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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1959Vol. XXX, No. 4

Airways Time-Tables

pp. 157-161 · Read in the full issue

S-Pacific Services

iustralia (or NZ)-Fiji

awaii-N. America

and Tourist Class available all Services)

Pan-American Airways

)er 7 Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Sydney (4.50 p.m.i, Nadi, Hono- Seattle, with connections at lu for San Francisco or Los 'ep, Seattle for Sydney, via

Portland (same route), * PAA DC4 is used on a connecting service between Auckland and Nadi (see table 18t.

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Boeing 707 Jets)

Northwards

Wed. and Sat.: Sydney (4 p.m.), Nadi (Fiji), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, London.

Fri.: Sydney (4 p.m.), Nadi. Honolulu, San Francisco extending to Vancouver Tues.: Sydney (4.p.m.), Nadi, Honolulu San Francisco.

Southwards

Mon. and Fri.: London, New York San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi. Sydney.

Tues.: San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi Sydney.

Sat.: Vancouver, San Francisco, Hono lulu, 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 Wednes days with Qantas northbound flights, and on Thursdays with southbound flights (see table 17).

TEAL Super DC6 aircraft from Auck land, NZ, connect with the Qantas north bound flights at Nadi on Tuesday and Saturday, and on Sunday and Wednesday at Nadi for the southbound flights.

Qantas Fri. service ex-Sydney connects with BOAC London service at San Fran cisco (dep. Sat.).

BOAC service ex-London Mon. connects at San Francisco Tues. with southbound Qantas service.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Thurs.: Sydney (dep. 1 p.m.), Auck land, Nadi, Honolulu, Vancouver (then on to Amsterdam).

Every Sat.: Dep. Amsterdam at 11 p.m. for Vancouver (dep. 1.30 p.m. Sun.), Honolulu, Nadi, Auckland and Sydney. (Note: Crosses International Dateline en route.)

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

By Qantas Empire Airways (Super-Constellations)

Northbound

First Class Tues. & Sat.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 9.30 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Wed. & Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane. 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 a.m.

First & Tourist Class Mon. and Fri.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 9.30 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Tues.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 a.m Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 a.m.

First & Tourist Class Thurs.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.15 p.m.

Dep. Arr Brisbane, 11.15 p.m. Townsville, 2.15 a.m Dep. Arr Townsville, 3.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6a m.

Dep. Arr Pt. Moresby*. 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 a m Wed.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 9.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 4.30 p.m.

Dep.

Pt. Moresby. 5.30 p.m. (for Manila, Hong kong and Tokyo).

Southbound

First & Tourist Fri.

Dep. Arr Lae*, 9.10 a.m. pt. Moresby, 10.30 'a.m.

Dep. Arr Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. T’vllle, 2.10 p m De P- Arr Townsville, 3.10 p.m. Brisbane, 6 p.m.

. P ep- Arr.

Brisbane, 7 p.m. Sydney, 9 p.m.

First Class red. & Sun.

Arr. a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.30 a m.

Arr. by, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane, 4.45 p.m.

Arr. 5.45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 p.m.

First and Tourist Class and Sat.

Arr. a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.30 a.m.

Arr. by, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane. 4.45 p.m.

Arr. 5.45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 p.m. hurs. Arr. yo, Hong- Pt. Moresby, 9.15 a.m. id Manila Arr. by, 10.15 a.m. Sydney, 5 p.m. ;n Lae and Port Moresby pas re carried in DC4 aircraft.

Resby-Cairns-Townsville

Pt. Moresby

DC4. Dep. Port Moresby Sun. arr. Cairns 3.05 p.m.. dep. •0 p.m., arr. Townsville 5 p.m., sville Mon. 9.15 a.m., arr. Cairns dep. Cairns 11.15 a.m., arr. >sby 2.05 p.m.

NG Internal Services

Operated by Qantas bLANDIA (Neth. New Guinea)

(Dcs)

(Dec. 9, 23, Jan. 6, 20, etc.), jae 11 a.m., calls at Madang ewak, and arrives at Hollandia ).m. Every alternate Thurs. 10, 24, Jan. 7, 21, etc.), dep. lia at 10 a.m., and, with calls rak and Madang, arrives Lae at m.

Horesby-Kikori-Baimuru

(DH Otter) sland, Kerema, Baimuru, Kikori: aes., returning same day via u. Kerema, Yule Is. (Dec. 1, 15, . 12, etc.).

