PX Plus Terms and Conditions

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1. Air Niugini means Air Niugini Limited, the national airline of Papua New Guinea.
1.2. Bidding End Date means 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure date of the flight to which an Offer relates.
1.3. Bidding Window means the date which Air Niugini PX Plus begins accepting the submission of Offers until 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure date of the flight to which and Offer relates.
1.4. Guest means the person who has purchased a ticket for a flight operated by Air Niugini.
1.5. Invitation refers to an invite sent via email by Air Niugini to the Guest upon purchases of ticket.
1.6. Nominated payment card means one of the credit cards, charge cards or debit cards which must be used to make payment and such other form of payment as approved by Air Niugini from time to time.
1.7. Original Booking is the fare purchased and sector of the booking made by the Customer of which an Invitation extends.
1.8. Sector refers to the portion of a journey on the ticket in which the Customer has purchased.
1.9. Upgraded booking refers to the sector of the booking for which a Customer received an invitation extends.
1.10. Upgrade Offer refers to the total amount, per person, that an eligible Guest is willing to pay for the opportunity to upgrade from the cabin class that was originally purchased for the travel with Air Niugini to one cabin class higher. The amount of an Offer is separate from and additional to the amount paid for the original ticket purchased.
1.11. Valid Offer refers to an offer that complies with these Terms and Conditions.

2. The following terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions) apply specifically to an offer made by a Guest to Air Niugini for an opportunity to upgrade from the cabin class that was originally purchased for travel with Air Niugini to one cabin class higher on the same sector.

3. Guests must be at least 18 years of age to submit an Offer.

4. Not all Guests are eligible for an Upgrade. Air Niugini has the right to determine Guest eligibility at its sole and absolute discretion. To check eligibility, Guests may visit the Air Niugini website and enter their booking reference number and surname in the fields provided. Alternatively, eligible Guests who have booked their flight via the Air Niugini website or Reservations Call Centre may be sent an email inviting them to submit an offer.

5. Reward Seat bookings purchased using PX FFP (PX Frequent Flyer Points) are not eligible to be upgraded via PX Plus.

6. Only one Offer may be submitted per flight per sector in a booking. An Offer may subsequently be cancelled or modified in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

7. If there are multiple Guests in a booking a Guest must submit an Offer to upgrade all passengers. The Offer amount will be on a per Guest basis. The Offer amount will be multiplied by the number of Guests included in the booking. By making an offer, the Guest confirms that he or she has the authority to act on behalf of and to bind all the passengers on the original booking.

8. Eligible Guests can make an offer by:
(i). visiting the Air Niugini website and entering their booking reference number and surname in the fields provided; or
(ii) Following the link contained in the email inviting the Guest to submit an Offer.

9. The booking reference number is the reservation number which is supplied to a Guest at the time an Air Niugini ticket is purchased. A booking reference number is required to submit an Upgrade from the Air Niugini Website and to subsequently access and modify or cancel the Offer (including without limitation, increasing and Offer). The booking reference number provided must be kept confidential. Guests must not share their booking reference numbers and are responsible for protecting it against improper and unauthorised use.

10. An Offer, when submitted by a Guest, entitles the person or persons named on the Offer, subject to these Terms and Conditions, to be considered for an Upgrade. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Offer is selected as successful, the total value of the Upgraded ticket is the amount paid for the original ticket purchased plus the amount of the Offer.

11. Offers can be paid using the Nominated payment card. The payment will only be deducted if an Offer is selected as successful.

12. An authorization hold for a small amount (for example, 1.00 PGK) will be placed on the payment card account used to submit the Offer (Account) in order to verify the account is active. The exact amount may very based on the currency selected when placing the offer. This is not a charge and this authorization hold amount will automatically be removed when the authorization expires. The policy of the bank that issued the payment card determines how long the authorization hold will remain active before it expires. hold amount will be removed from the Account when an Offer is either selected as being successful or unsuccessful.

13. Successful Offers will be selected by Air Niugini in its sole and absolute discretion based on, but not limited to, any number of the following selection criteria:

i. The amount of the Offer;
ii. The cabin class of the original booking;
iii. A Guest