Sydney-Voncouver

Air Services

Summery of Pacific Air

Services

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.—Regular Qantas service from Sydney.

SOLOMON ISLANDS.— Frequent regular flying boat service from Sydney bv Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas Airway. Qantas service also from Lae, NG, to Honiara, BSI.

NEW HEBRIDES.—Frequent regular flying-boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Air ways. Service from Noumea by French plane runs twice weekly. Qantas plane from Sydney to NH on alternate Tuesdays.

NORFOLK ISLAND.—Regular service from NZ by NZ National Airways; from Sydney by Qantas.

LORD HOWE ISLAND—Regular weekly service from Sydney by Qantas and Trans Oceanic Airways.

FIJI —Regular services from Australia by Pan American, BCPA and CPA (to Nadi): Auck land by NZ National Airways (to Nadi); from

Australia by Qantas (to Laucala Bay, Suva): from Auckland by NZ National Airways (to Laucala Bay, Suva). Irregular calls from Australia to Laucala Bay, Suva, by Trans Oceanic Airways. Regular service from Suva to Labasa by NZ National Airways.

Western Samoa, Cook Islands, And

TONGA - Regular service from Fiji by NZ National Airways.

TAHITI - Infrequent service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane.

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND.—ReguIar service by Tasman Empire Airways.

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA. Regular Trans Pacific services by Pan American Airways,

Bcpa And Cpa.

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

Pacific services run by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation are as follows: -

Auckland-Laucala Bat (Suva): A "Sun-

derland" flying-boat leaves Mechanics Bay,

Auckland, at 7 a.m. each Saturday for Laucala Bay, Suva (arrives 3.30 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Laucala Bay, Suva, on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. each Monday, and arrives at Mechanics Bay, Auckland, at 4 p.m.

Laucala Bay (Suva)-Labasa (Vanua

LEVU): A “Sunderland” flying-boat operates this service on a charter basis. A return trip is made between Laucala Bay and Labasa each Sunday.

Auckland-Norfolk Island-Fiji-Tonga

Western Samoa-Cook Islands: A “Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, on alternate Sundays at 8.30 a.m. (August 7, 21, etc.) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.30 p.m,, dep. 12.1 a.m. Monday), Nadi (arr. 6.55 a.m., dep. 5.40 a.m. Tuesday), Nausori (arr. 6.30 a.m., dep. 7.15 a.m.), Tonga (arr. 10.45 a.m., dep, 11.45 a.m.), *Apia, Western Samoa (arr. 4.10 p.m. Monday, dep. 7.45 a.m. Tuesday), Aitutaki, Cook Islands (arr. 1.50 p.m., dep. 2.45 p.m.) and Rarotonga, Cook Islands (arr. 4.5 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Rarotonga on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. on alternate Thursdays (August 11, 25. etc.), for Aitutaki (arr. 8.50 a.m., dep. 9.45 a.m.), Apia, Western Samoa (arr. 3.35 p.m., dep. 8 a.m.

Friday), *Tonga (arr. 11.15 a.m. Saturday, dep. 12.15 p.m.), Nausori (arr. 3.10 p.m., dep. 4.15 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 5.5 p.m., dep. 2 a.m. Sunday).

Norfolk Island (arr. 8.10 a.m., dep. 1 p.m.), and Whenuapai, Auckland (arr. 5.45 p.m.). •Crosses International Date Line.

Auckland-Norfolk Island: A “Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, every Sun aay at 8.15 a.m. for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.15 p.m.), and departs on the return flight at 1,15 p.m., arriving at Whenuapai at 6 p.m.

FARES, single (in NZ currency): Auckland to Norfolk, £12/10/-; to Fiji, £31; to Tonga, £31; to Samoa, £34; to Aitutaki, £39; to Rarotonga, £39/10/-. Norfolk to Fiji, £19. Fiji to Tonga, £8/15/-; to Samoa, £13; to Aitutaki, £29/15/-; to Rarotonga, £31. Samoa to Rarotonga, £17/15/-; to Aitutaki, £16/10/-; Suva to Labasa, £4/10/-. Return fares, less 10 per cent.

