The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1966Vol. 37, No. 2

Australia-Pacific Islands

pp. 147-150 · Read in the full issue

Trans Pacific Services

Sydney - Brisbane - Honolulu •

Nth. America

By QANTAS (with 707 Jets) Sat.: Dep. Sydney 1700, arr. Brisbane 1815, dep. 1900, arr. Honolulu 0740 Sat., dep. 0900, arr. San Francisco 1540.

Fri.: Dep. San Francisco 1045, arr.

Honolulu 1345, dep. 1445, arr. Brisbane Sat., 2015, dep. 2100, arr. Sydney 2220.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - USA By QANTAS (with 707 Jets) Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 1700, arr. Nadi 2250, dep. 2340, arr. Honolulu 0740, dep. 0900, arr. San Francisco 1540, Tues., Thurs., Sun.; Dep. Sydney 1900, arr. Nadi 0050, dep. 0135, Honolulu, San Francisco.

Mon., Wed. and Sat.; Sydney (dep. 1900), Nadi (arr. 0050, dep. 0135), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, London.

Pri.: Sydney (dep. 1900), Nadi (arr. 0050, dep. 0135), Honolulu, San Francisco (extends to Vancouver alternate weeks from Sydney (Feb. 11, 25, Mar. 11, 25, Apr. 8, 22, etc.).

Mon., Wed. and Fri.: London, New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 0410, Wed., Fri., Sun., dep. 0455, Sydney (arr. 0700). rues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun.; San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr, 0410), Thurs., Sat., Mon., Tues., dep. 0455, Sydney (arr. 0700). 3at.: San Francisco (service begins from Vancouver alternate Sats. Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 12, 26, Apr. 9, 23, etc.) Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 1855 Sun., dep. 1940), Sydney (arr. 2145). (International Dateline is crossed be ween Nadi and Honolulu.) SYDNEY - NEW ZEALAND - FIJI -

Hawaii - Canada

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(with DCS Jets) *!•: Dep. Sydney 1535, arr. Nadi 2130 Fri., dep. 2230, cross International Dateline, arr. Honolulu 0640 Fri., dep. 0800 for Vancouver, arr. 1525, dep. 1655 for Calgary, Edmonton’ and Amsterdam.

Fri.: From Amsterdam, Edmonton and Calgary, arr. Vancouver 1650 Wed., dep. 1830, arr. Honolulu 2215 Wed., dep. 2355, cross International Date line, arr. Nadi 0415 Fri., dep. 0515 for Sydney, arr. 0735 (alt. Fri to Auckland, arr. 0810).

SYDNEY - HAWAII - USA via FIJI,

Nz Or Am. Samoa

By Pan American Airways

(with 707 Jets) Tues., Sat.; Dep. Sydney 1730 (arr. Nadi 2320, dep. 2359), Honolulu arr. Tues., Sat. 0805, dep. 1000 for Los Angeles, arr. 1655.

Mon.: Dep. Sydney 1730 for Pago Pago (arr. Mon. 0140, dep. 0210), Honolulu arr. 0815, dep. 1000 for Los Angeles, arr. 1655.

Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 1530 for Auckland (arr. 2010, dep. 2115) for Honolulu arr. Thurs. 0745, dep. 0930 for San Francisco, arr. 1655.

Sun., Thurs.: Dep. Los Angeles 2000 for Honolulu, Nadi, arr. Tues., Sat. 0445, dep. 0530, and Sydney, arr. 0745.

Sat.; Dep. Los Angeles 2000 for Honolulu, Pago Pago, arr. Sun. 0440, dep. 0530, and Sydney, arr. Mon. 0820.

Tues.: Dep. Los Angeles 2000 for Honolulu, Auckland, arr. Thurs. 0715, dep. 0800, for Sydney, arr. 0915.

New Zealand - Tahiti - Usa

By Pan American Airways

(with 707 Jets) Mon.; Dep. Los Angeles 0900 for Honolulu, dep. 1345 for Papeete, arr. 1910.

