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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1972Vol. 43, No. 2

Airways

pp. 116-119 · Read in the full issue

Trans Pacific Services

US - HAWAII - BRISBANE - SYDNEY Qantas, with 7075, operates via Brisbane, leaving Sydney on Thurs., departing from San Francisco on Thurs.

SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI - MEXICO Qantas, with 7075, 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 DCBs, operates weekly services out of Sydney on Sat. and Vancouver on Thurs.

SYDNEY - NZ - HAWAII - US Air-NZ with DCBs, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland and Honolulu on Mon., Fri., and Sat. and returns Mon., Wed., and Sat.

SYDNEY - NZ - TAHITI - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland and Papeete on Sun. and returns Fri.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - US Qantas, with 7075, operates daily services between Sydney and San Francisco via Fiji (except Thurs.) and Honolulu with 7478'5, Mon,.

Wed., Sat. Additional services between Aust. and Fiji on Fri., Sat. and Sun.

BOAC, with VClOs, operates from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles on Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. and Sun., and Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne daily except Mon. and Sat.

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

Sydney - Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates day light flights Sat., Sun., Mon., returning Thurs., Fri., Sat.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA - US (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DCBs, operates out of Sydney on Tues. and Fri. and Noumea on Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Sun., NZ on Thurs.

SYDNEY ■ US (via N. CAL., FIJI,

Or Hawaii)

PanAm, with 7475, arrives Sydney from Los Angeles, via Honolulu and Nadi, on Sun., Tues. and Thurs. and leaves on return flight the same days.

PanAm, with 7075, operates four 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 Wed., Fri. and Sat.

Melbourne • Fiji

Qantas with 707 s operates Fiji, Fri., Sat., and Sun. (Sun. flight via Sydney).

Melbourne • Fiji • Us

Qantas, with 7075, operates from Melbourne to San Francisco via Fiji on Tues. , Fri. and Sun.

Melbourne ■ Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates day light flights from Melbourne Tues. and Thurs., leaving Honolulu on return Tues. and Sun.

MELBOURNE - NZ - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, leaves Melbourne for Los Angeles via Auckland and Honolulu, on Sat. and returns Wed.

MELBOURNE - NZ ■ TAHITI - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Melbourne to Los Angeles via Auckland and Papeete on Wed., returning on Sun.

NZ - AM. SAMOA - TAHITI or

Hawaii ■ Us

PanAm, with 7075, operates out of Auck land, via Tahiti, on Mon. and Wed., and via American Samoa and Honolulu on Thurs. and Sat. 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.

NZ - FIJI - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, leaves Auckland for Los Angeles, via Fiji and Hawaii on Thurs. and leaves on return same day.

Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates out of Honolulu to Nadi daily (Mon. and Wed. flights via Pago Pago), and from Nadi to Hono lulu daily (Wed. and Fri. flights via Pago Pago).

Canada - Fiji

CP Air with DCBs, operates from Vancouver to Nadi on Mon., returning Wed.

Australia-Far East

Sydney - Png - Far East

Qantas, with 7075, operates services out o\ Sydney on Mon. to Port Moresby and Hone Kong, and returns from Hong Kong on Toes, and Sun. via Manilla.

Australia-New Zealand

Qantas, Air-NZ, BOAC and UTA operati regular trans-Tasman services. Qantas and Air-N2 link major NZ cities with Australian eas' coast cities.

Australia-Pacific Islands

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

Melbourne - Noumea - Tarawa

And Majuro

Air Nauru in late January was schedule to begin a twice-weekly service, Melbourne

Bnsbane-Noumea-Honiara-Nauru and return (with extra services Nauru-Majuro, Nauru- Tarawa), using a Foxker 28 jet. At the last minute the service was suspended because of technical considerations, but it was expected to go ahead in early Feoruary. The Meioourne- Nauru service has tormeny oeen once-weekly. using a chartered Falcon fan jet.

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

Sydney - Fiji

Air-1 ndia, with 7075, operates weekly services to Nadi on Tues., returning to Sydney on Wed.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

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

Sydney - New Caledonia

Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea X°V. Tues -' ed -' r ‘-/ Sun.; and Noumea to Sydney on Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun

Sydney - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with VC 10s, 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.

w,th °P eraf es three times weekly. More m holiday periods.

Australia - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727 s or DC9s, operate M t'mes a week from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby. y TAA Fokkers operete Townsville, via Cairns, tor Port Moresby on Mon,, returning same day dy sa A ™ r ° ute - Tl {es., Townsville via Cairns to Port Moresby, and Port Moresby to Brisbane via Cairns, Townsville, on Thurs 1 Ansett, with Fokkers, operates Wed, service Camns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Townsville, and a Thursday service Port Moresby-Cairns.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(See also trans-Pacific services.)