BOOKING OFFICES: Wellington, Govt. Life Bldg., Customhouse Quay; Auckland, Airways House, Customs St.; Dunedin. 8-10 Manse St.; Christchurch, 104 Gloucester St.; Gis borne, 74 Peel St.; Palmerston North, 107 Broadway Ave.; Hamilton, 8 Alma St.; Rotorua, Airport Bid., Fenton St.; New Ply mouth, Grand Central Building, Egmont St.; Hokitika, Southside Airport; Norfolk Is., Burns Philp, Ltd.; Fiji, NAC at Nadi and Suva; Burns Philp, Labasa and Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs.

F P. Melhose, Fou-amotu Airfield: W. Samoa, Burns Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P.

McVeagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotonga.

CPA Sydney-Voncouver

Service

CANADIAN Pacific Airlines commenced a Trans-Pacific service between Sydney and Vancouver on July 22. For the present there will be one northbound and one southbound trip per fortnight. Stops are made at Nadi Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco.

Four-engined, pressurised “Canadair” aircraft are used; 36 passengers can be carried and a crew of six. Flying is done in daylight. Over night accommodation is provided at hotels in Nadi and Honolulu, which is, of course, com plimentary.

Fares are (in Australian currency): Sydney- Vancouver, £214 single, £385 return; Fiji- Vancouver, £159 single. £286 return; Sydney- Fiji, £55 single, £99 return.

Bookings may be made at the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Limited, Sydney, or Melbourne: Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., Fiji; Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vancouver.

Sydney-Voncouver

BCPA Service

BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., operate a twice weekly trans-Paciflc service from Sydney to Vancouver, via Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco; and a weekly service between Auckland and Vancouver, via the same ports.

Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday and Saturday, and Vancouver on the Southbound trip every Monday and Thursday. Every fourth trip from Sydney terminates at San Franciscc instead of Vancouver.

Planes Leave Auckland every Tuesday and arrive in Vancouver the following Wednesday

The Southbound trip to Auckland commences from Vancouver every alternate Friday. Every other Friday the service commences at San Francisco.

B.C.P.A. services make regular connections at both San Francisco and Vancouver for onward carriage, via either New York or Montreal to the United Kingdom or Europe. The through fare from Sydney to London is £327/10/- (Aus tralian); from Fiji, via New York. £303/8/6; from Fiji, via Montreal, £324/9/- (Australian).

Fares are (in Australian currency): Sydney- San Francisco, £200 single and £360 return; Auckland-Vancouver, £A198 single; Auckland- Nadi (Fiji), £A39; Sydney-Nandi, £A55.

Douglas DC6 aircraft carrying 48 passengers (seated) or 37 passengers (in sleepers) and a crew of nine are used on the service.

Pan-American—

Trans-Pacific Service

PAN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the following services in the South Pacific, using DC4 planes, equipped with Sleep erettes: Panes leave Sydney Sundays and Thursdays for San Francisco, via Tontouta (New Cale donia), Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Hono lulu: and alternate Fridays for San Francisco, via Tontouta, Nadi, Canton Island, Honolulu.

The return flights are made from San Francisco every Thursday, via Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi and Tontouta; and from Seattle every Monday, via Portland, Honolulu, Canton Island.

Nadi and Tontouta. Every second Wednesday clipper leaves Honolulu for Sydney, via Canton Island. Nadi and Tontouta (flight 805 from San Francisco Tuesday offers connection at Honolulu).

Planes leave Auckland every Wednesday, and fly via Nadi, Canton Island and Honolulu to San Francisco. They leave Seattle for Auckland every Sunday and Friday by the same route.

Fares, in Australian currency, are:—

(Time-tables and fares subject to alteration without notice.) To convert to FIJI currency, reduce above figures by about 10 per cent.