[Oresby-Kikori (Dh Otter)

Is., Baimuru: Alt. Tues. return tie day (Dec. 8, 22, Jan. 5. 19, la, Baimuru, Kikori. Baimuru; iurs. (Dec. 3, 17, 31. Jan. 14, ;t. via Baimuru, Kokori, Kerema lowing day (Dec. 4. 18, Jan. 1, ).

T Moresbt-Daru (Dcs)

iru: Alt. Thurs, returning same Balimo (Dec. 3, 17, 31, Jan. 14, ta, Baimuru: Alt. Wed. (Dec. 9, i. 6. 20, etc.), returning alt. ec. 11, 25, Jan. 8. 22, etc.).

Dresby-Samarai (Dh Otter)

sby, Abau, Samarai each Mon., ig Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re same day.

Port Moresby, Samarai, depart 't Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning lay (Dec. 2, 16, 30, Jan. 13.

Port Moresby, Samarai, depart rt Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning ay (Dec. 12, 26, Jan. 9, 23, etc.).

Port Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala, tig Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re same day (Dec. 5. 19, Jan. 2

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(DC3) Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr 7.35 a.m. Wewak. Manus, Kavieng Rabaul, arr. 3.45 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieng Manus. Wewak, Madang. Lae. arr 3.55 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang.

Awar, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, Manus, Wewak. Madang, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Fri.: Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Baiyer River, calling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R.. Kainantu, Wapenamunda. Arrival back at Lae dependant on stops made.

Lower Highlands

(DH Otter) Fri.; Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling at any of Nadzab, Gusap, Aiyura, Kaia pit, Rintebe, Kainantu, Goroka, Arena.

Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau

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

Mon.: Dep. Wau 8.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr.

Lae 9.25 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.30 a.m., arr. Wau 9.10 a.m.

Wed., Sat.; Dep. Wau 9.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr. Lae 10.25 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo (Dcs)

Wed.. Sun.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.20 a.m., arr Bulolo 8.30 a.m.

Wed.. Sun.: Dep. Bulolo 850 a.m., arr.

Wau 9.05 a.m., dep. Wau 9.35 a.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 10.40 a.m.

Madang-Goroka-Madang (Dcs)

Mon.. Thurs.: Dep. Madang 10 a.m., via Mt. Hagen and Minj, arr. Goroka 12.30 p.m., dep. Goroka 12.50 p.m., arr.

Madang 1.25 p.m.

Madang-Lae (Dcs)

Sun.: Dep. Madang 7 a.m.. arr. Lae 8.05 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madang

(Dcs)

Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m., via Goroka. Minj. arr. Mt. Hagen 11.10 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (either direct or via airfields as re quired) 11.40 a.m.

Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m., via Goroka, arr. Port Moresby 10.20 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.

Tues., Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 am.. Finsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Tues. :: , Fri,: Dep., Lae 10.30 a.m., Fmsch hafen 11.30 a.m.. Rabaul arr. 1.45 p.m. * Calls Hoskins on request on Tues. from Lae.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thurs.; Dep. Rabaul 6 30 a.m.. Buka, Wakanai, Aropa, arr. Buin 10.30 a.m., dep. Buin 11 a.m., Aropa, Wakenai, Buka, arr. Rabaul 3 p.m. (Dee. 10. 24.

Jan. 7. 21, etc.).

Rabaul-Hoskins-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thurs.: 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. (Dec. 3, 17, 31, Jan. 14. etc.).

Services By Mandated Airlines

(Scheduled flights with DCS Aircraft) Mon.: Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Goroka Madang. Wewak, Madang. Rabaul remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7 am. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau. Goroka, Lae.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Madang. Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Wed.: Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Madang. Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul. Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae!

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

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

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

Goroka, Lae.

LAE-HOLLANDIA (By NNG Airlines) De Kroonduif NV (Netherlands New Guinea Airlines) maintains a fortnightly service between Hollandia. Biak and Lae with Dakota DCS aircraft. The airline is a private company operated with the assistance of the Dutch Government.

4. Aust.-Netherlands N.G.

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney (dep.

Fri. 3.45 p.m.) and Amsterdam with calls at Biak iNNG) and Manila (Philippines).

DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandia.

Lae (see above), Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah. Manokwari, Noemfoer and Ransiki; Beaver to Kokonao; and Twin Pioneer to Seroei.

