No Flying-Boats

On Teal

Tasman Service

AFTER 14 years, during which there was not one accident in volving loss of life, TEAL will withdraw' the last of its trans-Tas man flying-boats on June 27. The flying-boats wall be replaced by an all-landplane service.

At the same time, the Sydney- Wellington service will be cut out —there is no suitable landing ground for large aircraft wathin a reasonable distance of Wellington.

A Sydney-Ohakea service is being considered—but Ohakea is 80 miles by road from Wellington and it would take almost as long to do this land journey as fly the Tasman.

To compensate, in part, for the withdrawal of this service, a new TEAL route wall be inaugurated from Sydney to Christchurch. Two flights per week will be made. The weekly Melbourne-Christchurch ser vice will be maintained. Passengers for Wellington will have to go to Christchurch or Auckland to make land or air connections for their destination.

At the same time that these changes are made by TEAL, they will offer tourist fares on all their aircraft operating into or out of New Zealand. Tourist passengers will pay about 20 per cent, less in fares and w T ill occupy a separate compartment.