lirways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

Pith Strata Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* es . Thur., Sat. —Sydney - Nadi - Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco - Seattle - Portland. *d.. Fri., Mon.—Return same route.

DC4 from Auckland connects, arriving di Tues. and Fri. and departing Nadi ur and Mon. This shuttle service will continue if current negotiations for ersion of Sydney-US service via Auck. id are realised.

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

58., Thur.* and Sat.* Sydney-Nadi (Piji)- Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco— with every Saturday service extending to Vancouver.

Southwards

1 and Mon.-—San Francisco-Honolulu- Canton Is.-Nadi (Fiji)-Sydney. Monday service commences from Vancouver on Sunday. wo services — Tuesday northbound and Inesday southbound—are “Connoisseur” rices: First class only.

TEAL DC6 services between Auckland and Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. and Sat. northwards; Wed. and Sun. southwards.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)* Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver.

Every Friday return from Vancouver by same route. * Tourist Class Services are available on these planes at 20 per cent, lesr normal fares.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Saturdays and alt. Fridays (Skymasters)* Depart: Arrive: Sydney. 8.00 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Brisbane. 11.45 pm Moresby, 6.35 am (Wed., alt. Sat.. Sun.) Moresby, 7.55 am Lae, 9.10 am

Connecting services north of Lae by C. 3 to Bulolo and Wau on Wednesdays. *DC3 operating Moresby-Lae sector.

It. Fri., April 29, May 13, 27, etc.) Thursdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: dney, 8 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Isbane, 11.45 pm Townsville, 3.30 am (Friday) wmsville, 4.15 am Cairns, 5.25 am Irns, 6.25 am Port Moresby. 9.15 am rt Moresby, 10.35 am Lae, 11.55 am

Southwards

idays, Wednesdays and alt. Saturdays (Skymaster)* Depart: Arrive: i, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am resby, 8.30 am Brisbane, 3.05 pm sbane, 4.30 pm Sydney, 7.15 pm onnecting services from Wau by DC3.

Ives Lae 9.35 am Saturday.

DC3 operating Lae-Moresby sector, lit. Saturdays, Apr, 2, 16, 30. etc.) Depart: Arrive: , 8.25 am Moresby, 9.45 am ■esby, 10.30 am Cairns, 1.20 pm ms, 3.20 pm Townsville, 4.30 pm msville, 5.15 pm Brisbane, 9.00 pm bane, 10.00 pm Sydney, 12.45 am (Saturday) DC3 operating Lae-Moresby sector.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

mate Wednesdays (May 6, 20, etc.), trts Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang nd Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia .0 pm. Every alt. Thursday (May 19, etc.), depart Hollandia at am, and, with calls at Wewak and ladang, arrives Lae at 2.40 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

ery Wednesday.

Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaui, avleng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm. rns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via avleng, Rabaui and Flnschhafen; arr. ae, 2.55 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) rule Is., Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu.— /ery alternate Friday returning same iy (Apr. 29, May 6, 20, etc.).

Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) Tue. (Apr. 5, 19, etc.) Port Moresby imarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Moewe Harb ilasea-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul. Return g via same ports (except Losuia and > a ’ala optional) alt. Thu. (May 5, , etc.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Wed.—Rabaui - -Buka - Kieta - Buln flay 4, 18, etc.).

Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka ibaul.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

, Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang r. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., avleng, Rabaui arr. 3.40 pm. only Dep. Rabaui 8.00 am direct adang. arr. 10.50 am. Wewak, adang, Lae arr. 4.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

days—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda, fling at any of: Nadzab, Kainantu, sroka, Nondugl, Banz, Mlnj, Mt.

Hagen, Baiyer R.. Wabag, Wabamunda.

Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) Fridays.—Lae (7.30 am) to Gusap, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kalapit, Arona, Kalnantu. Return to Lae arriving 10.30 am

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Dep. Lae.—Mon. 7.30 am, Tues. 2 pm, Sat. 10.30 am.

Dep. Wau.—Mon. 9 am, Tues. 3.30 pm, Wed. 1 pm. Bulolo is omitted on these flights which take 35 minutes, Wau-Lae.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

Fridays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Goroka 9.00 am, returning same day: depart Goroka 9.30 am, arrive Madang 10.5 am.

New Guinea-New Britain

(Dcs)

Fridays—Depart Lae 12.55 pm, Finschhafen 1.45 pm, arrive Rabaui 3.55 pm.

Saturdays—Depart Rabaui 10 am, Madang 1.25 pm, arrive Lae 2.30 pm.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company runs regular services for passengers, freight and malls to all New Guinea settlements.

Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.; Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka.

Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaui remaining overnight.

Tues.; Depart Rabaui at 6.30 am for Madang, Wewak, Madang. Goroka, Lae Depart Lae 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau.

Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Thurs.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka. Wau, Port Moresby. Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Fri.: Depart Lae at 7 am for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavleng, Rabaui remaining overnight.

Sat.: Depart Rabaui at 7 am for Kavleng Momote. Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

4. Ausl.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

A weekly service with Super-Cons, between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak, DNG, and Manila, Philippines.

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandla, Sorong, Merauke and Tanah Merah.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS (Three flights every four weeks) Monday (May 2,9, 23, 30), Lae (dep. 6 am) Flnschhafen Rabaui Buka Vellalavella Yandlna Honiara. BSI (arriving 5.28 pm).

Tuesday (May 3, 10, 23, 31), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandlna —Vellalavella Buka Rabaui Flnschhafen Lae (arriving 3.50 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly.

Constellation aircraft depart Saigon May 2 for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return. Depart Noumea.

May 5.

Australian agents: Messagerles Marltlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., “Flying-Boat Division”

Twice weekly services, operating mainly on Tuesday and Saturday, return same day.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alternate Thursdays (May 5, 19. etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats —Weekly Depart: Arrive: Syd., Wed. 10.30 pm Brisbane, 11.50 Bris., Thu. 1.20 am Noumea, 8.00 Noumea, 9.30 am Vila, 12.05 Vila, 1.20 pm Santo, 2.35 (Night stop) Santo, Pri. 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 Vila, 7.45 am Noumea, 10.25 a Noumea, 12.15 pmt Sydney, 7.55 * Every second service night stops Noumea to allow connection with Noumi Suva service—see below, Table 10. t Alternate Fridays (May 13, 27, et: alternate Saturdays (May 7, 21, etc.) pi departs Noumea 2 pm, arriving Sydi 9.40 pm.

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Fortnightly Depart: Arrive: Noumea, 11.25 am Suva, 5.55 Alt. Pri.* (Night stop)i Suva, 8.00 am Alt. Noumea, 12.30 Sat.t * Alt. Pri., May 6, 20, etc. t Alt. I May 7, 21, etc. (Service allows connection at Noui with Sydney-New Hebrides Service above.)

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is

By NZ National Airways, with DC3I May 1, one flight; May 8, two flig: May 15, one flight; May 22, two flig

12. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon.. Thur., Pri.: Dep. Auckland 9.15 arr. Sydney 1.00 pm.

Tue., Wed., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 11.15 arr Sydney 3.00 pm.

Tue., Med., Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 arr. Auckland 5.15 pm.

Mon., Thur.. Pri.; Dep. Sydney 3.00 arr. Auckland 10.15 pm.

13, Christchurch-Sydne3

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft, Mon., Pri.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 arr. Sydney 8.40 pm.

Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 8.00 am.

Christchurch 3.10 pm.

14. Christchurch-Melbou

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Thurs.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 pm, Melbourne 9.30 pm.

Pri.: Dep. Melbourne 7.00 am, arr. Ch church 3.00 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Tue., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 1.15 am, Nandi 6.30 pm.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Nandi 11.00 am, Auckland 4.25 pm.

16. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Service normally fortnightly, with flights during Winter tourist seaso required.

iparts Suva Friday 9 am, crosses date line. arrives Satapuala (W. Samoa) Thur. 2 pm. departs Fri. 2 am. arrives Aitutaki 7.30 am. departs 9.30 am, arrives Papeete 2 pm. Departs Papeete Sun. 7.30 am, arrives Aitutaki 11 am, departs 1 pm, arrives Satapuala 5.30 pm. departs Mon 7 am, crosses date line, arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 am.

STOTE: Until about mid-May Satapuala r . Samoa) is omitted from the schedule ading repairs to certain radio navi tional facilities.

17. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft. esday, May 11: Dep. Suva 6.30 am.

Arr. Nukualofa 9.50 am. Dep. Nuku alofa 9.50 am. Arr. Suva 4.55 pm.

18. Micronesia

civilian services, based on Guam, using 2ined amphibious Grumman Albatrosses, regularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West olines), Truk (Central Carolines), lape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshals) 1 Saipan (Marianas). Details from ns-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

9 Fiji internal Airways

a-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily except Won.. Wed. a-Nadi: Tues.. Sun. (additional to the ibove return flight). li-Suva; Mon., Wed. a-Nadi-Labasa-Suva: Fri. a-Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun. a-Labasa-Nadi-Suva: Sat. a - Labasa - Savusavu - Taveuni luva: Mon., Wed.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: Mon.. Wed., Fri.

Suva - Taveuni - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva: Tues., Thur.

20. French Oceania Inter-

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interinsnlalre (Catalina) Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.

Wednesday: Papeete-Raiatea-Bora Bora- Raiatea-Papeete.

Friday: Papeete-Huahine-Raiatea-Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete: Messageries Maritimes.