Airways

Trans Pacific Services

US ■ HAWAII - BRISBANE - SYDNEY Qantas, with 707's, operates Brisbane and Sydney, departing from San Francisco to Sydney on Tues.

SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI - MEXICO Qantas, with 707's, operates twice weekly out of Sydney on Tues. and Fri. and return out of Mexico City on Tues. and Sat. Stops at Acapulco.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - CANADA CP Air, with DCB's, operates weekly services out of Sydney on Sat. and Vancouver on Thurs.

SYDNEY - NZ - HAWAII or TAHITI - USA Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates out of Sydney and Los Angeles on Wed., Fri. and Sun.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - USA Qantas, with 707's, operates daily services, from Sydney to San Francisco, and from San Francisco daily.

BOAC, with VC 10's, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles on Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs.,

and Sat., and Los Angeles on Mon., lues Thurs., Sat. and Sun.

American Airlines, with 707's, operates two daylight flights from Sydney to Nadi and Honolulu and one non-stop daylight flight to Honolulu, returning to Sydney from Honolulu on Thurs., Fri. and Sat., the Thurs. service being direct.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA - USA (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with CfCS's, operates out of Sydney on Fri. and Noumea on Mon. and Thurs.

SYDNEY - USA (VIA N. CAL., FIJI

Or Hawaii)

PanAm, with 747'5, arrive Sydney from Los Angeles, via Honolulu and Nadi, on Sun. and Thurs., and leave on return flight the same day.

PanAm, with 707's, operates five days a week return trans-Pacific service out of Sydney and Los Angeles; Mon., Wed. and Fri. flights to Australia go to Melbourne and return to Sydney the same day. Mon. Sydney-LA flight is via Noumea and Honolulu. Jets connect with services to London, Europe and Far East. Jets fly Sydney-Hawaii non-stop both ways Tues., Fri. and Sat.

NZ - AM. SAMOA - TAHITI OR HAWAII

Usa

PanAm, with 707's, operates out of Auck land for American Samoa and Honolulu on Tues. for Tahiti and Los Angeles.

American Airlines, with 707's, operates out of Auckland to Honolulu via Pago Pago on Wed. and via Nadi on Thurs., and out of Honolulu for Pago Pago and Auckland on Mon.

NZ ■ FIJI - HAWAII - USA American Airlines, with 707's operates out of Auckland to Fiji and Honolulu on Thurs., and out of Honolulu for Fiji and Auckland on Tues.

Fiji - Usa

American Airlines, with 707's, operates out of Honolulu to Fiji on Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun., and out of Fiji to Honolulu on Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. and Sun.

Indonesia Or Malaysia - Usa (Via

Darwin, Noumea, Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DOS's, operates a weekly service out of Djakarta to Los Angeles on Mon. and return on Sun. A non-stop Noumea-Singapore flight operates on Tues.

Wstralia-Far East

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

Qantas, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Mon., and Wed. to Port Moresby and Hong Kong, and return from Hong Kong on Tues. and Sun. Wed. and Sun. flights via Manila.

Australia-New Zealand

Qantas, Air-NZ, BOAC and PanAm operate regular trans-Tasman services. The Qantas aid Air-NZ services link major NZ cities with Australian east coast cities.

Australia-Pacific Islands

(For other schedules touching these islaeds see also trans-Pacific services.)

Brisbane - Nauru

Air Nauru, with a Falcon Fan jet, operates weekly Brisbane-Honiara-Nauru and takes no passengers for Honiara (Solomons).

Details: Nauruan Government Office, 227 Collins St., Melbourne.

Sydney ■ Fiji

Air-lndia, with 707's, operates weekly services to Nadi on Tues., returning to Sydney on Wed.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

Airlines of NSW, with flying-boats, operates four times weekly, return services from Rose Bay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. Extras on holidays.

Sydney • New Caledonia

Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sun.; and Noumea to Sydney on Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat.

Sydney - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Mon. and Sat., and out of Nadi on Tues. and Sun. NZ call is at Auckland.

Sydney ■ Norfolk Is.

Qantas, with DC4's, operates three times weekly. More in holiday periods.

Australia - P Ng

TAA and Ansett, with 727'5, operate 14 times a week from Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby.

Queensland • Papua

TAA Fokkers operate Townsville, via Cairns, for Port Moresby on Tues. and Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby on Mon., Port Moresby, Cairns, Townsville on Mon. and Port Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane on Thurs.