Tues.: Dep. Papeete 0810 for Honolulu, arr. 1330, dep. 1500 for Los Angeles, arr. Tues. 2155.

Sat.: Dep. San Francisco 2200, dep. Los Angeles 2359 for Papeete, arr. Sun. 0615, dep. 0745 for Auckland, arr.

Mon. 1135.

Tues.: Dep. Auckland 0045 for Papeete arr. Mon. 0740, dep. 0840 for Los Angeles, arr. Mon. 1840 and San Francisco, arr. 2050.

New Zealand - Usa

By AIR-NZ (with DCB Jets) Tues., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 1015, arr.

Nadi 1305, dep. 1400, arr. Honolulu 2200 Mon. and Fri., dep. 2330, arr.

Los Angeles Tues. and Sat. 0725.

Sat., Tues.: Dep. Los Angeles 0930, arr.

Honolulu 1245, dep. 1400. arr. Nadi 1800 Sun., Wed., dep. Nadi 1900, arr.

Auckland 2150.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

By Pan American Airways

(with 707 Jets) Tues.: Dep. Honolulu 1000, arr. Pago Pago 1410, dep. 1500, arr. Papeete 1840.

Wed.: Dep. Papeete 0100, arr. Pago Pago 0310, dep. 0400, arr. Honolulu 1005.

SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI - MEXICO By QANTAS (with 707 Jets) Thurs. (to Feb. 10); Dep. Sydney 2000, Nadi, arr. Fri. 0150, dep. 0235 for Papeete, arr. Thurs. 0845, dep. 2300 for Acapulco, arr. Fri. 1045, dep. 1145 for Mexico City, arr. 1235 (to Nassau, Bermuda, London).

Thurs. (from Feb. 17): Dep. Sydney 1030, arr. Nadi 1625, dep. 1710 for Papeete, arr. Wed. 2325, dep. Thurs. 0030 for Acapulco, arr. 1220, dep. 1320 for Mexico City, arr. 1410 (to Nassau, Bermuda, London). (From London, Bermuda, Nassau) Sat.: Dep. Mexico City 2140 for Acapulco, arr. 2230, dep. 2330, arr. Papeete Sun. 0345, dep. 0445 for Nadi, arr. Mon. 0725, dep, 0810 for Sydney, arr. 1015.

Sydney - N. Caledonia - Fiji

Tahiti - Usa

Uta-French Airlines (With Dcs Jets)

Wed.: Dep. Sydney 0940 for Noumea, arr. 1325, dep. 1435 for Nadi, arr. 1720, dep. 1806 for Papeete (cross Dateline) arr. 0020, dep. 1000 for Los Angeles, arr. 1950.

Sat.: Dep. Los Angeles 0100 for Papeete, arr. 0705, dep. Sun. 0700 for Nadi (cross Dateline) arr. Mon. 0945, dep. 1030 for Noumea, arr. 1125, dep. 1240 for Sydney, arr. 1435.

Fri.: Dep. Noumea 1435 for Nadi, arr. 1720, dep. 1806 for Papeete (cross Dateline) arr. 0020, dep. 1000 for Los Angeles, arr. 1950.

Thurs.: Dep. Los Angeles 0100 for Papeete, arr. 0705, dep. Fri. 0700 for Nadi (cross Dateline) arr. Sat. 0945, dep. 1030 for Noumea, arr. 1125.

Alt. Sat. (Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 12, 26): Dep. Sydney 1000 for Noumea, arr. 1555.

Alt. Fri. (Feb. 11, 25, Mar. 11, 25): Dep.

Noumea 1730 for Sydney, arr. 2200.

Sydney - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC (with 707 Jets) Mon., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 0900, arr. Auck land 1345, dep. 2130, arr. Nadi 0020 (Tues., Sat.).

Tues., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 0505, arr. Auck land 0755, dep. 0930, arr. Sydney 1035.

Australia-New Zealand

Auckland - Brisbane

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with Electra’s and 707’s) Three times weekly, both ways.

Auckland - Melbourne

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) Five times weekly, both ways.

