Touching down at 10:30AM at the Jackson International airport is the new Air Niugini Airbus A220 300 on the eve of PNG's 50th Independence Anniversary, a proud moment for the country. The excitement is in the air as people gathered at the APEC Terminal to welcome and see PNG'S new People's Balus, touch down in Port Moresby city. The aircraft is the first of eleven to come under the re- fleeting of Air Niugini with the new Airbus A220. After touching down it was given a traditional water salute. Present to receive the new aircraft are government delegates including the PM and Air Niugini staff, all in their respective traditional attires to welcome to PNG the new aircraft. The aircraft left Canada, through to Hawaii, Fiji and then onto PNG.