Ansett, with Fokkers, leaves Cairns on Wed. and Thurs. for Pt. Moresby and returns same day.

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 Thurs. and Sat., and returns on Mon. and Wed.

Nz - Cooks

RNZAF planes make regular calls, Auckland- Rarotonga return. Passengers are carried.

Nz • Fiji

Air-NZ, with DCS's, operates daily return services from Auckland to Nadi with BOAC, using 707's.

Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa

Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates services out of Auckland on Tues. and Sat. and from Pago Pago on Tues. and Fri.

Nz - Tahiti

UTA, with Caravelles, operates weekly from Noumea on Tues. and returns Wed. Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates weekly from Auckland on Fri. and Sun., returning same days.

Nz - New Caledonia

UTA, with Caravelles, operates weekly from Noumea on Tues. and returns Wed. Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates weekly from Auckland on Fri. and Sun., returning same days.

Nz - Norfolk Is.

Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4's, operates a weekly service, leaving Nl on Sat. and Auckland on Sun.

Nz ■ Fiji ■ Hawaii

Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates out of Auck land to Fiji and Honolulu on Thurs., and out of Honolulu to Fiji and Auckland on Thurs.

Inter • Territory Services

Chile . Easter Is. . Tahiti

Lan-Chile, with 707's, operates weekly, leaving Santiago on Thurs., leaving Papeete on Fri. (returning tx> Santiago on Sat.). Stop over at Easter Island is about six hours.

Details from Lan-Chile, 88 Pitt Street, Sydney (28-9629).

Geic - Nauru

Fiji Airways and Air Nauru each operate fortnightly between Nauru and Tarawa (weekly service).

Fiji - Western Samoa - Tonga

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates one service

a week from Suva to Apia and Nukualofa, via Nadi, leaving Monday, and one from Nadi to Apia and Nukualofa, leaving Wed. Return services, one to Suva and one to Nadi on Mon. and Fri, FIJI - NEW HEBRIDES - BSIP •

Port Moresby

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Suva on Wed., Fri. and Sun., via Vila and Santo, to Honiara. Planes leave Honiara on Tues., Thurs. and Sat. for Suva. 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 • Tonga

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Suva to Nukualofa four times a week.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa

Pan Am, with 707's, operates from Honolulu on Wed., Thurs. and Fri. and operates from Pago Pago on Thurs., Sat. and Sun.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa • Tahiti

PanAm, with 707's, operates to Tahiti, via Pago Pago on Sat. and to Tahiti direct on Tues. and Sat.

Hawaii - Nauru - Micronesia

Air Micronesia, with 727'5, operates from Honolulu on Wed. and Sun., via Johnston Is.

Maiuro, Kwajalein, Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan, and returns on Wed. and Sat. Nauru calls fortnightly, alternate Thurs., from Maiuro, terminate Guam.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles and DC4's, operates four return services a week, out of Noumea on Tues.

Wed., Fri. and Sat., making calls at Santo and Vila.

NEW CAL. - WALLIS IS. • NEW CAL.

UTA, with Caravelles, operates a monthly service, leaving Noumea on the second Thurs. of the month.

New Guinea • West Irian

TAA, with DC3's, leaves Madang on alternate Sat. for Djayapura and returns the same day.

P-Ng • Solomons

TAA, with Fokkers and DC3's, operates twice weekly. Wed. planes leave Moresby to Honiara, returning Thurs. Sat. leave Rabaul via Buka, Kieta, Munda, Yandina to Honiara, re turning Sun.

Tahiti - Usa

UTA, with DCB's, operates on Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sun. non-stop from Papeete to Los An geles, and return, the same day. The same flight on Sat. out of Papeete makes an extra call, at Honolulu.

PanAm, with 707's, operates to San Francisco, via Los Angeles on Mon. and Fri.; to San Francisco, via Honolulu on Tues. and Sat.; and to San Francisco, via Pago Pago and Honolulu on Sun. and Thurs.; from San Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago, to Tahiti on Sat., and from San Francisco, via Los Angeles, to Tahiti on Wed. and Sat.

Air-NZ, with DCB's, flies to Los Angeles from Papeete on Sun,, leaves Los Angeles Fri.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with DC3's, operates between Apia and Pago Pago at least twice a day (all flights, 45 min.).

W. Samoa • Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with 748's, operates twice weekly Apia-Nukualofa.

W. Samoa . Fiji

Polynesian Airlines, with 748's, operates from Apia on Mon., returning to Nadi on Fri.

