Airways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* Tues., Thur., Sat. —Sydney - Nadi - Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco - Seattle -

[ Portland.

Wed., Sat., Mon. —Return same route. [ * DC4 from Auckland connects, arriving Nadi Tues., Thur., Sat., departing Nadi Wed., Frl., Mon.

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

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

Southwards

Wed., Fri.,* Sun.* San Francisco - Honolulu - Nadi (Fiji) - Sydney. (Note: Crosses date-line enroute). f Two services Tuesday northbound and Wednesday southbound—are “Connoisseur”

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

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)*

[Every Wednesday—Sydney-Auckland-Nadi

(Fiji)-Honolulu-Vancouver-Amsterdam.

Every Sunday leave Vancouver by same route. (Note: Crosses date-line en route). • Tourist 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: Lae, 11.20 am Moresby, 12.35 pm Moresby, 1.45 am Brisbane, 8.20 pm 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, 9.10 am 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, 10.45 am Lae, 12.00 am

Southwards

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays.

Brisbane, 9.45 pm Sydney, 12.30 am Saturdays.

Depart: Arrive: r Lae. 7.00 am Moresby, 8.15 am Moresby, 9.45 am Cairns, 12.35 pm ■Cairns, 3.05 pm Townsville, 4.15 pm Townsville. 5.00 pm Brisbane, 8.45 pm Brisbane, 9.45 pm Sydney, 12.30 am

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas LAE—HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

lyternate Wednesdays (Sept. 7, etc.). ([Departs Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang I and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia I 3.0 pm. Every alternate Thursday I (Sept. 8, etc.), depart Hollandia at ■ 9.30 am, and, with calls at Wewak and ■ Madang, arrives Lae at 3.40 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

I Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, f Kavieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm.

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via I Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen; arr.

I Lae, 2.55 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) rVia Yule Is., Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu.— I Every alternate Friday returning same ft day (Sept. 2. etc.).

Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) kit. Tue. (Sept. 6, etc. i Fort Moresby - I Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Moewe Harb - I Talasea-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul. Return- I ing via same ports (except Losuia and ■ Esa-ala optional) alt. Thu. (Sept. 8,

1 etc.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) nit. Wed.—Rabaul - -Buka - Kieta - Buln I (Sept. 7, etc.). Returning same day.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

iMon , Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang I arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., I Kavieng. Rabaul arr. 3.40 pm.

Tue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct I Madang. arr. 10.50 am, Wewak, I Madang, Lae arr. 4.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

ftridays—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda, I calling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, I Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., I Wabag, Wabamunda. Return to Lae I arriving 6 pm.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) Fridays.—Lae (7.30 am) to Goroka, call ■ ing at any of: Nadzab. Kaiapit, Gusap, I Goroka, Arena. Arrival back at Lae ft depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Dep Lae. —Mon. 7.30 am, Tues. 2 pm, ft Wed. 11.30 am, Fri. 2.00 pm. pep. Wau. —Mon. 9 am, Tues. 3.30 pm, I Wed. 1 pm, Fri. 3.30 pm. Bulolo is ■ omitted on these flights which take 35 ft minutes, Wau-Lae.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

pridays. —Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive I Goroka 9.00 am, returning same day; ■ depart Goroka 9.30 am, arrive Madang ft 10.5 am.

New Guinea-New Britain

(Dcs)

ftridays—Depart Lae 12.55 pm, Finschhafen 1.45 pm, arrive Rabaul 3.55 pm.

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

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

Rabaul 5.45 am. Finsch ■ hafen 8.10 am, arrive Lae 8.45 am.

Services By Mandated Airlines

Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Qoroka, 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, Lae.

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 Hollandia Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, and Manokwari.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS (Three flights every four weeks) Monday (September 12, 19, 26) Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandlna Honiara, BSI (arriving 5.25 pm).

Tuesday (September 13, 20. 27) Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandlna —Vellalavella Buka Rabaul Lae (arriving 3.35 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly.

Constellation aircraft depart Saigon August 29 for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return. Depart Noumea, September 1.

Australian agents: Messagerles Maritlmes.

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 (September 8, 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.

Aug. 31, etc.) (Sept. 1, etc.) 7 11.30 pm. am.