Christchurch - Melbourne

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) Four times weekly, both ways.

Sydney - Auckland

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with 707’s and DOS’s) Twice daily, both ways.

BOAC (with 707’s) Twice weekly, both ways.

PAN AMERICAN (with 707’s) Once weekly, both ways.

Sydney - Christchurch

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with DOS’s and 707’s) Daily, both ways.

Sydney ■ Wellington

QANTAS/AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) Twice daily services both ways.

Wellington - Brisbane

AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) One service weekly, both ways.

Wellington - Melbourne

AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) Three times weekly, both ways.

Australia-Pacific Islands

Sydney - Fiji

AIR-INDIA (with Boeing: 707) Tues.: Dep. Sydney 1000. arr. Nadi 1555.

Wed.; Dep. Nadi 0730, arr. Sydney 0945.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

AIRLINES OF N.S.W. (with Sandringham Flying-boats) Frequent services from Rose Bay Base each week. Departure time is depen dent on time of high tide at Lord Howe Island.

Sydney - New Caledonia

QANTAS (with Boeing 707) Alt. Thurs. (Feb. 3, 17, Mar. 3, 17, etc.): Dep. Sydney 1100 for Noumea (an. 1430), dep. 1545 for Sydney, an. 1735.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

QANTAS (with DC4’s) Wed., Sat.; Dep. Sydney 0800, an. NI 1445. Flight extends NI-Auckland-NI. (See “Inter-Territory Services’’).

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. NI 1445, Sydney, an. 1845.

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett-ANA operate from Sydney to Lae and return with Electras.

Northbound

TAA; ‘Daily, dep. Sydney 2340, an. Bris bane 0110, dep. 0155, an. Ft. Moresby 0600, dep. 0645, an. Lae 0740.

Ansett-ANA: Daily, dep. Sydney 2345, an.

Brisbane 0115, dep. 0200 next day, an. Pt. Moresby 0605, dep. 0650, an.

Lae 0735.

Southbound

TAA; fDaily, dep. Lae 0930, an. Pt.

Moresby 1015, dep. 1055, an. Brisbane 1445, dep. 1525, an. Sydney 1655.

Ansett-ANA: Daily, dep. Lae 0925, an.

Pt. Moresby 1010, dep. 1050, an. Bris bane 1440, dep. 1520, arr. Sydney 1655. * Daily exc. Tues., Sun., from Feb. 15. t Daily exc. Mon., Wed., from Feb. 16.

Old. - Papua-New Guinea

TAA (with Fokker Friendship’s) Mon.; Dep. Townsville 1330, an. Cairns 1425, dep. 1530, an. Pt. Moresby 1750.

Wed.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 1445, an. Cairns 1705, dep. 1800, an. Townsville 1855.

Cairns-Pt. Moresby-Cairns

ANSETT-ANA (with Fokker Friendship’s) Prop-Jet Fri.: Dep. Cairns 1330, arr. Pt. Moresby 1545.

Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 1630, an. Cairns 1845, dep. 1930, an. Townsville 2025.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

Nz - Fiji

AIR-NZ (with Electra’s) Daily: Dep. Auckland 2130, an. Nadi 0020.

Daily (except Mon., Wed.): Dep. Nadi 0505, arr. Auckland 0755.

Mon.: Dep. Nadi 0830, an. Auckland 1250.

Mon., Fri., flights ex-Auckland and Tues., Sat. flights ex-Nadi are operated by

Boac.

Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa

AIR-NZ (with DCS’s) Sun.: Dep. Auckland 2130, an. Nadi 0020 Mon. Dep. Nadi 0200, cross Inter national Dateline, arr. Pago Pago Sun. 0445.

Sun.: Dep. Pago Pago 0615, cross Inter national Dateline, arr. Nadi Mon. 0715.

Dep. Nadi 0830, an. Auckland 1120.

NZ - FIJI - HAWAII - USA AIR-NZ (with DCS’s) Tues., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 1015, an. Nadi 1305, dep. Nadi 1400, cross Inter national Dateline, an. Honolulu Mon., Wed. 2200, dep. Honolulu 2330, an.

