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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1971Vol. 42, No. 7

Airways

pp. 102-104 · Read in the full issue

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 ot 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., Sat. and Sun., return Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun.

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

BOAC, with VClO's, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles on Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Sat., and Los Angeles to Sydney daily except Wed. and Fri.

American Airlines, with 7075, operates three daylight flights from Sydney to Nadi and Honolulu (Sat., Sun., Mon.), returning to Nadi and Sydney Thurs., Fri. and Sat.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA ■ USA (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DCB's, operates out of Sydney on Mon. and Fri. and Noumea on Mon., Wed. and Sat., NZ on 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 da p‘anAm, 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., Wed., Fri. and Sat.

NZ ■ AM. SAMOA - TAHITI OR

Hawaii - Usa

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

American Airlines, with 7075, operates out of Auckland to Honolulu, via Nadi on Wed. and Fri. and from Honolulu to Auckland, via Nadi on Mon. and Wed.

Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates out of Honolulu to Nadi daily (Tues. and Sun.) flights via Pago Pago), and from Nadi to Hono lulu daily (Thurs. and Tues. flights via Pago Pago).

Canada - Fiji

CP Air with DCBs, operates from Vancouver to Nadi on Sun., returning Tues.

Indonesia Or Malaysia - Usa (Via

Darwin, Noumea, Nz Or Tahiti)

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

Australia-Far East

Sydney - Png - 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. Sun. flight 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 lsl«*d* see also trans-Pacific services.)

Melbourne - Nauru

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

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

Sydney - Fiji

Air-India, 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 Rosa Bay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. Extras on holidays.

Sydney • New Caledonia

Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea Mon. (2 flights), Wed., Fri.; and Noumea tc Sydney on Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat.

Sydney • New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with 707's, operates services put 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 - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727's or DC9's, operate 14 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney oi Melbourne to Pt. Moresby.

TAA Fokkers operate Townsville, via Cairns, for Port Moresby on Tues. and Brisbane Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby on Mon , For Moresby, Cairns, Townsville on Mon. and Por Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane on FM Ansett, with Fokkers, operates Wed. seme* Townsville-Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Towns ville-Brisbane, and a Thursday service Por Moresby-Cairns-Townsville.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(For other schedules touching these islands tee also trans-Pacific services.)

Nz ■ Am. Samoa

PanAm, with 707's, operates from Auckland to Pago Pago on Thurs. and Sat., and returns on Wed. and Fri.

Nz • Fiji

Air-N2, with DCB'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 DCB's, operates weekly from Auckland on Thurs. and returns Wed. Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates weekly, Auckland on Sun., returning Sat.

Nz - New Caledonia

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

NZ ■ NEW CALEDONIA - NEW HEBRIDES UTA, with Caravelles, operates fortnightly from Auckland to Vila, via Noumea, on Tue and returns Wed,

Nz - Norfolk Is

Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4's, operates once weekly, leaving Nl on Sat. and Auck land on Sun.

Nz - Fiji - Hawaii

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

Inter - Territory Services

Chile - Easter Is. - Tahiti

LAN-Chile, with 707's, operates weekly, leav ing Santiago Thurs., arriving Papeete Thurs. evening, dep. Fri. evening, arr. Santiago Sat. (returning to Santiago Sat.). Stopover Easter Is each way.

Details LAN-Chile, 11th floor, Carlton Centre, 55 Elizabeth St,, Sydney (28-9629, 28-5621).

Fiji - Geic

Fiji Airways, with 7485, operates from Suva to Tarawa via Nadi and Funafuti on Satur days and returns to Suva via Funafuti and Nadi on Sundays.

Geic - Nauru

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

Nauru - Marshall Is.

Air Nauru makes a fortnightly flight Nauru- Maiuro and return.

Fiji - Western Samoa

Fiji Airways, with 7485, operates one service a week from Nadi to Apia via Suva, leaving Fi|i Thurs. Return service from Apia to Nadi via Suva, leaves Apia Mon.

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates one service a week from Nadi to Apia, leaving Nadi on Mon. Return service from Apia to Nadi, leaves Apia on Thurs.

Western Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates a twice weekly service from Apia to Tonga, leaving Sun. and Wed. from Apia, arriving Tonga on Mon. and Thurs, respectively. Return service leaves Tonga on Tues. and Fri., arriving Apia on Mon. and Thurs. respectively.