Tontouta, alt. Thur. Sydney, alt. Thur. (Sept. 1, etc.) 9.30 (Sept. 1, etc.) 3.20 am. pm.

10. Sydney-N. Caledonia-Fiji

By Qantas with Skymaster. (Monthly) (Aug. 28, Sept. 23, etc.) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Fri., 11.30 Tontouta, Sat., 7 pm. am.

Tontouta, Sat 8 am. Nadi, Sat., 1.30 pm Nadi, Sun., 9.45 am. Tontouta, 1.15 pm.

Tontouta, Sun, 2.15 Sydney, Sun., 8.05 pm. pm.

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s (Every Sunday) August 21, one flight; August 28, two flights. Service ceases September 4. (See page 140).

12. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

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

Wed., Sun.: Dept. Auckland 11.15 a. arr Sydney 3.00 pm.

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

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

13. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 pi arr. Sydney 8.40 pm.

Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 8.00 am, a: Christchurch 3.10 pm.

14. Christchurch-Melbourii

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

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

Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 7.00 am, arr. Chrh church 3.00 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Tue., Sat.; Dep. Auckland 1.15 am, ai Nandi 6.30 pm.

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

16. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

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

Departs Suva Friday 9 am, crosses dat line, arrives Satapuala (W. Sami.

Thur. 2 pm, departs Fri. 2 am, arrii Aitutaki 7.30 am, departs 9.30 8 arrives Papeete 2 pm. Departs Pape Sun. 7.30 am, arrives Aitutaki 11 s departs 1 pm, arrives Satapuala 5: pm, departs Mon 7 am, crosses da line, arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 am.

Leaves Suva Sept. 7, 16, 30; Papeete St 9, 18, Oct. 2.

17. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Irregular Service.

Dep. Suva 6.30 am. Arr. Nukualofa S am. Dep. Nukualofa 9.50 am. i Suva 4.55 pm.

Next flights: September 13, October

18. Fiji Internal Airway

Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Rapide Aircraft.

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

Suva-Nadi: Tues., Sun. (additional to above return flight).

Nadi-Suva: Mon., Wed.

Suva-Nadi-Labasa-Suva: Fri.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun.

Suva-Labasa-Nadi-Suva: Sat.

Suva - Labasa - Savusavu - Taveuc Suva: Mon., Wed.

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

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

19. French Oceania Inter

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interinsulaire (Amphibious Catalina) Twice weekly service to the Leew Group.

Wednesday: Papeete-Raiatea-Bora B€ Raiatea-Papeete.

Friday: Papeete-Huahine-Ralatea-Pap*<

Booking agents in Papeete: Message Maritimes.

20. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airlines.

K Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibious flying-boats, operates a service throughout the American Trust Territory of Micronesia on behalf of the Govern ment. Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Agana, Guam.

Approximate Airways Fares

1 Fares quoted are First Class. Tourist Class at 20 per cent, lower is available on trans-Tasman. Auckland-Nadi, Sydney- Nadi, and trans-Pacific services. Pares to points east of Nadi include air connection to Suva by Fiji Airways.

r FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO— Table Single Return No.

|joresby

£48 11 0 £83 16 0 2 Lae . . 55 7 0 99 13 0 2 Rabaul .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2. 3 Honiara 80 7 0 146 13 0 5 Noumea 38 15 0 69 15 0 10. 9. 8 Norfolk Is. 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 %. Howe . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi 58 15 0 105 15 0 1 Suva . . . 73 5 0 131 15 0 10

Auckland .

47 5 0 85 1 0 12 ■Ingtn. . 47 5 0 85 1 0 13

Honolulu .

243 6 0 437 19 0 1 8. Fran’co 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 Vancouver 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 Nukualofa 92 9 0 165 19 0 1. 10, 17 Apia 97 7 0 175 3 0 1. 10, 17

jUtutaki .

Papeete

119 8 0 214 19 0 1. 10, 17 ■(direct) 139 2 0 250 8 0 1. 18, 16 ■FROM AUCKLAND (NZ currency) TO — Table Single Return No.

Suva . . . 44 8 0 80 19 0 1, 15 Apia 52 3 0 94 18 0 16

Aitutaki 72 12 0 141 14 0 16 Papeete 87 11 0 158 12 0 15. 16, 18 Nukualofa 54 9 0 99 1 0 15. 17, 18