Sydney—Queensland—

Air Services

Summary of Pacific Air

Services

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

SOLOMON ISLANDS. —Frequent regular flying boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Airways. 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; from Fiji by NZ National Airways.

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

FlJl.—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.

TAHlTl.—Monthly service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane via Fiji, W. Samoa. Cook Is.

DUTCH NEW GUlNEA.—Regular weekly service from Batavia by KLM.

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

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA.—Regular Trans pacific services by Pan American Airways.

Bcpa And Cpa.

Europe - Indo-China -N. Caledonia —Fort

nightly service by Air France.

Sydney—Queensland—

New Guinea

QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DCS planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Pinschhafen,

Madang, Rabaul, Bulolo and Wau, and return via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.

This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise” Service. Skymaster and DC3 aircraft are used.

Skymaster aircraft leave Sydney every Tues day and Saturday at 7.30 p.m., and making a night-flight calling only at Brisbane, arrive at Port Moresby the following morning at 6.20 a.m., and at Lae at 9.20 a.m.

Return trips are made from Lae each Thurs day and Monday, leaving at 8 a.m., and, flying via Port Moresby and Brisbane, reaching Sydney at 9.45 p.m. the same day.

DC3 aircraft leave Sydney every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8.30 a.m. for Lae, calling at Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown, Port Moresby. An overnight stop is made at Townsville and Port Moresby

is reached at 11 a.m. the day after leaving Sydney.

Return trips are made from Lae to Sydney (calling at the same intermediate airports as on the northern journey) each Wednesday.

Saturday and Sunday. Planes depart Lae at 5.45 p.m. and reach Sydney at 10.15 p.m. the same day.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Tuesdays later that afternoon flies on to Bulolo and Wau and returns to Lae.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Thursday flies on to Rabaul on Friday, via Pinschhafen, returning to Lae the same after noon.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Saturday at 12.50 p.m. flies on to Madang, re turning to Lae the same afternoon.

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. New Guinea, every Wednesday, and flies to Rabaul, and Kavieng, and returns to Lae; but every alternate Wed nesday the plane goes on from Kavieng to Manus, and returns via Kavieng to Rabaul

(overnight) and returns to Lae on the Thursday morning.

Every Wednesday a plane flies from Lae to Madang and Wewak, and thence * direct to Rabaul. It returns from Rabaul to Lae on Thursday. This service is primarily for the carriage of native labour to and from Wewak, and Europeans travelling on this service are always advised of the fact.

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 Calalina

flies from Port Moresby eastward (dep. 9 a.m.) and calls at Abau and Samarai before flying out to the Archipelagoes in the afternoon. Calls are made at Esa’ala and Losuia (where an over night stop is made), and the following day (alternate Thursdays) at Deboyne Lagoon, before returning to Port Moresby, via Samarai 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 Jacqulnot 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; remains overnight at Honiara; and returns to Lae the following day (Tuesday), via Torokina and Rabaul. (Owing to repairs being made to Bulolo and Kokoda airstrips, services to these ports were temporarily suspended in March.)

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

' pHE Pacific services run by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation are aa follows:

Auckland-Laucala Bay (Suva); A “Sun

derland” flying-boat leaves Mechanics Bay, Auckland, at 11.30 p.m. each Monday for Laucala Bay, Suva (arrives 8.10 a.m. the follow ing day).

The aircraft departs from Laucala Bay, Suva, on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. each Wednes day, and arrives at Mechanics Bay, Auckland, at 4.15 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 Tuesday.

Auckland-Norfolk Island-Fiji-Tonga

Western Samoa-Cook Islands: A “Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, on alter nate Tuesdays at 9 a.m. (April 18. May 2. 16, etc.) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.55 p.m.; dep.

2 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 8.40 p.m., dep. 5.40 a.m.

Thursday), Nausori (arr. 6.25 a.m., dep. 7.30 a.m.), Tonga (arr. 10.50 a.m., dep. 11.50 a.m.), •Faleolo, Western Samoa (arr. 4.5 p.m. Wednes day, dep. 8 a.m. Thursday), Aitutaki, Cook Islands (arr. 1.50 p.m. Thursday, dep. 2.50 p.m.), Rarotonga, Cook Is. (arr. 4.5 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Rarotonga on the 30, etc.) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.55 p.m., dep.

I Apr. 22, May 6, 20, June 3, etc.) at 8 a.m. for Aitutaki (arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m.), Faleolo, W. Samoa (arr. 3.15 p.m., dep. 8 a.m. Sunday), •Tonga (arr. 10.55 a.m. Monday, dep. 11.50 a.m.), Nausori (arr. 2.40 p.m., dep. 3.40 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 4.25 p.m., dep. 5 a.m. Tuesday), Norfolk Is. (arr. 10.55 a.m., dep. 12 noon), Whenuapai, Auckland (arr. 4.50 p.m.). •Crosses International Date Line.

