Transpacific

Increase in Air Services

Pan-American Airways Plan To

double their Trans-Pacific service— two planes will then fly each way between San Francisco and Sydney, in stead of one. as formerly. The planes call, en route, at Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi (Fiji) and Tontouta (New Cale donia) .

PAA also run two planes each month between San Francisco and Auckland.

N. Zealand Now Included

In ANA Service COMMENCING on April 24, Australian National Airways Pty. Ltd., on behalf of British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, will run a fortnightly trans pacific service from Auckland. NZ, to Vancouver, Canada and reutrn. This will be in addition to their regular weekly service between Australia and North America.

Planes will leave Auckland on alter nate Thursdays (April 24, May 8, 22, June 5, etc.) and arrive in Vancouver on the following Sundays. The southbound trip will depart from Vancouver on alternate Saturdays (May 3, 17, 31, etc.) and arrive in Auckland the following Wednesday.

As in the Sydney-Vancouver service, calls will be made at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco.

Fares are slightly less than for the Sydney-Vancouver run. The fare, Syd ney-Vancouver, is £A2I4, single. Auck land-Vancouver is £AI9B. The Sydney- Nadi fare is £ASS; Auckland-Nadi is £A39.

This is still higher than the Sunderland flying boat service maintained between Auckland and Suva by the RNZAF; but if the passenger does not mind being landed at Nadi, on the other side of the island from Suva, the travelling time is much shorter. Planes depart from Auck land at a quarter to midnight on alter nate Thursdays, and arrive at Nadi at 6.15 the following morning.

New Zealand now, through ANA and PAA, has a weekly air service with North America.