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 7485. operates from Suva to Nukualofa four times a week.

FIJI ■ wallis/futuna Fiji Air Services operates weekly services to Wallis and Futuna Is.

Details: Fiji Air Services, P.O. Box 1259, Suva (22-666).

Hawaii - Am. Samoa

PanAm, with 707's, operates from Honolulu to Pago Pago on Wed. and Fri.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

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

Hawaii - Micronesia - Okinawa

Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s operates

from Honolulu, Wed. and Sun. via Midway (fuel stop only), Kwajalein, Majuro, Ponape.

Truk, Guam and Saipan; Tues. to Okinawa from Guam and Saipan. Raturn to Honolulu Wed and Sat.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates four return services a week, out of Noumea on Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., making a call at Vila.

NEW CAL. - WALLIS IS. - NEW CAL.

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

New Guinea - West Irian

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

Png - Solomons

TAA, with Fokkers and DC3's, operates three times weekly. Wed. planes leave Moresby to Honiara, returning Thurs. Sat., Tues. leave Rabaul via Buka, Kieta, Munda, Yandina to Honiara, return Sun. and Wed.

Tahiti - Usa

UTA, with DCB's, operates on Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. (Sat. non-stop from Papeete to Los Angeles), and return the same day.

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 Frl.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

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

W. Samoa - Fiji

Polynesian Airlines, with 748's, operates Apia-Nadi on Thurs. and Nadi-Apia on Mon.

FIJI - TONGA - NIUE - W. SAMOA Fiji Airways, with 7485, operates from Fiji to Tonga (Tues.), Niue (Mon.), Apia (Mon.), return Fiji (Tues.).

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 Fn. (Fiji time).

Tahiti ■ Cook Is.

Air Tahiti with Piper Aztec, operates from Papeete to Rarotonga.

Internal Services

Fiji

Fiji Airways, with HS74B's, DC3's and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Details: Qantas, BOAC or Air-NZ.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and Nor man Islander aircraft, operates to Ovalau Is., Korolevu, Natadola on regular service basis.

Details: Fiji Air Services, P.O. Box 1259, Suva (telephone 22-666).

French Polynesia

Air Polynesia, with DC4's, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to Bora Bora, Hfahine, 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 shuttle service from Papeete to Moorea and charter service to Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Rangiroa and Manihi.

Air Tahiti with Piper Aztec and RAI with Twin Otter operate services from Papeete to Ua Huka.

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

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

Guam - Us Trust Territory

Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s and DC6s operates regular service connecting Honolulu, Okinawa and Guam with Saipan, Rota, Yap, Palau, Truk, Ponape, Kwajalein and Majuro.

Details from Air Micronesia and Saipan.

Air Pacific, with Piper Navajos, operates regular services linking Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and charter services are available to other Trust Territory islands.

Details, Air Pacific Inc., Saipan Lagoon Aviation Inc. and Marshall Islands Air Taxi Service, both with Grumman Widgeons, operate charter services for the Marshalls dis trict, based on Majuro. MIATS has regular scheduled services to Kwajaleen and Ponape, and utilises a D-50 Beech.

Papua - New Guinea

TAA operates throughout the territory.

Ansett operates throughout the territory.

Aerial Tours operates mostly in the Sepik district. . u , .

Territory Airlines operates in the nign- Macair operates throughout the territory.

Bougainville Air Services Ltd. operates char ter services on Bougainville.

New Caledonia

Air Caledonie, with Twin Otters, and Is landers operates regular services to Houai lou. Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Koumac, Lifou, Mare, Noumea, Ouvea, Touho, Mueo, Belep, Tiga. .

Details from Air Caledonie, Noumea.

New Hebrides

Air Melanesiae with Britten-Norman Islanders operates to Santo, Malekula (Norsup and Lamap), Aoba (Walaha and Longana), Pentecost (Lono rore), Erromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna and Vila Twenty-one direct flights connect with all UTA flights Noumea-Vila and return.

Details from Air Melanesiae, PO Box 72, Vila.

Solomon Islands

Solair, with Beech Barons and Islanders operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Gizo, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Munda Parasi Sege Yandina, Santa Cruz, Mono, Rennet! Is., Choiseul Bay and Ballalae. ... .* j Details from Solomon Islands Airways Ltd., Box 23, Honiara, BSIP.