Auckland-Norfolk Island; A "Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, every Sun day at 8.15 a.m. for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.10 p.m.), and departs on the return flight at 1.10 p.m., arriving at Whenuapai at 6 p.m.

PARES, single (in NZ currency); Auckland to Norfolk, £l2/10/-; to Fiji. £3l; to Tonga. £3l; to Samoa, £34; to Aitutaki, £39; to Raro tonga, £39/10/-. Norfolk to Fiji, £l9. Fiji to Tonga, £B/15/-; to Samoa, £l3; to Aitutaki, £29/15/-; to Rarotonga, £3l. Samoa to Raro tonga, £l7/15/-; to Aitutaki, £l6/10/-; 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.; New Plymouth, Grand Central Building, Egmont St.; Blenheim, 13 Queen St.; Hokitika, South side Airport: Norfolk Is., Burns Philp, Ltd.; Fiji, NAC at Nadi and Suva; Burns Philp, Labasa and Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs. F. F. Melhose, Fou-amotu Airfield; W. Samoa, Burns Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P. McVeagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotoga.

CPA Sydney-Vancouver

Service

CANADIAN Pacific Airlines, Ltd., run a trans pacific service between Sydney and Van couver. For the present there will be one northbound and one southbound trip per fort night. Stops are made at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. The north bound flight commences from Sydney every alter nate Tuesday.

Four-engined, pressurised “Canadair” aircraft are used; 36 passengers can be carried and a crew of 7. 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, San Francisco-Los Angeles and Port land-Seattle, £265/10/- single, £477/18/- return- Fiji-Vancouver, £207/10/- single. £373/10/- re turn; Sydney-Piji, £5B single, £lO4/8/- return; Sydney-Honolulu. £217/15/- single, £391/19/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-Vancouver

BCPA Service

DRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., , operate a twice weekly trans-Pacific 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 Francisco 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 £325 (Aust.).

The fares for the Pacific flight are: Sydney- San Francisco, £A265/10/- single, £A477/18/return; Auckland-Vancouver, £NZI97/5/- single;

Auckland-Nadi (Fiji), £NZ3I single; Sydney- Nadi (Fiji), £ASB single; Sydney-Vancouver £ A265/10/- single, £A477/18/- return.

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:— Planes leave Sydney Monday and Friday for San Francisco, via Tontouta (New Cale donia), Nadi (FIJI), Canton Island and Hono lulu.

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

Planes leave Auckland every Wednesday, and fly via Nadi. Canton Island and Honolulu to San Francisco. They leave San Francisco for Auckland every Saturday by the same route Pares, in Australian currency, are:—

(Time-tables and fares subject to alteration without notice.) To convert to Fiji currency, reduce above each kilogram of excess.

Free baggage allowance Is 30 kilos per person.

Excess baggage at 1 per cent, of single fare for figures by about 10 per cent.

Sydney-Lord Howe ls.-

Norfolk Is.

QANTAS, Sydney, run a Catalina once weekly from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Fare, single, £l2. Return, £2l/12/-.

Qantas run a DC4 Skymaster alt. Thursdays freturning same day) from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Fare, £22 single; £39/12/- return, (For Norfolk Island, see also under NZ National Airways. For Lord Howe, see also under TOA.)

Sydney-New Hebrides

AQANTAB plane leaves Sydney for New Hebrides on alternate Tuesdays, It flies via Noumea .and Port Vila to Santo, and returns.

Trans-Tasman Service

Sydney—Auckland

TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate 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 6 hours.

Flying-boats now depart Sydney and Auckland daily.

Aircraft leave Rose Bay at 8.30 a.m., and Mechanics Bay at 11.15 p.m.

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

Pares: £35 (A) (£2B NZ currency) single; £63 (A) (£5O/8/- NZ currency) return.

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

N. Caledonia-Tahiti

TRAPAS (Societe Francals de Transports Aeriens du Pacific Sud-Noumea) runs a monthly service from New Caledonia to Tahiti Departing at 8 a.m. from Noumea, every third Thursday, the plane flies via FIJI (Nadi), Western Samoa (Faleolo), Cook Islands (Altu taki) to Papeete, where it arrives at about 11.40 a.m. two days later. One evening is spent in Nadi and one night in Aitutaki. The plane re turns by the same route in the following week.