FIJI - AM. SAMOA • COOK IS.

Fiji Airways (chartered by Air-NZ) with HS74B's, operates fortnightly service from Nadi to Rarotonga, via Pago Pago (technical stop), returning via Aitutaki and Pago Pago. Service leaves Nadi on Thurs. and returns on Fri. (Fiji time).

Internal Services

Am. Samoa • West Samoa

Three charterers operate: Air Samoa Ltd. of Apia and South Seas Airways and Air Samoa Inc. of Pago Pago.

Apia's firm, with Islanders, flies Fagalii, Faleolo and Asau; South Seas, with a Cherokee seaplane, to Pago, Manua, Rose and Swains and Air Samoa Inc., with Cessnas, to Pago and Faleolo.

Fiji

Fiji Airways, with DC3's and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Details: Qantas, BOAC or Air-NZ.

Air Pacific, with Beech Barons, operates to Ovalau Island, Korolevu, Natadola, Ba and Vatu koula and with Grumman Mallard Amphibian to Vanua M'Balavu, Kadavu and Lakeba.

Details from Air Pacific Ltd., P.0. Box 1259, Suva (Telephone: 22666).

French Polynesia

Air Polynesia, with DC4's, Twin Otters and a Bermuda flying-boat, operates to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Papeete, Raiatea and Rangiroa.

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

Air Tahiti and Air Moorea, with light air craft, operate charter services from Papeete to Moorea, Raiatea and Bora Bora,

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Fiji Airways, with Herons, operates regular services between Tarawa, Butaritari, North Tabiteuea and Abemama.

Guam - Us Trust Territory

Air Micronesia, with 727's and DC6's, operates regular services connecting Saipan with Guam, Yap, Koror, Ponape, Truk, Kwajalein, Majuro and Rota.

Details from Air Micronesia, Saipan and Honolulu.

Papua - New Guinea

TAA, operates to Baimuru, Baiyer River, Bali, Balimo, Banz, Bialla, Buin, Bulolo, Buka, Cape Gloucester, Cape Hoskins, Chimbu, Daru, Esa'ala, Finschhafen, Garaina, Gasmata Is., Goroka, Gurney, Ihu, Jacquinot Bay, Kainantu, Kandrian, Kavieng, Kerema, Kieta, Kikori, Lae, Madang, Malalau, Manus, Minj, Misima, Mt.

Hagen, Munda, Namatanai, Nissan Is., Popon detta, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Samarai, Talasea, Tol, Vanimo, Wabag, Wakunai, Wau, Wapena manda, Wewak, Yandina.

Ansett, operates to Banz, Buin, Buka, Bulolo, Goroka, Kainantu, Kavieng, Kieta, Kundiawa, Lae, Madang, Mendi, Mt. Hagen, Momote, Pt.

Moresby, Rabaul, Vanimo, Wabag, Wakunai, Wapenamanda, Wau and Wewak.

Papuan Airlines operates to Aroa, Balimo, Bereina, Cape Rodney, Daru, Gurney, Kairuku, Kokoda, Losuia, Mendi, Mt. Hagen, Paili, Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, Rorona, Tapini, Vivigani, Wanigela and Woitape, Girua, Rorona, Tufi, Safia.

Also, Aerial Tours operate in the Sepik area, and Territory Airlines in the Highlands.

New Caledonia

Air Caledonie, with Twin Otters, Herons and Islanders 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 Norman Islanders, operates to Erromanga, Lamap, Longana, Lonorore, Norsup, Santo, Tanna, Tongoa, Vila and Walaha.

Details from Air Melanesia, Vila.

Solomon Islands

Solair, with Beech Barons and Doves, operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Gizo, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Munda, Parasi, Sege, Yandina, Santa Cruz, Mono and Rennell Is.

Details from Solomon Islands Airways Ltd., Box 23, Honiara, BSIP.

• Air Nauru, which operates a weekly eight-passenger Falcon fan-jet between Brisbane and Nauru, planned in late November to begin a fort nightly service from Nauru to Tarawa and return on alternate Sundays. • Norfolk Island fishermen have recently become alarmed at the presence of foreign fishing vessels off the island in the spawning season.

They have been well within the three-mile limit, and approach even closer at night. One Japanese ship was ordered away by the Norfolk Island policeman, who went out to it by launch.