Strip Beside Papeete
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Lagoon
in Sydney in October after aick visit to New Zealand, and Tahiti, Mons. F. representative of the tench airline. TAI (Trans teriens Intercontinentaux) it he was more than ever d that Tahiti could be a nportant station on the tirway between Asia, Aus nd South America. (See ptember). >urse”. said M. Bouchet in m October 8, “plans cannot far until this very necessary onal airport is constructed 1 is a difficulty here the 9,000 feet strip has to ;ructed in the lagoon at on land mostly reclaimed ! sea. It is estimated that will be about £2,000,000; necessity of it is apparent me, and I think a favour sion about it will be taken ichet said that he now is g with the Australian Zealand Governments the of granting TAI landing )r a weekly service with i aircraft. Contingent on nding-rights, the French robably will come into the Pacific with a weekly irough Jakarta (Indonesia), or Sydney or Brisbane a), Noumea (New Cale and Auckland (New service directly connecting jrides and New Caledonia l and New Zealand would led as extremely useful by South Pacific institutions.