Free baggage allowance is 30 kilos per person.

Excess baggage at 1 per cent, of single fare for each kilogram of excess.

Trans-Tasman Service

Sydney—Auckland

TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a A flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Large flying-boats, capable of carrying 30 passengers,

are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes approximately 8 hours.

Flying-boats now depart Auckland (8 a.m.) four times per week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, departing Sydney (6 a.m.) Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.

This service will be supplemented by Charter Services operated by DC4 and DC6 aircraft.

Fares: £35 (A) (£28 NZ currency) single - £63 (A) (£50/8/- NZ currency) return.

Bookings may be made at Tasman Empire Airways in Auckland and at Qantas Empire Air ways, Carrington Street, Sydney.

Sydney-Seattle .. . 200 0 0 360 0 0 Sydney-’Frisco . 200 0 0 360 0 0 Sydney-Fiji 55 0 0 99 1 3 Sydney-Honolulu . . 166 17 6 300 6 3 Auckland-Seattle .. 184 1 3 331 5 0 Auckland-Honolulu , . .. 150 18 9 271 11 3 Auckland-Fiji .. .. 39 1 3 70 6 3 Fiji-’Frisco .. 0 0 260 18 9

Sydney—Queensland-

New Guinea

QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DCS planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Finschhafen, Madang, and Rabaul, and return, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.

This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise” Service. DC3 aircraft, carrying 19 passengers, are used.

Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 9 a m., and arrive at Lae at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wed nesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, The plane which leaves Sydney on Wednesday and arrives at Lae on Thursday then goes on to Rabaul. It returns on Friday. The plane, which arrives at Lae on Tuesdays, then goes on to Madang, returning to Lae the same day.

The plane, which arrives at Lae at 1 p.m. on Saturdays, flies on to Bulolo and Wau on Satur day afternoons, and returns to Lae.

Planes leave Lae at 5.45 a.m. on Wednesdays,

Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mon days, and arrive in Sydney at 10.15 p.m., accom plishing the Lae-Sydney run in a day.

The return plane from Rabaul leaves at 1.30 p.m. on Fridays.

Bookings may be made at Qantas offices at any of the towns named. At present, berths are available only to passengers holding official per mits to visit Papua or New Guinea.

Qantas Subsidiary Services In

Papua-New Guinea-Solomons

Qantas Empire Airways run the following sub sidiary services in Papua, New Guinea, and British Solomons: — A Douglas DC3 leaves Lae every alernate Wednesday, and flies to Rabaul, and Kavieng, and returns to Lae; but every fourth Wednes day the plane goes on from Kavieng to Manus, and returns via Kavieng to Rabaul (overnight) and returns to Lae on the Thursday morning.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina flies from Port Moresby, westward to Daru, via Yule Island, Kerema, Kikori, Lake Kutubu and Lake Murray, remaining overnight at Kikori and returning to PM next morning.

Every alternate Wednesday, a Qantas Cata lina flies from Port Moresby, eastward to Samarai, via Abau and Milne Bay; and every second trip (that is, every fourth Wednesday) the plane remains overnight at Samarai, and on the following day (Thursday) flies out over the archipelagoes, calls at Esa’ala, Kiriwina, Woodlark and Deboyne Lagoon, and returns to PM, via Samarai, Milne Bay and Abau.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina leaves Port Moresby for Rabaul, via Moewe Har bour, and Talasea (New Britain); next morning (Tuesday) it flies to Buka, Kieta and Buin (Bougainville) and returns to Rabaul; next morning (Wednesday) it flies to Talasea, Moewe Harbour and Jacquinot Bay, and returns to Rabaul; and next morning (Thursday) it re turns from Rabaul direct to Port Moresby.

Every alternate Monday a Qantas Douglas flies from Lae to Rabaul, and continues on to Honiara (British Solomon Islands), via Torokina and Munda; remains overnight at Honiara; and returns to Lae the following day (Tuesday), via Munda, Torokina and Rabaul.