Fare from Noumea to Papeete is 16,000 Pacific francs single, and 28,800 return. (160 Pacific francs equal £1 Australian.) While the plane is at Papeete it runs one round trip between Papeete and Bora Bora.

New Caledonia-

New Hebrides

TRAPAS (French Air Line) operates a service between Noumea and the New Hebrides.

The plane leaves Noumea every Tuesday, and

tiles direct to Vila and Santo, and returns. Re turn tare tor the Journey. Noumea-Santo. Is approximately £42 Australian.

KLM Dutch New Guinea

Service

K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines run a regular weekly service from Batavia to Dutch New Guinea, via Sourabaya, Makassar and Ambon on the following schedule: Batavia dep. Sundays at 10.30 a.m., Biak Island arr, Mondays at 4.40 p.m.; dep. Tuesdays at 6 a.m., Hollandia arr. Tuesdays at 8.10 a.m. On the return

Sydney-Seattle £ s. d. £ s. d.

Single. 265 10 0 £ s. d £ s. d.

Return. 477 18 0

Sydney-’Frisco

265 10 0 477 18 0 Sydney-Fiji 58 0 0 104 8 0

Sydney-Honolulu . . .

Auckland-Seattle . .. 217 15 0 391 19 0 246 5 0 443 5 0 Auckland-Honolulu 199 0 0 358 4 0

Auckland-Fiji

39 0 0 70 4 0 Auckland-’Frlsco . .. 246 5 0 443 5 0

journey the aircraft leaves Hollandia at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays: Biak Island arr. 11,10 a.m., dep. 12.15 p.m. on Tuesdays; and Batavia arr. 6 p.m. on Wednesdays The aircraft used are C. 475, a type of DC-3, and the single fares are Batavia-Biak Island £A80; Batavia-Hollandia £A9I/15/-; and Biak Tsland-Hollandia £AII/15/-. Return fares, double single.

TOA Services

TRANS Oceanic Airways run the following Pacific services;— SYDNEY-LORD HOWE IS.: A regular fort nightly service with large four-engine flying

boats from Rose Bay. Pare: £l2 single; £2l/10/- return. Free baggage allowance 50 lb.

Excess baggage and freight rate Bd. per lb.

SYDNEY-NEW HEBRIDES: A regular monthly service with large four-engine flying-boats from Sydney, via Noumea, to Vila and Espiritu Santo (overnight stop). Fare: Sydney-Vila, £45; Sydney-Santo, £5O; Noumea-Vila. £l2/10/-, Noumea-Santo, £lB/15/-. Freight: Sydney-Vila, V- per lb.; Sydney-Santo, 2/3.

Sydney-Solomon Islands: A Regular

monthly service from Sydney, via New Cale donia and New Hebrides to Tulagi and Honiara, Solomon Islands. This service is frequently ex tended to Lingatou, in the Russell Islands, and calls are sometimes made at Vanikoro, in the Santa Cruz Group. Pares: Sydney-Tulagi-

Honiara, £65. Free baggage allowance, 60 lb.; excess baggage and freight, 3/6 per lb.

Sydney-Noumea—Suva

following is the time-table of the Qantas flying-boat:— Sydney dep. 9 p.m. alt. Tues.

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.

Noum-a arr. 11 a.m. alt. Prid.

Noumea dep. 12 noon alt. Prid.

Sydney arr. 8 p.m. alt. Prid.

Intending passengers may book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns, Phllp (South Seas) Company, in Suva; and T. Johnston in Noumea.

Fares; To Noumea. £35 single; £63 return.

To Suva, £52/10/- single; £B4/10/- return.

Noumea-Suva, £l7/10/- single; £3l/10/- re turn.

France-! ndo-China—

Ausf.-N. Caledonia

THE French national airways, Air France, runs a fortnightly service between Paris and New Caledonia, and return. Stops are made at Tunis (forward journey) or Marseille (return journey), Cairo, Barhein (return journey), Karachi, Calcutta, Saigon, Batavia, Darwin.

Brisbane.

DC4 Skymasters are used in the service, and Messageries Maritimes are agents in Australia.

Pare between Brisbane and Tontouta (New Caledonia) has been fixed at £A29/8/- (one way), and £AS2/18/- (return ticket). Sydney- Tontouta £A3S single; £A63 return.

Papuo-NG Local

Services

MANDATED Airlines. Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, and other private operators, run air ser vices between Lae and the New Guinea mainland centres of Wau, Bulolo, Madang, Wewak. Aitape, Mt. Hagen. Flnschhafen, Moresby. Kokoda—in fact anywhere in Papua or New Guinea where there is an air-strip. These planes carry pas sengers. malls and cargo on regular schedules or charter flights.