Nz - Am. Samoa

to P p^ m, p W,th 707s ' °P erates from Auckland in wVand'fri ' and Sat " and re ' urns

A . Nz - Fiji

Atr-NZ, with DCBs, operates daily return services from Auckland to Nadi. a M, NZ ' FUI ' AM - SAMOA Auckland' DCBs ' ° pe^ates services out of Pann T Tues j and Sat - and from Pago Pago on Tues. and Fri. M

Nz - Tahiti

Auckland ? w^ 5 ' . op c e f ates , weekly from A- d - an , d Fn - and returns Mon. nd Wed. Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates weeklv from Auckland on Sun., returning Sat V

Ijr* . "V New Caledonia

uia, with Caravelles, operates weeklv from Noumea on Wed and returns same day* w NZ ' Wlth _. DCBs ' ,eaves Auckland Sundays for Noumea and returns same day. ounaays

Nz ‘ Caledonia - New Hebrides

frturns Mon. ' N ° umea ' Wed - and

Nz ■ Norfolk Is.

nn r‘ NZ 'ir th , chartered Qantas DC4s, operates s“ vin9 No,folk ls - on Sst - and .. , l 7 NZ - FIJI . HAWAII i „. W| fh DCBs, operates out of Auck land to Fjn and Honolulu on Thurs., and out of Honolulu to Fiji and Auckland on Thurs

Nz - Fiji - Hawaii

Amencan Airlines, with 7075, leave Auck land for Honolulu, via Nadi, on Wed. and Fri and return over same route Mon. and Wed’

Inter - Territory Services

iam rI^ HITI : EASTER ,s - ■ chile na LA W t£ 707s ' °P erates weekly, leav ng Santiago Thurs., arriving Papeete Thurs.

evening, dep. Fri. evening, arr. Santiago Sat.

Stopover Easter Is. each way.

Details LAM-Chife, nth floor, Carlton Centre, 55 Elizabeth St., Sydney (28-9629, 28-5621); 95 Queen St., Auckland (375-840). ‘

Fiji - Geic

Air Pacific, 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

Air Pacific and Air Nauru each operate fort nightly between Nauru and Tarawa (weeklv service), 1

Nauru - Marshall Is.

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

Fiji - Western Samoa

Air Pacific, with 7485, operates one service a week from Nadi to Apia via Suva, leaving

Fin 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, leav in 9 ." un - and Wed. from Apia, arriving Tonga on Mon. and Thurs. respectively. Return service 'eaves Tonga on Tues. and Fri., arriving Apia on Mon. and Thurs. respectively.

FIJI - N. HEBRIDES - BSIP - P. MORESBY Air Pacific, with 7485, 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

Air Pacific with 748 s 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).

Fiji - Am. Samoa ■ Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates out of Honolulu to Nadi daily (Mon. and Wed. via Pago Pago), and Nadi to Honolulu (Wed. and Fri., via Pago Pago).

FIJI - AM. SAMOA - COOK IS.

Air Pacific (chartered by Air-NZ) with HS74Bs, 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.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Honolulu' to Pago Pago on Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

PanAm, with 7075, 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. Return to Honolulu Wed. and Sat.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates five return services a week, out of Noumea on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. to Vila. Returning Mon., Wed., Fri. (2 flights) and Sat.

NEW CAL. ■ WALLIS IS. ■ NEW CAL.

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

New Guinea - West Irian

TAA operates D’CSs Madang to Djayapura and return alt. Tues.

Png ■ Solomons

TAA operates Fokker and DC3s three times weekly. Wed. aircraft leaves Pt. Moresby for Honiara, returning Thurs. Tues. and Sat. air craft leave Rabaul for Honiara via Buka, Kieta, Munda, Yandina, returning Wed. and Sun. A daily Fokker also leaves Pt. Moresby direct to Kieta, returning next morning.

Tahiti - Us

UTA, with DCBs, operates on Sun., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. (non-stop from Papeete to Los Angeles), and returns the same day.

PanAm, with 7075, operates to San Francisco, via Los Angeles on Mon., Tues. 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 Mon., Wed. and Sat.

Air-NZ, with D’CSs, flies to Los Angeles from Papeete on Sun., leaves Los Angeles Fri.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with DC3s, operates between Apia and Pago Pago (four services, Fri.; three Mon., Thurs., Sat., Sun.; two Tues., Wed., all flights 45 min.).

Tonga - Niue - W. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates weekly service from Tonga to Niue, leaving Tues., arriving Niue Mon., leave Niue Mon., arrive Apia same day.

Tahiti - Cook Is.

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

Internal Services

Fiji

Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, DC3s and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and Nor man Islander aircraft, operates ho Ovalau Is., Korolevu, Natadola, Deuba and Castaway Island resort.

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

French Polynesia

Air Polynesie, with DC4s, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Manihi and Mar qUDetails from Air Polynesie, P.O. Box 314, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices.

Air Tahiti, with light aircraft, operates shuttle service from Papeete to Moorea and charter service to Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Rangiroa and Manihi.

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Air Pacific, 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, Saipan.

Air Pacific Inc. (not connected with the Fin based 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. with Grumman Wio geons, operates charter services for the Mar shads district, based on Majuro.

Papua New Guinea

TAA operates scheduled services throughout the territory, and has Fokker, DCS and Twir Otter aircraft available for charter.

Ansett operates throughout the territory.

Aerial Tours operates in Central, Western Gulf and Sepik districts. , .. . . , Territory Airlines, a charter and third leve airline, operates from Madang, Goroka, Mt, Hagen, Chimbu and Mendi to Highland ant coastal centres.

Macair operates throughout the territory.

Bougainville Air Services operates charter and fare services daily throughout Bougain ville, in Cessna and Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Details: Kieta, Phone 159; Buka, Phone 16.

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, P.O. Box 72, Vila.

Solomon Islands

Solair, with Beech Barons and Islanders operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Bellona Is., Fera Is., Gizo Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Munda, Parasi, Sege, Yandina, Santa Cruz, Mono, Rennell Is., Choiseul Bay and Ballalae.

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