We were very saddened to see that several trekkers were lost in a recent plane crash near Kokoda. We are of the view (only as customer travellers and residents, we are not experts of many years) that aviation in PNG is generally of a high safety standard and the twin otter is a safe plane with a good record. Regrettably in an incident like this there are sometimes ill-judged comments made in the media.

Some comments about PNG air safety seem a bit colourful. Kevin Rudd has appropriately expressed the sadness of all Australians in parliament.

We liked the 'no roads' people, they were friendly and helpful.