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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1959Vol. XXIX, No. 7

Airways Time-Tables

pp. 169-173 · Read in the full issue

Ins-Pacific Services

Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

•st and Tourist Class available all Services)

Y Pan-American Airways

Super 7 Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Cue., Thurs., Fri.; Dep. Melbourne Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San icisco or Los Angeles.

Jeparts San Francisco for Hono- Nadi, Sydney and Melbourne.

Dep. Los Angeles for Melbourne le route).

Dep. Seattle for Melbourne via land (same route). i Skymasters are used on a con service between Auckland and (see table 18); and also twice y between Nadi and Tafuna, in Samoa (see table 20).

Qantas Empire Airways

Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

ind Sat.; Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi ), Honolulu, San Francisco, New London.

Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu.

Francisco. ydney. Nadi, Honolulu. San Fran , extending to Vancouver alternate rdays (Feb. 21, March 7, 21, etc.).

Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San cisco.

Southwards

.nd Fri.: London, New York, San

Francisco. Honolulu, Nadi. Sydney, Mel bourne (Tues. service only).

Thurs.: San Francisco. Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney.

Sun.: San Francisco, Honolulu Nadi, Sydney, Melbourne (commencing at Vancouver on alt. Saturdays—Feb. 21, March 7, 21, etc.).

Mon.: San Francisco, Honolulu. Nadi, Sydney. (Note: International Dateline crossed be tween Nadi and Honolulu).

Qantas Super-Constellation aircraft, under charter to TEAL, from Melbourne and Auckland connect at Nadi on Sundays with Qantas northbound flights, and on Mondays with southbound flights (see table 17).

TEAL Super DC6 aircraft from Auck land, NZ, connect with the Qantas north bound flights at Nadi on Tues. and Fri.; and on Sat. and Wed. at Nadi for the southbound flights.

Qantas Wed. and Fri. services ex- Sydney connect with BOAC London services at San Francisco (dep. Thurs. and Sat.).

BOAC services ex-London Tues. and Thurs. connect at San Francisco Thurs. and Sat. with southbound Qantas ser vices.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft—Britannia on Vancouver-Amsterdam Service) Every Wed.: Sydney (dep 11 p.m.), Nadi.

Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam.

Every Fri.: Dep. Auckland 10.45 p.m. for Nadi. Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam.

Every Sat.: Dep. Amsterdam at 11.15 p.m. for Vancouver (dep. 10.30 a.m. Sun.), Honolulu, Fiji and Sydney.

Every Mon.: Dep. Amsterdam at 11.15 p.m. for Vancouver (dep. 10.30 am. Tues.) for Honolulu. Fiji and Auckland. (Note: Crosses Dateline en route).

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Super-Constellations)

Northbound

First Class Tues. & Sat. Wed. & Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 10.30 p.m. Brisbane, 12.45 a.m, Wed. & Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane 1.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.30 a.m, Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby*, 7.15 a.m. Lae, 8.35 a.m, First & Tourist Class Thur. Fri.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 10.30 p.m. Brisbane, 12.45 a.m.

Fri.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 1.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.30 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby*, 7.15 a.m. Lae, 8.35 a.m.

First & Tourist Class Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 9.15 p.m. Brisbane, 11.30 p.m.

Mon.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 12.15 a.m. Townsville 3.05 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

T’ville, 3.50 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.30 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby*, 7.15 a.m. Lae, 8.35 a.m.

Southbound

First & Tourist Mon.

Dep. Arr.

Lae*, 9.25 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.45 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. T’ville, 2.10 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

T’ville, 2.55 p.m. Brisbane, 5.45 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 6.30 p.m. Sydney, 8.30 p.m.

First Class Wed. & Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Lae*, 9.25 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.45 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. B’bane, 4.30 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 530 p.m. Sydney. 7.30 p.m.

First & Tourist Class Fri.

Dep. Arr.

Lae*, 9.25 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.45 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. B’bane. 4.30 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 5.30 p.m. Sydney, 7.30 p.m. * Between Lae and Port Moresby pas sengers are carried in DC4 aircraft.

Port Moresby-Cairns-Townsville

Port Moresby—Townsville—Port Moresby, Douglas DC4. Dep. Port Moresby Wed. 12.15 a.m.. arr. Cairns 3.05 p.m.. dep- Cairns 3.50 p.m., arr. Townsville 5 p.m., dep. Townsville Thur. 9 a.m.. arr. Cairns 10.10 a.m., dep. Cairns 11 a.m., arr. Port Moresby 150 p.m.

