Airways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Tourist Class available all Services.)

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* Tues., Thur., Fri., Sun.: Sydney - Nadi -

Canton Is - Honolulu - San Francisco - Seattle - Portland.

Mon., Tues., Thur., Sat.: Return same route. • DC4 from Auckland connects, arriving Nadi Tues., Thur., Sun., departing Nadi Wed., Sat., Mon. DC4 shuttle service once monthly connects Nadi and Tafuna, American Samoa.

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

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

Southwards

Wed.*, Fri.*, Sun.* San Francisco - Honolulu-Nadi (Fiji)-Sydney. Sundays service begins at Vancouver. (Note: Crosses date-line enroute). * TEAL DCS 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-Nadl (Fiji)-Honolulu-Vancouver-Amsterdam.

Every Sunday leave Vancouver by same route. (Note: Crosses date-line en route).

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Sky masters)

Northwards

Mon., Tues., Sat., Sun.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8.00 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Brisbane, 11.45 pm Moresby, 6.35 am (Tues., Wed., Sun., Mon.) Moresby, 7.35 am Lae, 9.00 am Thnrs.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Brisbane, 11.45 pm Townsville, 3.30 am (Friday) Townsville, 4.15 am Cairns, 5.30 am Cairns, 6.30 am Port Moresby, 9.20 am Port Moresby, 10.20 am Lae, 11.45 am

Southwards

Tues., Wed., Sun., Mon.

3. P-NG Internal Service:

Operated by Qantas LAE—HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinn

(Dcs)

Alternate Wed. (Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 8, . etc.).

Departs Lae 10.30 am, calls at MadL and Wewak, and arrives at Hollara

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 am Moresby, 12.00 m’night.

Moresby, 1.00 am Brisbane. 7.35 pm Brisbane, 9.00 pm Sydney, 11.45 am Sat.

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 7.00 am Moresby, 8.30 am Moresby. 9.30 am Cairns. 12.20 pm Cairns, 2.35 pm Townsville, 3.45 pm Townsville, 4.30 pm Brisbane, 8.15 pm Brisbane, 9.00 pm Sydney, 11.45 am

3.0 pm. Every alternate Thursday (Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 23, etc.), dep.

Hollandia at 9.30 am, and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.40 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Ivery Wednesday. >. Lae, 8.00 am: Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 3.00 pm. ;urns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen arr.

Lae, 2.55 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Yule Is., Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu.— Mt. Fri. returning same day (Jan. 6, JO. Feb. 3, 17, etc.).

Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) Tues. (Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 7, 21 etc.) Pt.

Moresby - Samarai - Esa’ala - Losuia kloewe Harbour-Talasea-Jacquinot Bay labaul. Returning via same ports (ex sept Losuia and Esa’ala optional) alt. rhu. (Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 9, 23, etc.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Wed. Rabaul - Buka - Kieta - Buin Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 8, 22, etc.). Return ng same day.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabacl Service

(Dcs)

i„ Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang ,rr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Lavleng, Rabaul arr. 3.40 pm. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct fadang, arr. 10.50 am, Wewak, ladang, Lae arr. 4.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

ays—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda, ailing at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, lanz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Vabag, Wabamunda. Return to Lai rriving 6 pm.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) ays.—Lae (7.30 am) to Goroka, call ig at any of: Nadzab, Kaiaplt, Gusap, lantu, Goroka, Arena. Arrival back t Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Lae.—Mon. 7.30 am, Tues. 2 pm, Ted. 11.30 am, Fri. 2.00 pm.

Wau. —Mon. 9 am, Tues. 3.30 pm, Ted. 1 pm, Fri. 3.30 pm. Bulolo Is mitted on these flights which take 35 linutes, Wau-Lae.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

ays.—Depart Madang 8.00 am, arrive oroka 8.35 am, returning same day; epart Goroka 9.05 am, arrive Madang 35 am.

New Guinea-New Britain

(Dcs)

lys—Depart Lae 12.55 pm, Finschhafen .45 pm, arrive Rabaul 3.55 pm. rdays—Depart Rabaul 10 am, Madang .25 pm, arrive Lae 2.30 pm. lays—Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen pm, Rabaul 3.10 pm. days—£)epart Rabaul 5.45 am, Finsch ifen 8.10 am, arrive Lae 8.45 am.

Bvices By Mandated Airlines

liedaled Flights with DCS Aircraft ; Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, ladang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul maining overnight. Depart Lae 8.00 n for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, au, Goroka, Lae. .: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am for adang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae. : Depart Lae 7.30 am for Goroka, au, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Depart Lae at 7.00 am for Madang, ewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul maining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30

am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Sat : Depart Rabaul at 7.00 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 Hollandla.

Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, and Manokwarl.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (Jan. 2,9, 16, 30, Feb. 6. 13. 27) Lae dep. 6 am Pinschhafen-Rabaul-Buka- Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara, ESI, arriving 5.25 pm.

Tues. (Jan. 3, 10, 17, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 28) Honiara dep. 7 am Yandina - Vella lavella - Buka - Rabaul - Lae. arriving 3.35 pm.

6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea

By Transports Ariens Intercontinentaux DC6B aircraft depart Paris every 2 weeks (Jan. 6. 20, Feb. 3. 17. etc.) for Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Darwin. Noumea.

Leave Noumea on return Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 7, etc.

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 Every Sat. returning next day after return flight Norfolk-Auckland.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas with Sbymasters Flying-boats were replaced by Sky masters in 1955, Service now terminates at Tontouta (N. Caledonia) until Vlla- Santo airfields ready. (See table 20.).

