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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1960Vol. XXX, No. 10

Airways Time-Tables

pp. 157-159 · Read in the full issue

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Transpacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Tourist Class available between Australia and Nth. America; First and Economy between San Francisco and UK.)

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Boeing 707 Jets)

Northwards

Tues.: Sydney (dep. 5 p.m.), Nadi, Fiji

(arr. 11 p.m., dep 11.45 p.m| lulu (Hawaii), San Francisco. ■ Wed. and Sat.; Sydney (dep. 5 p.m. (arr. 11 p.m., dep. 11.45 p.ml lulu, San Francisco, New York,!

Fri.; Sydney (dep. 5 p.m.), Nad 11 p.m., dep. 11.45 p.m.), H( San Francisco, extending to Var Sun.: Dep. Sydney (5 p.m.), Nac 11 p.m., dep. 11.45 p.m.) Hi San Francisco.

Southwards

Mon. and Fri.: London, New Yoi Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arrl dep. 5.55 a.m.i, Sydney.

Tues.: San Francisco, Honolul (arr. 5 a.m., dep. 5.55 a.m.), Syi Sat.: Vancouver, San Francisco, |h Nadi (arr. 5 a.m., dep. 5.55 Sydney.

Sun.: San Francisco, Honolulu, N(j 5 a.m., dep. 5.55 a.m.), SydneJ (Note; International Dateline crq tween Nadi and Honolulu).

Qantas Super - Constellation 1 under charter to TEAL, from M and Auckland connect at Nadi onl days with Qantas northbound flig on Thursdays with southbound (see table 17).

TEAL Jet-Prop. Lockheed Elec craft from Auckland, NZ, connj Qantas northbound flights at 1 Tuesday, Wednesday. Friday and £ and on Wednesday and Friday atl south-bound flights.

Qantas Fri. service ex-Sydney i with BOAC London service at Sa cisco (dep. Sat.).

BOAC service ex-London Mon. at San Francisco Tues. with soi Qantas service; ex-London Sat.

QEA southbound ex-San Francisco

By Pan American Airw£

(With Intercontinental Jet Clij Mon. and Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 5 Nadi (arr. 10.40 p.m., dep. 11.

Honolulu and Los Angeles (ai and Thurs. 5.25 p.m.). Connei Honolulu for San Francisco, and Seattle.

Tues. and Sat.: Dep. Los Angeles : for Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 5 Thurs. and Mon., dep. 6.30 a.n and Mon.) and Sydney (arr. 1 Thurs. and Mon.). (International Dateline is era tween Nadi and Honolulu.) * Pan American B-377 (Strat is used on connecting services 1 Nadi, Tafuna (American Samo Honolulu (see table 20).

By Canadian Pacific Air!

(With Super DC-6B Aircrai Every Fri.: Sydney (dep. 1 p.m.. land, Nadi (arr. Sat. 3 a.m.j a.m.), Honolulu, Vancouver (th Amsterdam, arr. Mon. 11.35 a Every Sat.: Dep. Amsterdam at) for Vancouver (dep. 1.30 p.n Honolulu, Nadi (arr. Wed. 6 a 7 a.m.), Auckland and Sydney* (Note: Crosses International D«' route.)

Sectional Services

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guii

By Qantas Empire Airway

Northbound

(Super-Constellations)

First Class Tues.

Dep.

Sydney, 10.30 p.m. Brisbane,

.11.

Arr.

M 5 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 7 a.m.

Arr. »r*, 7.45 a.m. Lae, 9.05 a.m.

First Class Arr. (0 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Arr.

S 2 45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 a.m.

Arr.

'7*, 6.45 a.m. Lae. 8.05 a.m.

Jirst and Tourist Class n.

Arr. 00 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m. 3!S.

Arr. 52.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 a.m Arr.

V*. 6.45 a.m. Lae. 8.05 a.m. iirst and Tourist Class urs.

Arr. cp.m. Brisbane, 10.15 p.m. urs. Fri.