3. P NG Internal Services

Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

Alt. Wed. (Feb. 4. 18. March 4, 18 etc.).

Departs Lae 11.00 a.m.. calls at Madang and Wewak. and arrives at Hollandia 215 p.m. Every alternative Thurs.

Peb. 5, 19, March 5, 19, etc.) departs ollandia at 10 a.m., and, with calls t Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 50 p.m.

Srt Moresby-Kikori-Baimuru

(DH Otter) rule Island, Kerema, Baimuru. Kikorl, t. Mon., returning same day via limuru, Kerema, Yule Is. (Feb. 9, 23, arch 9, 23, etc.).

Rt Moresby-Kikori (Dh Otter)

rule Is., Baimuru: Alt. Mon., return g same day (Feb. 2, 16, March 2, 16, , etc.).

Cerema. Baimuru; Alt. Thurs., return g same day (Feb. 12, 26. March 12, , etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

Baimuru: Alt. Thurs, returning same ,y via Balimo (Feb. 5, 19, March 5, , etc.).

Kerema, Baimuru: Alt. Weds. (Jan. b. 4, 18. March 4, 18. etc.) returning :. Fri. (Feb. 6, 20, March 6, 20, etc.).

It Moresby-Samarai (Dh Otter)

Moresby. Abau, Samarai each Tues. d Sat., departing Fort Moresby 7.45 n. On alt. Sats. extends to Esa’ala.

Sat.: Esa’ala, Samarai, Abau, Pt. >resby, dep. Esa’ala 11.50 a.m.. arr. >resby 3.25 p.m. (Feb. 7. 21, March 21, etc.). and alt. Sat.; Dep. Samarai 10,55 n. arr. Pt. Moresby 1.40 p.m. (alt. t. Feb. 14, 28, March 14. 28, etc.).

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, ,baul, arr. 3.45 p.m. : Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieng, mus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 55 p.m. ;.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, far, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, r. 4.05 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, mus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 55 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Baiyer River, lling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, nj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Kainantu. rival back at Lae dependent on stops.

Lower Highlands

(DH Otter) Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling any of Nadzab, Gusap, Aiyura, Rin >e, Kainantu, Goroka, Arona. Arrival ck at Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau

(DH Otter) Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m., arr. Wau 8.10 n.

Dep. Wau 8.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr. e 9.25 a.m.

Sat.; Dep. Lae 9 a.m., arr. Wau 0 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Wau 9.55 a.m., via ilolo, arr. Lae 10.55 a.m.

. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo (Dcs)

Sat.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.45 a.m., r. Bulolo 8.55 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Bulolo 9.25 a.m., arr. au 9.40 a.m., dep. Wau 10.10 a.m., r. Pt. Moresby 11.15 a.m.

Idang-Goroka- Madang (Dcs)

5.; Dep. Madang 1 p.m., via Mt igen and Minj, arr. Goroka 3.30 p.m., p. Goroka 3.50 p.m,. arr. Madang 4.25 tn.

Madang-Lae (Dcs)

Sun.; Dep. Madang • 7 a.m., arr. Lae 8 05 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madang

(Dcs)

Mon. and Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.45 am. via Goroka, Minj, arr. Mt, Hagen 11.25 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (either direct or via airfields as re quired) 11.55 a.m.

Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Mon. and Fri.: Dep. Madang 7.55 a.m., via Goroka, arr. Port Moresby 10.50 a.m.

New Guinea-New Britain

(Dcs)

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 8.15 a.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finsch hafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Pinsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Mon.; Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finchhafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul arr. 1.45 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m.. Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Fri.; Depart Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., arrive Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., arr. Buka 10.20 a.m., dep. Buka 10.50 a.m arr.

Buin 11.45 a.m., dep. Buin 12.15 p.m.. arr. Buka 1.10 p.m., dep. Buka 1.40 p.m., arr. Rabaul 3 p.m. (Feb. 3, 17, March 3, 17, 31, etc.).

Rabaul-Hoskins-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thur.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., via Jacquinot Bay, arr. Hoskins 10.55 a.m., dep. Hoskins 11.15 a.m.. arr. Rabaul 12.20 p.m. (Feb. 12, 26. March 12. 26, etc.).

