French Airways In
p. 19 · Read in the full issue
Pacific
From Our Own Correspondent
Noumea, Jan. 20.
THE French Government, having now authorised the construction of the Magenta airport, right at Noumea’s doorstep, the Colony’s General Council has decided to name it the Richard Bernier airport, in honour of the man whose activities carried the project through.
Work on the 1.400-metres-long landing ground will soon be started.
The annual subsidy voted to Air France-Trapas for one round trip per month, Paris-Bora Bora, by the Tahitian Representative Assembly, is 1,200,000 francs. If the flights are increased to two per month, this sum will be increased to 1,500,000 frs.