Arr.

H. 15 p.m. Townsville, 2.15 a.m.

Arr. 3.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 a.m.

Arr.

W*, 6.45 a.m. Lae, 8.05 a.m.

Prop. Lockheed Electra) iirst and Tourist Class & Fri. Wed. & Sat.

Arr. 359 p.m. Pt. Moresby, 5.15 a.m. & Sat. \y. 6.30 a.m. tila and n).

Southbound

;’irst and Tourist Class Arr.

Ea.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.30 a.m.

Arr. :y. 11.30 a.m. T’ville, 2.10 p.m.

Arr. 3.10 p.m. Brisbane, 6 p.m.

Arr. 7 p.m. Sydney, 9 p.m.

First Class ►d.

Arr. a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m.

Arr. ly, 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 5.45 p.m.

Arr. ■ ; .45 p.m. Sydney, 8.45 p.m.

First Class •a.

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

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

Arr. (5-45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 p.m.

'irst and Tourist Class !CS.

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

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

Arr. 15.45 p.m. Sydney. 7.45 p.m. ;n Lae and Port Moresby pas le carried in DC4 aircraft. t-Prop. Lockheed Electra) ’First and Tourist Class ?s. & Sun. Arr. gkong Pt. Moresby, 7.15 a.m. tila.

Dep. Arr - Pt. Moresby, 8 a.m. Sydney, 1 p.m.

Pt. Moresby-Cairns-Pt. Moresby

(Douglas DC4) Dep. Port Moresby Sun. 12.30 p.m., arr.

Cairns 3.20 p.m.; dep. Cairns Mon. 10 a.m., arr. Port Moresby 12.50 p.m.

3. P-NG Infernal Services

Operated by Qantas

Port Moresby-Kikori-Baimuru

(DH Otter) Via Yule Island, Kerema, Baimuru, Kikori: Alt. Tues., returning same day via Baimuru. Kerema, Yule Is. (May 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, etc.).

Port Moresby-Kikori (Dh Otter)

Via Yule Is., Baimuru: Alt. Tues. return ing same day (May 24, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, etc.).

Via Ihu, Baimuru, Kikori, Baimuru: Alt.

Thurs. (June 2, 16, 30. July 14, 28. etc.), ret. via Baimuru, Kikori, Kerema the following day (June 3, 17, July 1, 15, 29, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

Via Baimuru: Alt. Thurs, returning same day via Balimo (June 2, 16, 30, July 14. 28. etc.).

Via Kerema, Baimuru: Alt. Wed. (May 25, June 8, 22. July 6, 20, etc.), returning alt. Fri. (May 27, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, etc.).

Port Moresby-Samarai (Dh Otter)

Port Moresby, Abau, Samarai each Mon., departing Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re turning same day Alt. Wed.: Port Moresby, Samarai, depart ing Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning same day (June 1, 15, 29, July 13, 27, etc.).

Alt. Sat.: Port Moresby, Samarai, depart ing Port Moresby 8.15 a.m.. returning same day (May 28, June 11, 25, July 9, 23, etc.).

Alt. Sat.: Port Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala, departing Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re turning same day (June 4, 18. July 2. 16, 30, etc.).

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 7.35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavleng, 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 (Dh Otter)

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

Lower Highlands

(DH Otter) Fri.; Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling at any of Gusap, Aiyura, Kaiapit, 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. Wau 9.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr. Lae 10.25 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.30 a.m., arr. Wau 9.10 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 8.50 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 10.30 a.m., via Mt. Hagen and Minj. arr. Goroka 1 p.m., dep. Goroka 1.20 p.m., arr.

Madang 1.55 p.m.

Madang-Lae (Dcs)

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

Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madano

(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. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Tues.. Fri.: Dep., Lae 10.30 a.m., Finsch hafen 11.30 a.m.. Rabaul arr. 1.45 p.m. * Calls Hoskins and Jacquinot Bay before Rabaul, on request, on Wed.