DC7C aircraft dep. Biak Tues. and Sat. at 2.45 a.m. for Japan, Alaska and Amster dam.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS Aircraft Every Monday depart Lae 6 a.m.: Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara (BSI), arriving 5 p.m.

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

6. Paris-Saigon-Brisbane-

Noumea-NZ-Fiji-Papeete

By Transports Aeriens Intercontinental DC6B aircraft depart Paris every Wed. for Athens, Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Brisbane, Noumea, thence Nadi, Bora Bora. Transfer to flying boat for flight to Papeete. Dep. Papeete every Sat. on return flight (calling at Auckland).

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alt. Sat. (Dec. 5, 19, Jan. 2, 16, etc.).

Dep. Sydney 8 a.m.. arr. NI 2.45 p.m.; dep. NI Sun. 2.45 p.m. for Sydney, arr. 6.45 p.m. (Flight extends NI-Auckland- NI. See table 12 below).

9. Sydney-Noumea

By Qantas, with Skymasters Departs Sydney Wed. 11.45 p.m.. arr.

Noumea 7 a.m. Thurs. Dep. Noumea 8.30 a.m. same day arr. Sydney 2 p.m.

10. New Caledonia-New

Hebrides

TAI with DCS Aircraft Mon. and Fri.: Dep. Tontouta (N. Cal.) at 7 a.m.. arr. Vila 9.15 a.m., dep.

Vila 9.45 a.m., arr. Santo 11 a.m., dep. 12.30 p.m., arr. Vila 1.45 p.m., dep. 2.15 p.m., arr. Tontouta, 4.30 p.m.

11. New Caledonia-Fiji-

Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft Dep. Noumea 6 a.m. second Tues. each month (Dec. 8, Jan. 12. etc.), arr.

Wallis Is. (via Nadi, Fiji) at 3.45 p.m., dep. Wallis 7 a.m. following Mon. (Dec. 14, Jan. 18, etc.), arr. Noumea (via Nadi) 2.45 p.m. same day.

12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland

TEAL, by Qantas (Charter) Alt. Sat. (Dec. 5, 19. Jan. 2. 16). Dep.

Norfolk 4 p.m., arr. Auckland 7.45 p.m.

Return next day. Sun. (Dec. 6, 20. Jan. 3, 17 1. Dep. Auckland 10.30 a.m., arr.

Norfolk 1.30 p.m. (See table 8 above).

13. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Daily: Dep. Auckland 9.30 a.m.. arr. Sydney 1.15 p.m.

Daily: Dep. Sydney 3 p.m., arr. Auckland 9.50 p.m.

14. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Tues., Sun.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr.

Sydney 8.55 p.m.

Fri.; Dep. Christchurch 7.45 p.m., arr.

Sydney 11.40 p.m.

Tues., Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. Christchurch 2.50 p.m.

15. Christchurch-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Thurs.; Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr.

Melbourne 9.55 p.m.

Fri.; Dep. Melbourne 10.15 a.m., arr.

Christchurch 5.50 p.m.

16. Auckland-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Mon.: Dep. Auckland 8 a.m., arr. Mel bourne 12.15 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Melbourne 2.30 p.m., arr.

Auckland 10.15 p.m.

17. Melbourne-Auckland-

Nadi (Fiji)

By Tasman Empire Airways, with Super Constellation aircraft chartered from Qantas Wed.: Dep. Melbourne 7 a.m., arr. Auck land 3 p.m., dep. Auckland 4.15 p.m., arr. Nadi 9.30 p.m. Return, same route, following day. (Note: This service connects with Qantas Boeing 707 jet service from Sydney to

Usa.)

18. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with Super DC6 aircraft and Qantas Super Constellations Tues., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 4 p.m., arr.

Nadi 9 p.m.

Wed.; Dep. Auckland 4.15 p.m.. arr. Nadi 9.30 p.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Nadi 11 a.m., arr. Auck land 4 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Nadi 11 a.m., arr. Auck land 4.15 p.m.

Wednesday flights ex - Auckland, and Thursday flights ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas under charter to TEAL.

Pan-American Airways, with DC4.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 5.45 p.m.. arr. Nadi 1 a.m.

Thurs.; Dep. Nadi, 5.40 a.m., arr. Auck land 1.05 p.m.

19. Fiji-W. Samoa

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats Dep. Suva alt. Thurs., 9 a.m., crosses Date line, arr. Satapuala (Western Samoa) Wed. 1.55 p.m.