Los Angeles Tues., Sat. 0625.

Tues., Sat.: Dep. Los Angeles 0930, an.

Honolulu 1245, dep. Honolulu 1400, cross International Dateline, an. Nadi Wed., Sun. 1810, dep. Nadi 1900, an.

Auckland 2150.

Nz - New Caledonia

AIR-NZ (with DCGB’s) Sat.: Dep. Noumea 1430 for Auckland, an. 1815.

Sun.: Dep. Auckland 1100 for Noumea, an. 1455.

Uta-French Airlines (With Dcgb’S)

Thurs. Dep. Noumea 1030 for Auckland, an. 1630.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 1100 for Noumea, an. 1455.

Nz - Norfolk Is.

AIR-NZ (by Qantas DC4’s) (Charter) Sat.: Dep. NI 1600, Auckland, an. 1945.

Wed.: Dep. NI 1600, an. Auckland 1945.

Sun.: Dep. Auckland 1030, an. NI 1330.

Thurs.; Dep. Auckland 1030, an. NI 1330.

Inter - Territory Services

Fiji - Gilbert & Ellice Islands

FIJI AIRWAYS LTD. (with Heron’s) Sun.: Dep. Suva 0745, air. Nadi 0825, dep. 0910, Funafuti, arr. 1305. Mon., dep.

Funafuti 0700, Tarawa, arr. 1140.

Tues.: Dep. Tarawa 0630, Funafuti, arr. 1130, dep. 1230, Nadi, arr. 1625, dep. 1655, Suva, arr. 1735.

Fiji - New Hebrides - Bsi

FIJI AIRWAYS LTD. (with Heron’s) Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Suva 0900, Nadi, an. 0940, dep. 1025, Vila, arr. 1300. Next day (Tues. or Fri.) dep. Vila 0900, Santo, arr. 1015, dep. 1045, Honiara, arr. 1440.

Wed., Sat.; Dep. Honiara 0630, Santo, an. 1025, dep. 1055, Vila, an. 1205. dep. 1235, Nadi, an. 1705, dep. 1735, Suva, an. 1815.

Fiji - Tonga

Fiji Airways Ltd. (With Dos’S)

Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi 0615, an, Suva 0700, dep. 0800, an. Nukualofa 1215.

Dep. Nukualofa 1300, an. Suva 1515, dep. 1600, an. Nadi 1645.

Details from Fiji Airways Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva.

Fiji - Western Samoa

FIJI AIRWAYS LTD. (with Herons) Sat.; Dep. Nadi 0615, an. Suva 0700, dep. 0800, cross Dateline, an. Apia Fri. 1310.

Fri.: Dep. Apia 1450, cross Dateline, an.

Suva Sat. 1800, dep. Sat. 1830, an.

Nadi 1915.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA (with DC4’s) Tues.: Dep. Noumea 0930, an. Vila 1125, dep. 1300, an. Santo 1415, dep. 1445, an. Noumea 1725.

Fri.; Dep. Noumea 0800, arr. Santo 1040, dep. 1110, arr. Vila 1225, dep. 1400, an.

Noumea 1555,

New Caledonia ■ Wallis Island

UTA (with DC4’s) Monthly service (second Saturday) Sat. (Feb. 12, Mar. 12): Dep. Noumea 0800 for Wallis Is., an. 1530.

Monthly service (following Monday) Mon. (Feb. 14, Mar. 14): Dep. Wallis Is. 1000 for Noumea, arr. 1530.

F-Ng - Solomons

TAA (with Fokker Friendships and DCS’s) Alt. Tues.: Dep. Lae (DCS) 0600 for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara, an. 1620 (Feb. 8, 22, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honiara (DCS) 0730 for Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, an. 1545 (Feb. 9, 23, etc.).

Alt. Tues.; Dep. Lae (Fokker) 0845 for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Honiara, arr. 1630 (Feb. 1, 15, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honiara (Fokker) 0715 for Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, an. 1235 (Feb. 2, 16, etc.).

