The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1955Vol. XXV, No. 11

[?]rways Time-Tables

pp. 7-11 · Read in the full issue

Rans-Pacific Services

. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

th Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* i., Thur.. Sat.—Sydney - Nadi - Canton 5. - Honolulu - San Francisco - Seattle - 'ortland. .. Sat., Mon.—Return same route. 3C4 from Auckland connects, arriving [ Tues., Thur., Sat., departing Nadi Fri., Mon.

5Y Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

[., Thur.* and Sat.* Sydney-Nadi (Piji)anton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco— ith every Saturday service extending i Vancouver.

Southwards

, Fri.,* Sun.* San Francisco onolulu-Canton Is.-Nadi (Fiji)-Sydney.

Yote: Crosses date-line enroute). o services Tuesday northbound and lesday southbound—are “Connoisseur” ces: First class only.

AL DC6 services between Auckland Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. and Sat. iwards; Wed. and Sun. southwards.

Y Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)* y Wednesday—Sydney-Auckland-Nadi 'iji) -Honolulu-Vancouver-Amsterdam. f Sunday leave Vancouver by same ute. (Note; Crosses date-line en ute). ourist Class Services are available

on these planes at 20 per cent, lesf normal fares.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Skymasters)*

Northwards

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8.00 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm

Brisbane, 11.45 pm Moresby, 6.35 am (Tues., Wed.. Sun.) Moresby, 7.55 am Lae, 0.10 am Connecting services north of Lae by D.C.3 to Bulolo and Wau on Wednesdays. • DCS operating Moresby-Lae sector.

Thursdays Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Brisbane, 11.45 pm Townsville, 3.30 am (Friday) Townsville, 4.15 am Cairns, 5.25 am Cairns, 6.25 am Port Moresby. 9.15 am Port Moresby, 10.35 am Lae, 11.55 am

Southwards

Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Depart: Arrive: , 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am 'esby, 8.30 am Brisbane, 3.05 pm ibane, 4.30 pm Sydney, 7.15 pm Fridays.

Depart: Arrive: , 8.40 am Moresby, 10.00 am esby, 11.00 am Brisbane, 5.35 pm bane, 7.00 pm Sydney, 9.00 pm DC3 operating Lae-Moresby sector.

Sundays.

Depart: Arrive: 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am esby, 8.30 am Cairns, 11.30 am ns, 1.20 pm Townsville, 2.30 pm nsville, 3.15 pm Brisbane, 7.00 pm bane, 8.00 pm Sydney, 10.45 pm mnecting service by DC3 from Wau ires Lae 12.35 pm Saturday.

DCS operating Lae-Moresby sector.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

mate Wednesdays (June 29, etc.), irts Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang nd Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia .0 pm. Every alternate Thursday June 16, 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, Rabaul, avieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm. rns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via avieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen; arr. ae, 2.55 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) STule Is., Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu.— very alternate Friday returning same ay (June 3, etc.).

Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) Tue. (June 28, etc.) Port Moresby imarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Moewe Harb alasea-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul. Return g via same ports (except Losuia and sa’ala optional) alt. Thu. (June 30, ;c.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Wed. —Rabaul - -Buka - Kieta - Buin (une 29, etc.).

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

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

, Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang t. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., avieng, Rabaul arr. 3.40 pm. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct adang, arr. 10.50 am. Wewak. adang, Lae arr. 4.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

rdays—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda, .lllng at. any of; Nadzab, Kainantu, oroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. agen, Salyer R., Wabag, Wabamunda. stum to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) tys.—Lae (7.30 ami to Kainantu, call g at any of: Nadzab. Kaiapit, Gusap, oroka, Arona. Arrival back at Lae ipends on stops made, lys.—Lae (7.30 am) to Gusap, calling

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Lae.—Mon. 7.30 am, Tues. 2 pm, it. 10.30 am.

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

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

iys.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive oroka 0.00 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 Rabaul 3.55 pm.

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

Sundays—Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1 pm, Rabaul 3.10 pm, arrive Lae 12.50 pm.

