville and Minister for Bougainville affairs died while receiving medical treatment in the Philippines. After a State funeral in Port Moresby on Tuesday the casket was flown to Buka yesterday.

Accompanied by the Speaker Theo Zurenoc and other departmental heads and dignitaries, the body was received by members of the ABG administration officials.

From the Buka airport the body was taken to the Bougainville House of Representatives in Kubu Buka where it lay for three hours being viewed by public servants.