Airways
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Trans Pacific Services
SYDNEY - BRISBANE - HAWAII - US Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly services from Sydney and San Francisco, departing on Thurs.
SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI . MEXICO Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly services out of Sydney on Wed. and return out of Mexico City on Sat. Stops are made en route at Acapulco.
SYDNEY or AUCKLAND - FIJI - HAWAII -
Canada
Canadian Pacific, with DCB's, operates weekly services out of Sydney and Vancouver on Fri. (from May 1, on Sat.), and fortnightly services out of Auckland on alternate Wed.
SYDNEY - NZ - HAWAII or TAHITI - USA Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates services out of Sydney and Los Angeles on Wed., Fri. and Sun.
SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - USA Qantas, with 707's, operates daily services, except on Thurs., from Sydney to San Francisco, and from San Francisco daily, except Thurs.
Sat. flights by-pass Fiji.
BOAC, with 707's, operates services on Tues., Thurs. and Sun. out of Sydney and Tues., Thurs. and Sat. out of San Francisco.
SYDNEY or NOUMEA - USA (via FIJI,
Nz Or Tahiti)
UTA, with DCB's, operates out of Sydney on Fri., and Noumea on Mon. and Thurs.
Mon., Thurs. and Fri. services operate from Los Angeles.
SYDNEY - USA (VIA N. CAL, NZ, FIJI,
Am. Samoa Or Hawaii)
PanAm, with 707's, operates nine return trans-Pacific services a week out of Sydney and Los Angeles. Planes connect with through services to the Far East, London and New York. Two services operate out of Sydney on Mon. and Wed., and two services operate out of Los Angeles on Sat. and Mon.; other services daily.
Jets fly Sydney-Hawaii non-stop both ways Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat.
NZ - AM. SAMOA ■ TAHITI OR HAWAII •
Usa
PanAm, with 707's, operates services out of Auckland on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., and out of San Francisco on Tues., Wed. and Sat.
Mon. flights departs Honolulu for Auckland, via Pago Pago.
Indonesia Or Malaya - Usa (Via
Darwin, Noumea, Nz Or Tahiti)
UTA, with DCB's, operates a weekly service out of Djakarta to Los Angeles on Wed. and return on Mon. A non-stop Noumea-Singapore flight operates on Thurs.
Australia-Far East
Sydney - P-Ng - Far East
Qantas, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Thurs. and Sun. to Pt. Moresby, Manila and Hong Kong, and return from Hong Kong on Fri. and Sun.
• PlM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publications.
Australia-New Zealand
Qantas, Air-NZ, BOAC and PanAm operate regular trans-Tasman services. The Qantas and Air-NZ services link major NZ cities with Australian east coast cities.
Australia-Pacific Islands
(For other schedules touching these islands see also trans-Pacific services.)
Sydney - Fiji
Air-lndia, with 707's, operates weekly services to Nadi on lues., returning to Sydney on Wed. Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly on Sat. to Nadi, returning to Sydney the same day.
Sydney ■ Lord Howe Is.
Airlines of NSW, with flying-boats, operates twice weekly, return services from Rose Bay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. More frequently as traffic demands.
Sydney - New Caledonia
Qantas/UTA, with 707's and DCB's, operate return services on Mon., lues., Thurs. and Sun.
Qantas operates Mon. and Thurs., UTA on lues, and Sun.
Sydney - New Zealand - Fiji
BOAC, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Mon. and Sat., and out of Nadi on lues, and Sun. NZ call is at Auckland.
Sydney - Norfolk Is.
Qantas, with DC4's, operates at least two return services a week. More in holiday periods.
Australia - P-Ng
TAA and Ansett, with 727'5, each operate five times a week from Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby. Ansett doesn't operate on Tues. or Thurs., TAA doesn't operate on Mon. and Wed. Both airlines operate a weekly DC4 with cargo to NG.
Queensland • Papua
TAA and Ansett, with Fokkers, operate weekly services. TAA leaves Townsville, via Cairns, for Pt. Moresby on Tues. and returns on Thurs, Ansett leaves Cairns on Thurs. for Moresby and returns on Fri.