Services By Mandated Airlines

Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul 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, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 am for Kavieng Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lad.

4. Aust.-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 (July 4, 11 25 , Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandlna Honiara, BSI (arriving 8.28 pm).

Tuesday (July 5, 12. 26), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandlna —Vellalavella Buka Rabaul Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.50 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly.

Constellation aircraft depart Saigon July 4 for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return. Depart Noumea, July 7.

Australian agents: Messageries Maritlmea.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., (With Sandringham Flying-boats) Return flight each Tuesday and Saturday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alternate Thursdays (June 30. etc.) returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas with Skymasters (Fortnightly) Flying-boats were replaced by Sky masters in June. Service now terminates at Tontouta (N. Caledonia) until Vila- Santo airfields ready later in year.

Depart; Arrive: Sydney, alt. Wed. Tontouta, alt. Thur. (July 5, etc.) (July 6, etc.) 7 11.30 pm. am.

Tontouta, alt. Thur. Sydney, alt. Thur. (July 6, etc.) 9.30 (July 6, etc.) 3.20 am. pm.

10. Sydney-N. Caledonia-Fiji

By Qantas with Skymaster. (Monthly) (July 1, 29, etc.) Sydney, Fri., 11.30 Arrive: pm. Tontouta, Sat., 7 Tontouta, Sat 8 am. am.

Nadi, Sun., 9.45 am. Nadi, Sat., 1.30 pm Tontouta, Sun, 2.15 Tontouta, 1.15 pm. pm- Sydney, Sun., 8.05 Depart: pm. * Alt. Fri. (June 3, etc.), t Alt. Sat. (June 4, etc.).

11. Auckland-Norfolk I

By NZ National Airways, with DC (Every Sunday) June 26, one flight; July 3, flights, etc.

12. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Thur.; Dep. Auckland 9.15 arr. Sydney 1.00 pm.

Wed., Sun.; Dept. Auckland 11.15 arr Sydney 3.00 pm.

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

Mon., Thur.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 arr. Auckland 10.15 pm.

13. Christchurch-Sydne;

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Fri.: 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.

Fri.: 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 Airwayl, with Solent aircraft.

Service normally fortnightly, with e flights during Winter tourist season required.

Departs Suva Friday 9 am, crosses o line, arrives Satapuala (W. San Thur. 2 pm, departs Fri. 2 am, arr Aitutaki 7.30 am, departs 9.30 arrives Papeete 2 pm. Departs Pan Sun. 7.30 am, arrives Aitutaki 11 departs 1 pm, arrives Satapuala pm, departs Mon 7 am, crosses cb line, arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 am..

Leaves Suva June 24 and weekly to . 5, Papeete July 27 and weekly to 8. Overflying Satapuala with arranged time-table until July 1. ,

17. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Dep. Suva 6.30 am. Arr. Nukualofa am. Dep. Nukualofa 9.50 am.

Suva 4.55 pm.

Next flights: August 11, September!

18. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airlines.

Civilian services, based on Guam, usim engined amphibious Grumman Albatron run regularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (V Carolines), Truk (Central Carolira Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshd and Saipan (Marianas). Details ft Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via HonoL

19. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Rapide Aircraft.

Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily exa Mon., Wed.

I-Nadi; Tues., Sun. (additional to the hove return flight). l-Suva: Mon., Wed. l-Nadi-Labasa-Suva: Fri. i-Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun. l-Labasa-Nadi-Suva; Sat. i - Labasa - Savusavu - Taveuni uva; Mon., Wed. i-Savusavu-Suva: Mon., Wed., Fri. i - Taveuni - Savusavu - Labasa uva; Tues., Thur.

0. French Oceania Inter-

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interlnsulaire (Catalina) e weekly service to the Leeward roup. lesday; Papeete-Raiatea-Bora Bora iiatea-Papeete. y; Papeete-Huahine-Ralatea-Papeete. )klng agents in Papeete: Messageries aritimes.