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French Airways
Noumea to Tahiti
Papeete. Jan. 10,
THE newly-formed Societe Francais de Transports Ariens du Pacifique Sud (abbreviated to TRAP AS), is show ing enterprise and energy in developing and extending its new monthly Noumea- Tahiti service, carried on with Catalina amphibians.
Its plane, making its second trip be tween New Caledonia and Tahiti, arrived at Papeete on December 13 and departed on December 18 with a full complement of passengers. It is due here again about January 12.
The route now being followed is Noumea-Nadi (Fiji) Aitutaki (Cook Islands)—Papeete. It may be possible to arrange a regular call at Apia Western Samoa.
TRAPAS hopes to maintain in Tahiti a sufficient establishment to provide air services between the islands of French Oceania The founder, M. Henri Dewez, hopes soon to purchase sufficient additional equipment for a twice-a-month service between New Caledonia and Tahiti. It is also announced that M. Dewez has plans for stimulating the tourist traffic to French Oceania.
French Air Link With Nz
Auckland. Jan. 24.
DISCUSSIONS are in progress here be tween NZ Civil Aviation officials and Colonel R. Migeon (director of Civil Aviation in the French South Pacific). and it is possible that the TRAPAS service between Noumea and Tahiti will be synchronised with the NZ services to Fiji, etc.
Two TRAPAS Catalina amphibians have been here recently. (Dne brought the crew of the MV “Rosalie” from Noumea, and the other brought Colonel Migeon and various civil and TRAPAS officials.
There is some possibility of TRAPAS run ning a service from Noumea to Auckland, via Norfolk Is.