PNG air facilities and safety standards concerns

Updated August 13, 2009 21:11:26

Bad weather In Papua New Guinea has stopped the recovery of bodies from Tuesday's aircrash.
Rescue crews have reached the wreckage of the Twin Otter aircraft, which went missing on a flight to Kokoda.
Most of the passengers were Australian tourists, enroute to walk the World War II Kokoda track,
leading to calls for an improvement in facilities at the remote airstrip, and concerns about aircraft safety standards in PNG.

Presenter: Campbell Cooney
Speakers: abc's PNG reporter Firmin Nanol, Joseph Kintau Head PNG's Civil Aviation Authority, NSW Liberal MP Charlie Lynn
Commnercial Pilot Peter McGrew, The Chief Executive of the 'Mission Aviation Fellowship', Rob Owen

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