P-Ng - West Ng

TAA and Garuda Indonesian Airways, using DC3’s, run services between Lae and Sukarnapura. TAA’s services are weekly: Garuda’s are fortnightly.

Tahiti - Honolulu

Uta-French Airlines (With Dcs’S)

Sat.: Dep. Papeete 1000. an. Honolulu 1530, dep. Sat. 1700, an. Papeete 2240.

Tahiti - Usa

Uta-French Airlines (With Dcs’S)

Wed.: Dep. Papeete 1000, arr. Los Angeles 1950, dep. Thurs. 0100, arr. Papeete 0705.

Fri.: Dep. Papeete 1000, arr. Los Angeles 1950, dep. Sat. 0100, arr. Papeete 0705.

PAA (with 707’s) Mon.: Dep. Los Angeles 0900, dep. Hono lulu 1345, arr. Papeete 1910.

Tues.; Dep. Papeete 0810, arr. Honolulu 1330, dep. 1500, arr. Los Angeles 2155, Sat.: Dep. San Francisco 2200, dep. Los Angeles 2359, arr. Papeete 0615 Sun.

Mon.; Dep. Papeete 0840, arr. Los Angeles Mon. 1840, arr. San Francisco Mon. 2050.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines Ltd.

(with DCS’s) Sun.: Dep. Apia 0415, 0445, 0730, 1700; Mon.-Sat. inch: 0800, 1700.

Sun.: Dep. Pago Pago 0545, 0615, 0845, 1815; Mon.-Sat. incl.; 0915, 1815.

W. Samoa - Cook Islands

Polynesian Airlines Ltd.

(with DCS’s) Sun.: Dep. Apia 1030, arr. Rarotonga 1650 (direct).

Fri.: Dep. Apia 0830, arr. Aitutaki 1415, dep. 1445, arr. Rarotonga 1550.

Mon., Sat.: Dep. Rarotonga 0900, arr.

Aitutaki 1005, dep. 1045, arr. Apia 1530.

W. Samoa - Fiji

Polynesian Airlines Ltd.

(with DCS’s) Tues.: Dep. Apia 1400, arr. Nadi Wed. 1730.

Thurs.: Dep. Apia 1130, arr. Nadi Fri. 1445.

Thurs.: Dep. Nadi 0900, arr. Apia Wed. 1430.

Sat.: Dep. Nadi 0200, arr. Apia Fri. 0730.

W. Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines Ltd.

(with DCS’s) Sun.: Dep. Apia 0800, arr. Mon. 1115.

Mon.; Dep, Tonga 1215, arr. Sun. 1530.

Internal Services

Fiji

FIJI AIRWAYS (with Herons, Drovers, and DCS’s) Suva-Nadi-Suva: Daily.

Suva-Ura-Suva: Wed., Sun.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: Mon., Wed., Thurs.

Suva-Savusavu-Matei-Suva; Mon., Fri.

Suva-Matei-Savusavu-Suva: Mon.

Suva-Labasa-Matei-Labasa-Suva: Tues., Fri.

Suva - Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva: Sat.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: Tues., Thurs., Sun.

Details from Fiji Airways Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva.

French Polynesia

RAI (with DC4 and Bermuda Flying-boats) Papeete-Moorea-Papeete: Mon., Thurs., Sat.

Papeete - Raiatea - Bora Bora: Mon., Tues., Wed.. Fri., Sat., Sun.

Papeete - Huahine - Raiatea - Bora Bora; Thurs.

Bora Bora - Raiatea - Papeete: Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat., Sun.

Bora Bora - Raiatea - Huahine - Moorea - Papeete; Thurs.

Bora Bora-Rangiroa-Papeete: Fri.

Details from RAI, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, or any UTA office.

New Caledonia

TRANSPAC (with Heron and/or Aztec) Noumea-Mare-Noumea; Mon., Tues., Fri.

Noumea-Lifou-Noumea: Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat.

Noumea-Ouvea-Noumea: Mon., Thurs., Sat.

Noumea-Isle of Pines-Noumea: Daily.