Services By Mandated Airlines

Scheduled flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.; Depart Lae at 7.30 a.m, for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul— remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Wed.: Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul.

Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby. Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Optional call at Goroka on this flight.

Thurs.: Depart Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Fri.; Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak. Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul—re maining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 am. for Kavieng. Momote, Wewak, Madang.

Goroka, Lae.

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak (DNG) and Manila (Philippines).

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandia.

Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah. Manok wari, Niemfoer, Ransiki, Genjem, and Kokonao.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS Aircraft Every Monday depart Lae 6 a.m.: Rabaul.

Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara (Bbi), arriving 5 p.m.

Every Tuesday depart Honiara 7 a.im: Yandina. Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arriving 3.45 p.m.

6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea-

Auckland

By Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux DC6B aircraft depart Paris every Sun. for Athens, Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Noumea, Auckland. Leaves Auckland every Mon. on return.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., with Sandringham Flying-boats Return flight usually each Tuesday and Saturday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

(By Qantas, with Skymaster) Alt. Fri. (Feb. 27, March 13, 27, etc,): Dep. Sydney midnight, arr. NI 6.45 a.m. Sat.; dep. NI 5.30 p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. 9.30 p.m. (Flight ex tends NI-Auckland-NI. See table 12 below).

9. Sydney-Noumea

By Qantas, with Skymasters Dep. Sydney alt. Thurs. 7 a.m., arr.

Noumea 2.15 p.m. Dep. Noumea 3.45 p.m., arr. Sydney 9.15 p.m. Service operates on Feb. 19, March 5, 19, etc.

10. New Caledonia-New

Hebrides

TAI with DCS Aircraft Tue. and Fri.: Dep. Tontouta (N. Cal.) at 8 a.m., arr. Vila 10.15 a.m., dep.

Vila 10.45 a.m., arr. Santo 12 noon, dep. 1.30 p.m., arr. Vila 2.45 p.m., dep. 3.15 p.m., arr. Tontouta 5.30 p.m.

11. New Caledonia-Fiji-

Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft Dep. Noumea 6 a.m. second Sat. each month (Feb. 14, March 14, etc.), arr.

Wallis Is. (via Nadi, Fiji) at 3.45 p.m. dep. Wallis 7 a.m. third Mon. each month (Feb. 16, March 16, etc.), arr.

Noumea 2.45 same day

12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland

TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Alt. Sat. (Jan. 17, 31. Feb. 14, 28. etc.): Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 am.) Auckland (arr. 11.45 a.m.. dep. 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See Table 8 above).

13. Auckand-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Daily Service (Except Feb. 21): Dep.

Auckland 9.30 a.m., arr. Sydney 1.15 Mon.. Wed.. Fri.. Sun.; Dep. Auckland 6 p.m., arr. Sydney 9.45 p.m.

Daily Service (Except Feb. , 17 - Sydney 3 p.m., arr. Auckland 9 50 p.m.

Wed.. Fri., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 11.30 arr. Auckland 6.20 a.m. following day- Tues.: Dep. Sydney 7 a.m., arr. Auckland 1.50 p m.

14. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Sun.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr. dney 8.55 p.m. , Thur.: Dep. Christchurch 7.45 p.m., r. Sydney 11.40 p.m.

Wed., Fri., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 8 n . arr. Christchurch 2.50 p.m.

. Christchurch-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Wed. (Except Feb. 2, 16): Dep. xistchurch 5 p.m., arr. Melbourne 5 p.m.

Thurs.; Dep. Melbourne 10.15 a.m., ■. Christchurch 5.50 p.m.

6. Auckland-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft i.: Dep. Auckland 8 a.m., arr. Mel anie 12.45 p.m. : Dep. Melbourne 2.30 p.m., arr, ckland 10.15 p.m.

7. AAelbourne-Auckland-

Nadi (Fiji)

y Tasman Empire Airways, with Super Constellation aircraft chartered from Qantas Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr. ckland 3 p.m.. dep. Auckland 4 a., arr. Nadi 9 p.m. Return, ’>ame ite, following day. e: This service connects with Qantas Constellation service from Sydney

18. New Zealand-Fiji

an Empire Airways, with Super DC6 ft and Qantas Super Constellations Fri., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 4 p.m., •. Nadi 9 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m, -. Auckland 3.30 p.m. day flights ex-Auckland, and Monday 3 ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas charter to TEAL (see above).

