-Airstrip, Oui!
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De Gaulle, Non! -Airstrip, Oui!
The tiny island of Tiga, between Mare and Lifou, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia, is to get its aerodrome even though its 42 registered electors voted unanimously against President de Gaulle at the French presidential elections last December. (PIM, Jan., p.
JO).
However, the aerodrome will not be as elaborate as was originally proposed.
First plans were for an aero drome costing about SAIOO,OOO.
Then there was a plan for a strip of 800 metres costing 5A50,000. Finally an offer by a New Hebrides firm to construct a workable strip for $A16,000 was accepted. The final solution is much more in proportion to the importance of Tiga, which has only 100 inhabitants.
Probably New Caledonia’s in ternal airline, Transpac, will use its Piper Cub planes when servicing Tiga.