Noumea - Houailou - Poindimie Houailou-Noumea: Sat., Sun.

Noumea - Kone - Koumac - Kone - Noumea; Mon., Wed., Fri.

Noumea - Kouaoua - Houailou Kouaoua-Noumea: Daily except Sun.

Noumea - Poindimie - Hienghene Poindimie-Noumea: Daily except Sun.

Noumea-Tontouta-Noumea: Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., connecting with UTA, and Qantas flights.

Noumea-Thio: Daily except Thurs., Sun.

New Hebrides

New Hebrides Airways

(with Drovers)

Vila-Southern Islands

Vila-Lenakel-Vila: Mon., Fri.

Vila - Erromanga* - Lenakel - Erro manga*-Vila: Wed.

Lenakel-Aneityum-Lenakel: Alt. Fri. (Feb. 4, 18, etc.).

Lenakel-Futuna: Fri. (monthly).

Vila-Northern Islands

Vila-Tongoa-Santo-Tongoa-Vila; Tues.

Vila - Tongoa - Lonore* - Sara* - Longana-Walaha-Santo; Wed.

Santo - Walaha - Longana - Sara* - Longana-Walaha*-Santo: Thurs.

Vila-Tongoa-Vila: Sat. (NOTE: Asterisk represents optional stop. Lonore and Sara are on Pentecost: Walaha and Longana are on Aoba; Lenakel is on Tanna.) Details from New Hebrides Airways, Vila.

Papua - New Guinea

Operated by TAA LAE-RABAUL-LAE (with Fokker Friendships and DCS) Mon., Tues., Wed.: Lae-Rabaul.

Mon., Wed.: Rabaul-Lae.

PORT MORESBY-DARU (Beechcraft) Mon., Fri.; Pt. Moresby - Daru - Balimo - Pt. Moresby.

Pt. Moresby-West Papua (Aztec)

Wed., Fri.: Pt. Moresby-Kerema-Baimuru-

Kerema - Pt. Moresby. Reservations beyond Kerema subject to administra tion requirements.

PT. MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Beechcraft) Tues.: Pt. Moresby - Gurney - Misima - Gurney-Pt. Moresby.

Wed.: Pt. Moresby-Gurney*-Pt. Moresby. * Launch connects at Gurney to and from Samarai on Wed. only.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service (Dcs)

Mon., Thurs.: Lae - Madang - Wewak - Manus-Kavieng-Rabaul.

Mon.: Rabaul-Kavieng-Manus-Wewak.

Sat., Tues.: Lae-Madang-Wewak.

Sat.: Wewak-Lae.

Sun., Tues.: Wewak-Madang-Lae.

Wed., Fri.: Kavieng-Rabaul.

Tues., Thurs.: Rabaul-Kavieng.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Mon.: Madang - Baiyer R. - Hagen - Banz-Minj-Goroka-Lae.

Tues.; Lae - Goroka - Minj - Banz - Mt. Hagen - Baiyer R. - Madang.

Wed.: Madang - Wabag - Hagen - Banz - Minj-Goroka-Lae.

Fri.: Lae-Goroka-Madang-Wewak.

Sat., Sun.: Madang-Goroka-Lae.

Thurs.: Lae - Goroka - Minj - Banz - Hagen-Wabag-Madang.

Sat.: Mt. Hagen-Banz (opt.)-Lae.

Sat.: Lae-Goroka-Madang.

Tues.: Mt. Hagen-Goroka-Lae.

Sun.: Lae - Goroka - Minj - Banz - Mt. Hagen-Madang.

Pt. Moresby-Popondetta-Lae

(Beechcraft) Sun.: Pt. Moresby-Kokoda (opt.)-Popon detta-Garaina-Lae.

Sun.: Lae - Garaina - Popondetta - Kokoda (opt.)-Pt. Moresby.

Pt. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo-Lae (Dcs)

Thurs., Sun.: Pt. Moresby - Wau - Bulolo - Lae.

Thurs., Sun.: Lae - Wau - Bulolo - Pt.