10. Sydney-Noumea

(Nadi Service Withdrawn from Jan. 4) By Qantas Skymaster (Fortnightly) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, alt. Wed.. Tontouta, alt. Thu., 11.30 pm. 7 am.

Tontouta, alt. Thu., Sydney, alt. Thu., 9.30 am. 3.20 pm.

Dep. Sydney, Jan. 11, 25. Feb. 8, 22, etc.

Dep. Noumea, Jan. 12. 26, Feb. 9, 23, etc.

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Each Sun. return flight Norfolk-Auckland- Norfolk (see 8 above).

12. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Fri., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 9.30 am, arr. Sydney 1.00 pm.

Sun., Wed.; Dep. Auckland 11.30 am, arr.

Sydney 3.00 pm.

Tues., Thurs: Dept. Auckland 4.15 pm, arr. Sydney 7.45 pm.

Tue., Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 am, arr. Auckland 5.00 pm.

Mon., Fri. Sat.; Dep. Sydney 3.00 pm, arr. Auckland 10.00 pm.

Tues., Thurs., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 11.30 pm, arr, Auckland Wed., Fri., Sat., 6.30 am.

13. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

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

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

Christchurch 3.10 pm.

14. Christchurch-Melbounr

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

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

Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 7.30 am, arr. Chrii church 3.00 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

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

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Nandi 10.30 am, as Auckland 3.45 pm.

16. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Service normally fortnightly, with exs flights as required.

Departs Suva Friday 9 am, crosses das line, arrives Satapuala (W. Same.

Thur. 2 pm, departs Fri. 2 am, arri'i Aitutaki 7.30 am, departs 9.30 & arrives Papeete 2 pm. Departs Papes Sun. 7.30 am, arrives Aitutaki 11 as departs 1 pm, arrives Satapuala 5 c pm. departs Mon 7 am, crosses dae line, arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 am.

Leaves Suva Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, Papes Jan. 8, 22, Feb. 5, 19.

17. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Irregular Service.

Dep. Suva 6.30 am. Arr. Nukualofa 9» am. Dep. Nukualofa 9.50 am. A Suva 4.55 pm.

Next flights Jan. 30, Feb. 23.

18. E. Samoa Service

Pan American Airways.

Approximately monthly flights, current! shuttling Honolulu-Canton-Tafuna Samoa)-Canton-Honolulu, but this im soon be replaced by a Nadi (Fiji Tafuna-Nadi monthly shuttle servh

19. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Rapide Aircraft.

Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily exco Sun., Mon., Wed., one flight.

Suva-Nadi; Tues., Sun. (additional to 1 above return flight).

Nadi-Suva: Mon.. Wed.

Suva-Labasa-Suva; Daily except Sun, Suva-Taveuni-Labasa-Teveuni-Suva: Mo; Wed., Fri.

Suva - Savusavu - Taveuni - Savusavir Suva: Mon.. Wed.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu Suva: Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun.

20. N. Caledonia-Loyalty !

Internal Service

Societe Caledonienne de Transport!

Aeriens (TEANSPAC).

Rapide aircraft.

Noumea (Magenta)-Lifou (Chepenehri Noumea: Tues. am.

Noumea-Mare (Tadine)-Noumea; Tues. 5 Noumea-Mare-Lifou-Noumea, or Noumc Lifou-Mare-Noumea, alternativr Thurs. am.

Noumea-Koumac-Noumea (with com tional call at Plaine des Gaiacs): T am.

Noumea-Lifou-Ouvea Is: Wed. mornim Noumea-Poindimie-Noumea (with com tional call at Houailou): Fri. pm.

Bumea-Iles des Pins-Noumea; Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Hebrides Service

This company operates an unscheduled rvice Noumea-Vila-Santo approximately ice fortnightly.

21. French Oceania Inter-

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interinsulalr (RAI) (Amphibious Catalina) vice weekly service to the Leeward Group. ednesday; Papeete-Kalatea-Bora Bora- Ralatea-Papeete.

Iday: Papeete-Huahlne-Ralatea-Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete: Messageries Maritimes.

22. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airlines. [Jsing Grumman Albatross twin-motored iphibious flying-boats, operates a service roughout the American Trust Territory Micronesia on behalf of the Govern ing Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, ana, Guam.

Fiji’s final draft of 48 reinforce mts for the battalion in Malaya w from Fiji via Brisbane in nuary. The Fiji Battalion, which s been fighting terrorists for three ars, is now expected to return me in June.

Approximate Airways Fares

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

FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO

t The West Indies cricket team travelling to New Zealand in the Southern Cross will play an exhibi tion match at Albert Park, Suva, on January 12. The match will be gin at 10.30 a.m. and conclude at 3.30 p.m.

Single Return Table No.

Moresby . £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 2, 5 Noumea 38 15 0 69 15 0 10. 9, 8 Norfolk Is, 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 L. Howe , 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi . .. 58 15 0 105 15 0 1, 10, 19 Suva . .. 73 5 0 131 15 0 1. 10, 19 Auckland . 47 5 0 85 1 0 12 Christ’ch . 47 5 0 85 1 0 13 Honolulu . 243 6 0 437 19 0 1 S. 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, 16 Aitutakl . 119 8 0 214 19 0 1, 10. 16 Papeete (direct) 139 2 0 250 8 0 1, 18, 16 FROM AUCKLAND (NZ currency) TO— Single Table Return No.

Suva . .. 44 8 0 80 19 0 1. 15, 19, 16 Apia . .. 52 3 0 94 18 0 1. 15, 19. 16 Aitutakl 72 12 0 141 14 0 1, 15, 19, 16 Papeete . 87 11 0 158 12 0 1, 15, 19. 16 Norfolk .. 19 15 0 35 11 0 11