New Zealand-Pacific Is.
(For other schedules touching these islands see also trans-Pacific services.)
Nz . Am. Samoa
PanAm, with 707's, operates from Auckland to Pago Pago on Wed. and Thurs., and returns on Mon. and Wed.
Nz - Fiji
Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates daily return services from Auckland to Nadi; there are extra Auckland-Nadi services Thurs. and Sat.
Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa
Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates services out )f Auckland on Thurs. and Sat. and from Pago f*ago on Wed, and Fri.
Nz • Tahiti
UTA, with DCB's, operates from Auckland >n Thurs. and from Papeete on Tues.
Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates from Auckland on Sun. and from Papeete on Sat.
Nz • New Caledonia
Air-NZ/UTA, with DCB's, operate twice weekly services from Auckland on Wed. and Sun.
Nz - Norfolk Is.
Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4's, operates a weekly service, leaving Nl on Sat. and Auckland on Sun.
Inter - Territory Services
Chile - Easter Is. - Tahiti
Lan-Chile, with DC6-B's, operates fortnightly services, leaving Santiago on alternate Tues. and Papeete on alternate Sat. Trips include a 24-hour stopover at Easter Island. Details from Mr. J. Federer, Box 196, Kings Cross, NSW, 2011 (Phone 31-4366), or Tahiti Tours, Papeete.
Fiji - Geic - Nauru
Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates weekly return services to Tarawa, leaving Nadi on Sun. and making a stop at Funafuti, Ellice Islands. Planes return from Tarawa on Mon.
On alternate Sun. planes operate to Nauru, and return on the following Mon.
FIJI • NEW HEBRIDES - BSIP - NG Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Nadi on Wed. and Sun., via Vila and Santo, to Honiara. Planes leave Honiara on Tues. and Thurs. On Mon. 748's fly direct to Pt. Moresby from Honiara and return to Honiara same day; staying overnight before flying to Fiji, Tues.
Fiji - Western Samoa
Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Suva on Thurs., Sun. (via Tonga) and Sat. Returns on Wed., Sun (via Tonga) and Sat.
Fiji - Tonga
Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Suva to Apia three times a week and return.
Hawaii - Am. Samoa
PanAm, with 707's, operates from Honolulu on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat., and Sun. and operates from Pago Pago on Mon., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti
PanAm, with 707's, operates from Honolulu on Thurs. and Sat. and from Papeete on Thurs.
A Sun. flight from Papeete overflies Pago.
Hawaii • Micronesia - Saipan
Air Micronesia, with 727'5, operates from Honolulu on Wed. and Sun., via Johnston Is., Majuro, Kwajalein, Truk, Guam and Saipan, and returns on Thurs. and Sat.
New Caledonia - New Hebrides
UTA, with DC4's, operates two return services a week, out of Noumea on Tues. and Fri., making calls at Santo and Vila.
NEW CAL. - WALLIS IS. - NEW CAL.
UTA, with DC4's, operates a fortnightly service, leaving Noumea on the second Wed. of the month.
New Guinea - West Irian
TAA, with DC3's, leaves Madang on alternate Wed. for Djayapura and returns the same day (Apr. 9, 24).
P Ng - Solomons
TAA, with Fokkers and DC3's, operates twice weekly. Fri. planes leave Moresby via Munda to Honiara, returning Sat. same route.
Tues. leave Rabaul via Buka, Kieta, Munda, Yandina to Honiara, returning Wed. same route.
Tahiti • Usa
UTA, with DCB's, operates on Mon. and Thurs. from Papeete to Los Angeles, and return, the same day. The same flight on Sat. out of Paoeete makes an extra call, at Honolulu.
PanAm, with 707's, operates to Los Angeles from Papeete on Mon., Thurs., Fri. and Sun.
The Thurs. flight takes in Pago Pago and Honolulu; the Sun. flight is via Honolulu.
Planes return from San Francisco on Wed., Thurs., Sat. and Sun.; Thurs. flight takes in Honolulu and the Sat. flight includes Honolulu and Pago Pago.