Moresby.

Madang-Goroka-Lae (Dcs)

Tues.: Lae - Goroka - Minj - Banz - Hagen - Baiyer R. - Madang.

Mon.: Madang - Baiyer R. - Hagen - Banz-Minj-Goroka-Lae.

Sat., Sun.: Madang-Goroka-Lae.

Sat.: Lae-Goroka-Madang.

Pt. Moresby-Goroka-Madang (Dcs)

Fri., Sat., Tues., Thurs.: Madang-Goroka- Pt. Moresby-Goroka-Madang.

Lae-Rabaul-Lae (Dcs)

Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.: Lae-Rabaul.

Fri., Sat., Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Rabaul-Lae.

Thurs.; Lae - Finschhafen - Cape Gloucester - Talasea - Hoskins Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

Sat.: Rabaul - Jacquinot Bay - Hoskins - Talasea - Kandrian - Cape Gloucester - Finschhafen-Lae.

Lae-Finschhafen-Lae (Dcs)

Tues.: Lae-Finschhafen-Lae.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Mon., Wed., Fri.; Rabaul - Buka Wakunai - Kieta - Buin - Kieta - Buka-Rabaul.

Rabaul-Talasea-Rabaul (Dcs)

Mon.; Rabaul - Jacquinot Bay - Hoskins - Talasea-Hoskins-Rabaul.

Tues.: Rabaul-Hoskins-Talasea.

Sun.: Talasea-Hoskins-Rabaul.

Thurs.: Talasea - Hoskins - Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

Papuan Airlines Pty. Ltd.

(with DCS’s and Piaggio’s) Mon.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby-Pondon detta-Kokoda-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Rorona (opt.)- Aroa (opt.)-Kairuku (opt.)-Bereina- Woitape - Tapini - Bereina - Kairuku (opt.)-Aroa (opt.)-Rorona (opt.)-Pt.

Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby - Tapini - Woitape (opt.)-Pt. Moresby.

Tues.: (DCS) Pt. Moresby - Popondetta - Kokoda-Pt. Moresby. (DC) Pt. Moresby - Dam - Balimo - Daru-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Cape Rodney- Paili (opt.)-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby - Woitape - Tapini-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Rorona (opt.) Aroa (opt.) - Kairuku - Bereina - Pt.

Moresby. (DCS) Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Pt.

Moresby.

Wed.: (DCS) Pt. Moresby - Kokoda - Popondetta-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby - Tapini - Woitape-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Rorona-Aroa- Kairuku-Pt. Moresby.

(DCS) Pt. Moresby - Bereina - Pt.

Moresby.

Thurs. (Piaggio): Pt. Moresby - Woitape - Tapini-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Rorona (opt.)- Aroa (opt.) - Kairuku - Bereina - Kairuku (opt.)-Pt. Moresby.

Alt. Thurs. (Jan. 13, 27, etc.): (DCS) Pt.

Moresby - Popondetta - Wanigela - Vivigani - Losuia - Popondetta - Pt, Moresby. (Jan. 6, 20. etc.): (DCS) Pt.

Moresby-Popondetta-Pt. Moresby.

Fri.: (DCS) Pt. Moresby-Popondetta-Pt.

Moresby. (DCS) Pt. Moresby - Gurney - Pt.

Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Cape Rodney- Paili-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby - Tapini - Woitape-Pt. Moresby. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby-Rorona-Aroa- Kairuku-Pt. Moresby. (DCS) Pt. Moresby - Bereina - Pt.

Moresby.

Sat.: (DCS) Pt. Moresby - Popondetta - Kokoda-Pt. Moresby 1010. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby - Woitape - Tapini-Pt. Moresby.

ANSETT-MAL (with DCS’s and Piaggio’s) Mon.; Rabaul-Lae-Rabaul.

Madang-Lae.

Lae-Goroka-Madang.

Goroka-Lae-Wau-Pt. Moresby.

Pt. Moresby - Bulolo - Lae - Goroka - Mt. Hagen-Madang.

Lae-Wewak-Vanimo-Wewak.