Sydney-Noumea-Suva

THE following Is the time-table of the Qantas flying-boat:— Sydney dep. 9 p.m. alt. Tue.

Noumea arr. 7 a.m. alt. Wed.

Noumea dep. 8 a.m. alt. Wed.

Suva arr. 3 p.m. alt. Wed.

Suva dep. 6 a.m. alt. Prid.

Noumea arr. 11 a.m. alt. Frid.

Noumea .. .. .. dep. 12 noon alt. Frid.

Sydney arr. 8 p.m. alt. Frid.

Intending passengers may book through Santas offices in Australia. Burns. Phllp (South 3eas) Company, in Suva; and T. Johnston In Noumea.

Fares: To Noumea, £35 single; £63 return, To Suva. £52/10/- single; £94/10/- return.

Noumea-Suva, £17/10/- single; £31/10/- return.

Sydney-Lord Howe ls.-

Norfoik Is.

QANTAS, Sydney, run a Catalina once weekly from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Pare. single, £12. Return, £21/12/-, Qantas run a land plane alt. Thursdays (re urning same day) from Sydney to Norfolk sland. Fare, £22 single; £39/12/- return. (For Norfolk Island, see also under NZ rational Airways. For Lord Howe, see also nder TOA.)

Noumea—Fiji—Tahiti

TRAPAS (a French company with headquarters in Noumea) ran an air service once a month from Noumea (New Caledonia), via Nadi Fiji) and Altutakl (Cook Islands) to Papeete Tahiti), and return.

The Trapas Co. also runs a service to New Hebrides—see under Caledonia-New Hebrides.

TOA Services

TRANS Oceanic Airways run the following Pacific services:— SYDNEY-LORD HOWE IS.: A regular fort nightly service with large four-engine flyingboats from Rose Bay. Fare: £11 single: £21 return. Free baggage allowance 50 lb Excess baggage and freight rate 6d. per lb.

SYDNEY-NEW HEBRIDES: A regular monthly service with large four-engine flying-boats from Sydney, via Noumea (overnight stop), to Vila and Espiritu Santo. Fare; Sydney-Vila, £45; Sydney-Santo, £50; Noumea-Vila, £12/10/-

Noumea-Santo, £18/15/-. Freight: Sydney-Vila,

/- per lb.; Sydney-Santo, 2/3.

Sydney-Solomon Islands: A Regular

monthly service from Sydney, via New Caledonia and New Hebrides to Tulagi, Solomon Islands. This service Is frequently extended to ingatou, in the Russell Islands, and calls are sometimes made at Vanikoro, in the Santa Cruz group. Fares: Sydney-Tulagi, £65. Free baggage allowance, 60 lb.; excess baggage and freight, 3/- per lb.

New Caledonia—New

Hebrides—Tahiti

A TRAPAS amphibian runs twice each week between New Caledonia and New Hebrides, the days vary, but on the selected day the planes adhere to the following time-table;— Noumea—dep. 0630. Vila—arr. 1315 Vila—dep. 0945 Santo —arr. 1115 Santo—dep. 1145 Vila—arr. 0900 Vila—dep. 1400 Noumea—arr. 1630 A TRAPAS plane runs monthly between Noumea and Tahiti.

Papua-NG Local

Services

MANDATED Airlines, Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, and other private operators, run air services between Lae and the New Guinea mainland centres of Wau, Bulolo, Madang. Wewak, Aitape, Mt Hagen, Finschhafen. Moresby. Kokoda—in fact anywhere in Papua or New Guinea where there is an air-strip. These planes carry passengers, malls and cargo on regular schedules and charter flights. (Continued on Next Page)

Guinea Air Traders Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, employ six aircraft on local services, and on charter work.

Under arrangement with the Administration, a Qantas plane, carrying Administration personnel and cargo, and malls, flies once each week from Lae to Rabaul, Kavieng ana Manus, and returns to Lae by the same route.