American Airways, with Skymasters Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 10.50 n., arr. Nadi 5.55 a.m.

Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi, 5.30 a.m., r. Auckland 12.50 p.m.

19. Fiji-W. Samoa

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats (Service Fortnightly) Suva alt. Thurs., 9 a.m., crosses teline, arrives Satapuala (Western moa) Wed. 1.55 p.m.

Satapuala alt. Mon. at 8 a.m., isses Dateline, arr. Suva Tues 10.55 n.

Suva Feb. 19, Mar. 5, 19. etc.).

Iditional service will also leave Suva March 26.

0. Fiji-American Samoa

Pan American Airways with DC4 aircraft 3at.; Dep. Nadi 7 a.m., arr. Tafuna .30 p.m. (Fri.).

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Tafuna 1.30 p.m., arr.

Nadi 5.5 p.m. (Sat.). (Note: This service crosses International Dateline—the two-way flight is actually made on the one day.)

21. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats Dep. Suva 9 a.m. alternate Thurs., crosses International Dateline, arr. Satapuala (W. Samoa) 1.55 p.m. alternate Wed.; dep. Satapuala 2 a.m. alternate Thurs., arr. Aitutaki (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 9.30 a.m. arr. Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m.

Services dep. Suva Feb. 19, March 5, 19, etc.

Dep. Papeete 7.30 a.m. alt. Sun., arr.

Aitutaki 11 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 12.30 p.m. arr. Satapuala 5 p.m.; dep. Sata puala 8 a.m. alt. Mon., crosses Inter national Dateline, arr. Suva 10.55 a.m. alt. Tues. Services dep. Papeete Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 8, 22, etc.

22. New Caledonia-Tahiti

TAI with DCGB aircraft and Sandringham Sun.; Departs Paris for Athens, Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Djakarta. Darwin, Brisbane, Noumea. Connecting flights by DC6B for Nadi. Bora Bora. Trans fer to flying-boat for flight to Papeete.

Dep. from Papeete on return flight every Thurs.

23. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd., Drover aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights—Mon., Tues., Wed.. Thurs.. Fri. Three flights— Sat. One flight—Sun.

Suva-Nadi: One flight—Wed., Fri., Sun., afternoon.

Nadi-Suva: One flight—Mon., Thurs., Sat., morning. (The three Suva-Nadi and Nadi-Suva flights are additional to the above return flights.) Suva-Labasa-Suva: Two flights—Tues., Thus., Fri. One flight—Mon.. Wed., Sat.. Sun.

Suva-Savu Savu-Suva: One flight—Mon., Tues., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Taveuni-Suva: One flight—Mon., Fri., Sun.

Labasa-Taveuni-Labasa: One flight Mon., Fri., Sun.

Labasa-Savu Savu— Labasa: One flight— Tue., Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Labasa-Taveuni-Labasa; One flight—Mon., Fri.

Suva-Tavenui-Savu Savu-Suva: One flight —Wed.

Suva-Savu Savu-Taveuni-Suva: One flight —Thurs.

24. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

Internal Service

Societe Caledonienne de transports Aeriens (TRANSPAC), with Heron and Rapide aircraft.

Noumea-Mare: Tues. )dep. Noumea 2 p.m., Mare 4 p.m.) and Fri. (dep.

Noumea 8 a.m., dep Mare 10 a.m.).

Noumea-Ouvea: Wed.. Fri. and in (^ e ?' Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Ouvea 10.30 a.m.), Noumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Sat., (dep. 1 p.m.

Noumea-Kounie (Isle of Pines): Mon., Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Lifou 10 a.m.); Thur. (dep Noumea 11 a.m., dep. Lifou Sat. (dep. Noumea 10.30 am., dep.

Kounie, noon).

Noumea-Koumac; Mon., Sat. (dep. Noumea 1 p.m., dep. Koumac 4 p.m.); Wed. (dep. Noumea 2 p.m., dep. Koumac 5 p.m.). Note: On this flight a call will be made at Plaine des Gaiacs if re quired.

25. French Polynesia Inter-

Island Service

Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire with flying-boats Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.

Wed.: Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.

Thurs.: Papeete, Bora Bora, Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete; Messageries Maritimes.

26. Micronesia

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