In Defence of Nadi’s

Mocambo

CANNOT find any reason for all this “beefing” about the Mocambo at Nadi airport. At ie moment it is undergoing novation and it may, or may not, ive been as grim as some people .y; before this work commenced.

As it is at present, however, it is very pleasant spot in which to >end a few hours which are about 1 the average air-traveller is asked spend there.

There is a large dining room, a sry pleasant lounge in which itive materials have been blended tractively with European, a bar, enty of easy chairs, and a shop nere Fiji souvenirs and other )ods may be purchased.

In the same building they have ist installed excellent shower oms, toilets, powder-rooms for the dies, and for the babies a special *°m equipped with baby-baths and ?corated with an animal freize by an Indian signpainter.

The animals may be zoological Idities in some respects, but

neither the babies nor their mothers will be fussy about that.

In separate buildings are the sleeping quarters which once took in, as over-night guests, those travellers who were joining or leaving planes at odd hours. This accommodation is now not available —except in the event of a plane being grounded and emergency sleeping accommodation being called for.

This accommodation is certainly not exciting; but it seems to me that if the air-line companies want something better they should do something about it themselves, either off or on the airport area.

From the point of view of tourism, (Continued on Page 73.)