Panam Wants
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West Samoa
Pan American World Airw Pacific manager W. Mullahey diJ ped a bombshell into local tom when he announced in Apia at end of May that Pan Ameri’ planned to start a twice daily sen between the two Samoas in I tember using 40-seater turbo-jet E aircraft (Fokker Friendships, m under licence in the US).
“This is the biggest thing to K happened to Western Samoa s independence. The country will i another 300-500 hotel rooms by l end of the year,” he said.
Coinciding with the Samoan sen PanAm intends increasing its fli through Pago from the present © to a possible 16.
The service to Apia would conn with Polynesian Airlines of Wes: Samoa. The move met with spoken opposition from Polyn© Airlines’ shareholders and the Sck Times. The local public may taij different view on the move, w> offers greatly improved service has tremendous implications fon growth of the tourist industry.
Polynesian Airline officials confident that the service wouldf eventuate by September, if at all “There is just not enough busa for two airlines,” one said.