Dep. Satapuala Mon. at 8 a.m., , Dateline, arr. Suva Tues. 10.55 j (Dep. Suva Dec. 10, 24, Jan. 7, 2 dep. Apia: Dec. 14, 28, Jan. 11, ;

20. American Same*

Hawaii

Pan American Airways, witi 8377 aircraft Alt. Fri.: Dep. Tafuna (Am. Sama a.m. arr Honolulu 10.20 p.m. 1 Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honolulu 10 p.r, Tafuna (Am. Samoa) 7.40 a.m. (j

21. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, wra Solent Flying-boats Dep. Suva 9 a.m. alt. Thurs., crosse: national Dateline, arr. Satapuu Samoa) 1.55 p.m. Wed.; dep. Sic 2 a.m. Thurs.. arr. Aitutaki (O 7.30 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 9.30 a Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m. Servii Suva Dec. 10, 24, Jan. 7, 21. etd Dep. Papeete 7.30 am. alt. Svu Aitutaki 11 a.m.; dep. Aitutas p.m., arr. Satapuala 5 p.m.; de> puala 8 a.m. Mon., crosses Inter Dateline, arr. Suva 10.55 a.m Services dep. Papeete Dec. 13, 10, 24, etc.

22. Fiji Internal Airvw

Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron anu Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva; Two flights morning and afternoon.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: One flight daj • Suva-Labasa-Suva (via Matei, T One flight—Mon.

Suva-Labasa-Suva (via Savusavr flight—Thurs.. Sat., Sun.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: One flight—- Suva-Ura (Taveuni)-Suva (via Sas One flight—Wed.

Suva-Ura-Suva: One flight—Thurs Suva-Matei-Suva: One flight—Satd Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Saj Matei-Suva: One flight—Tues?

Suva - Matei - Labasa - Matei - Ssi Suva; One flight—Fri.

23. N. Caledonia-Loyal!

Internal Service

Societe Caledonienne de Tram Aeriens (TKANSPAC), with and Rapide aircraft.

Noumea-Mare: Tues. (dep. No

rr Mare 4 p.m.i and Thurs. (dep. a 8 a.m., dep Mare 10 a.m.). (uvea: Wed., Thurs. and Sat.

Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Ouvea 10.30 ifou: Tues., Wed., Sat., (dep. ei 8 a.m., dep. Lifou 10 a.m.), (dep. Noumea 11 a.m., dep. Lifou i. lounle (Isle of Pines): Mon., dep. Noumea 10.30 am., dep. , noon). humac: Mon., Sat. (dep. Noumea , dep. Koumac 4 p.m.); Wed.

Noumea 2 p.m., dep. Koumac 5 Note: On this flight a call will le at Plaine des Gaiacs if re

ench Polynesia Inter-

Island Service

a Aerien Interinsulaire with flying-boats jekly service to the Leeward >eete (dep. 7.30 a.m.), Huahine, , Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete p.m.). eete (dep. 7 a.m), Raiatea, Jora (arr. 8.45 p.m), Papeete 1.30 a.m.), Papeete (dep. 3.30 Bora Bora (arr. 4.45 p.m.).

Bora (dep. 7.30 a.m.), Raiatea, (arr. 9.30 a.m.). agents in Tahiti: Messageries Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete.

iwaii-American Samoa

Trans Ocean Airways second Wednesday, a Boeing ser operated by Trans Ocean of Honolulu, Hawaii, makes a ht from Honolulu to Pago Pago Samoa).

Samoan Inter-island

Service

oan Airlines Limited, with DCS Viewmaster lights twice daily, except Thurs., oa (American Samoa) to Faleolo Samoa). ma 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m.; arr. 10.15 a.m., 3.15 p.m. lo 10.45 a.m., 3.45 p.m.; arr. 11.30 a.m., 4.30 p.m. 4/4/- single, £S7 return. Agent •eter Plowman.

27. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airways rumman Albatross twin-motored 3 flying-boats, TOA operates a roughout the Trust Territory of on behalf of the US Govern ails from Trans Ocean Airways lam.

Colonial Development and

Fund Board has announced : is granting a sum of 0 to the Gilbert and Ellice

Colony for development

the government over the >59-1964.

Pacific Fishing Co. (NH • ’s vessel Santo Maru called r a in mid-September to take ;wo Gilbertese who are to se themselves with the tuna

operations at the Espiritu

ise.