Air-NZ, with DCB's, flies to Los Angeles from Papeete on Sun., leaves Los Angeles on Fri.
W. Samoa - Am. Samoa
Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, operates from Apia to Pago Pago three times a day, Wed., Fri., and twice a day, Tues., Sun.; once Sat. Pago Pago to Apia services operate on the same frequency (all flights, 45 min.).
W. Samoa - Tonga
Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, DC3's, operates a weekly service from Apia, leaving on Sun. and returning to Apia from Nukualofa on Mon.
W. SAMOA - WALLIS IS. - FIJI Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, DC3's, operates from Apia on Thurs., and on Fri. planes return from Nadi.
Internal Services
Fiji
Fiji Airways, with Herons, DC3's and a HS74B operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.
Details from Fiji Airways, Victoria Parade, Suva.
Air Pacific, with Beech Baron aircraft, operate regular services to Ba, Bureta, Korolevu, Nadi and Nausori. 25?37j iIS fr ° m A ' r PaCif ' C Ltd " SUVa (Phone
French Polynesia
RAI, with DC4's, Twin Otters and a Bermuda flying-boat, operates regular services to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Papeete, Raiatea and Rangiroa.
Details from RAI, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, or any UTA office.
Air Tahiti, with a Britten-Norman Islander, operates services from Papeete to Moorea, Raiatea and &ora Bora.
Gilbert And Ellice Islands
Fiji Airways, with Herons, is to start services May 1. Strips available are Tarawa, North Tabiteuea, Abemama and Funafuti.
Guam - Us Trust Territory
Air Micronesia, with 727'5, DC6's and Grumman SA-16 flying-boats, operates regular Ponape, Rota, Saipan and Yap. services to Guam, Koror, Kwajalein, Majuro, Details from Continental Airlines, Inter national Airport, Los Angeles, California.
Papua - New Guinea
TAA, operates regular services to Baimuru, Baiyer R., Balimo, Banz, Buin, Bulolo, Buka, Cape Gloucester, Cape Hoskins, Chimbu, Daru, Finschhafen, Garaina, Goroka, Gurney (Samarai), Jacquinot Bay, Kainantu, Kandrian, Kavieng, Kerema, Kieta, Kikori, Lae, Madang, Malalau, Manus, Minj, Misima, Mt. Hagen, Munda, Nanatanai, Nissan Is., Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Talasea, Valimo, Wabag, Wakunai, Wau, Wapenamanda and Wewak.
Ansett-MAL, with Fokker Friendships, DC3's and Piaggios, operates regular services to Aitape, Ambunti, Angoram, Banz, Bulolo, Erave, Goroka, Hayfield, lalibu, Kainantu, Kagua, Kavieng, Kundiawa, Lae, Lumi, Madang, Mendi, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Momote, Nuku, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Tari, Telefomin, Vanimo, Wabag, Wapenamanda, Wau, Wewak and Yangoru.
Papuan Airlines Pty. Ltd., with a variety of aircraft, operates regular services to Aroa, Balimo, Bereina, Cape Rodney, Daru, Gurney, Kairuku, Kokoda, Losuia, Mendi, Mt. Hagen, Paili, Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, Rorona, Tapini, Vivigani, Wanigela and Woitape.
New Caledonia
Air Caledonie, with Twin Otters, Herons and Aztecs operates regular services to Hienghene, Houailou, Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Kouaoua, Koumac, Lifou, Mare, Noumea, Ouvea, Poindimie, Touho, Voh.
Details from Air Caledonie, Noumea.
New Hebrides
Air Melanesia, with Drovers, operates regu lar services to Aneityum, Epi, Erromanga, Lamap, Longana, Norsup, Santo, Tanna, Tongoa and Vila.
Details from Air Melanesia, Vila.
Solomon Islands
Solomons Islands Airways, with Dove and Beech Baron aircraft, operates regular services to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Mono, Munda, Sege and Yandina.
Details from Solomon Islands Airways Ltd., Box C 25, Honiara, BSIP.