[?]imea-Vila Via Tanna?

>VES made by the New Caledonia airways company, Transpac, in April, are in eted as another attempt by small company to establish a l- needed air-service between lea and the New Hebrides.

April one of the company’s i. Captain Lafargue, was ining an airstrip on Tanna, af the most southerly of the Hebrides group. If this strip be used it may be possible t over the difficulties associated using Dragon Rapide aircraft le long haul between Noumea Vila. vards the end of last year spac started on unscheduled ;e between New Caledonia and and Santo in the NH. But ission to continue was later Irawn by the aviation >rities —it was claimed, possibly some justification—that the ice involved was not suitable lapides.