Loyalties
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No Passenger Flights to Loyalties
New Caledonia’s internal air service, Transpac, which has per formed a great public service since its inauguration, has struck more trouble. It has had its licence to carry passengers between the New Caledonian mainland and the Loyalty Group temporarily suspended. The civil aviation authorities in Paris require the company to conform to further safety measures.
The Loyalty Group lies about 50 miles from the mainland. Since the company set up in business in New Caledonia, most of its passenger
traffic has been between Noumea and the Loyalties.
It will continue to carry mails and freight along this route.
During the time that the New Hebrides was without an air service, Transpac operated a few services between Noumea, Vila and Santo, However, this service was later suspended by Civil Aviation author ities on the grounds of safety. The present service between Noumea and the New Hebrides is run by TAX with DC3 aircraft. t A quarter of a million natives have already received injections in the campaign to wipe out yaws in Papua-New Guinea.