Passengers have been left stranded as flight after flight was cancelled, with substantial backlogs complicating matters.

 

Both Air Niugini and PNG Air have apologised for the cancellations, and both say they are doing their best to right the situation.

 

While the airlines have not publicly stated if staff were infected with Covid-19, reliable sources from within companies have informed the Post-Courier newspaper that a majority of those sick and absent from work were infected with the virus.

 

They included aircraft engineers, high-end ground staff, pilots, cabin crews and protocol staff.