Madang-Momote-Kavieng-Rabaul.

Lae-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Madang.

Mt. Hagen-Banz-Lae.

Mt. Hagen - Wapenamanda - Wabag - Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Tues.; Rabaul-Lae-Rabaul.

Wewak - Madang - Lae - Goroka - Madang-Wewak.

Rabaul - Kavieng - Momote - Wewak - Madang-Goroka-Lae.

Madang - Mt. Hagen - Banz - Minj - Goroka.

Mt. Hagen - Erave - Kagua - lalibu - Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Lae-Mt. Hagen.

Wewak - Lumi - Nuku - Wewak - Hayfield-Yangoru-Wewak.

Wewak-Telefomin-Ambunti-Wewak.

• PlM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publication.

Wewak-Angoram-Wewak.

Mt. Hagen - Goroka - Kainantu - Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Wed.: Rabaul-Lae-Rabaul.

Lae-Madang-Wewak.

Madang-Lae.

Lae-Goroka-Madang.

Lae - Goroka - Madang - Wewak - Momote-Kavieng-Rabaul.

Goroka - Lae - Wau - Bulolo -Pt.

Moresby - Bulolo - Lae - Goroka - Madang.

Wewak-Lae.

Mt. Hagen - Kainantu - Lae - Kainantu- Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen - Wapenamanda - Wabag - Mt. Hagen.

Thurs.; Rabaul - Kavieng - Momote - Wewak-Madang-Goroka-Lae.

Madang - Goroka - Wau - Pt.

Moresby-Wau-Goroka.

Mt. Hagen-Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Wewak - Hayfield - Yangoru - Wewak.

Mt. Hagen-Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Wewak-Aitape-Dagua-Wewak.

Wewak-Vanimo-Wewak.

Wewak-Angoram-Wewak.

Wewak-Ambunti-Wewak.

Fri.: Rabaul-Lae-Rabaul.

Madang-Lae.

Lae - Goroka - Madang Wewak - Momote-Kavieng-Rabaul.

Goroka - Lae - Wau - Pt. Moresby - Bulolo-Lae-Goroka.

Wewak - Lae - Goroka - Minj - Banz - Mt. Hagen.

Madang - Mt. Hagen - Banz - Minj - Goroka-Madang.

Mt. Hagen-Pt. Moresby.

Mt. Hagen - Erave - Kagua - lalibu - Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Tari-Mt. Hagen.

Lae - Kainantu - Goroka - Mt.

Hagen - Wapenamanda - Wabag - Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Kainantu-Lae.

Lae - Madang - Wewak - Vanimo - Wewak.

Rabaul-Kavieng-Rabaul.

Mt. Hagen-Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Wewak - Lumi - Nuku - Wewak - Hayfield - Yangoru - Wewak - Angoram-Wewak.

Sat.: Rabaul-Lae-Rabaul.

Wewak-Madang-Lae-Madang.

Rabaul - Kavieng - Momote - Wewak - Madang-Goroka-Lae.

Goroka-Lae-Goroka.

Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen - Lae - Mt. Hagen - Mendi-Mt. Hagen.

Mt. Hagen-Goroka-Mt. Hagen.

Lae-Bulolo-Lae.

MEGAPODE AIRWAYS (with Dove) (NOTE: See P-NG-Solomons timetable under Inter-Territory Services fox connecting flights.) Honiara-Auki (Malaita)-Honiara: Tues.

Honiara-Yandina (Russell Is.)-Honiara; Tues., Thurs. (Fortnightly, Feb. 1, 15, etc.).

Honiara-Kira Kira-Honiara: Wed. (Fort nightly, Feb. 8, 23, etc.).

Honiara-Munda (New Georgia)-Barakoma (Vella Lavella)-Munda-Honiara: Fri. (Fortnightly, Feb. 4, 18, etc.).

Honiara - Yandina - Munda - Barakoma - Munda-Yandlna-Honiara: Fri. (Fort nightly, Feb. 11, 25, etc.).

Details from Megapode Airways, PO Box 103, Honiara, BSIP.