Airways

Trans Pacific Services

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 DCS, 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 operates daily between Sydney and San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Mon., Wed., Fri and Sat. with 7478 s and on Tues., Thurs. and Sun. with 7075. Additional services to Fiji from Australia on Fri., Sat. and Sun.

BOAC, with VClOs, operates from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne daily except Mon. and Sot.

Sydney - Fiji - Hawaii

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 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 Wed. and Fri.

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/Brisbane - Fiji

Qantas operates 707 s direct from Melbourne to Fiji on Fri and Sat. and direct from Bris bane on Sat.

Melbourne - Fiji - Us

Qantas operates Melbourne/San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Fri. with a 7478 and on Tues. and Thurs. with 7075.

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.

Auckland - Fiji - Hawaii

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 DCSs, leaves Auckland for Los Angeles, via Fiji and Hawaii on Thurs. and returns same day.

Fiji - Am. Samoa - 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 out of Sydney to Port Moresby, Manila and Hong Kong on Sundays; returns from Hong Kong to Sydney via Port Moresby on Sundays. A service from Hong Kong to Port Moresby via Manila operates on Wednesdays, and from Port Moresby to Hong Kong direct on Fridays.

Australia-New Zealand

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

Australia-Pacific Islands

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

Melbourne ■ Noumea - Nauru -

Tarawa And Majuro

Air Nauru operates a twice-weekly service,

Melbourne-Brisbane-Noumea-Hqniara-Nauru and

return, using a Fokker 28 jet. Extra services are operated twice weekly to Maiuro and weekly to Tarawa and return.

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 of NSW, with 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., Tues., Wed., Fri.; and Noumea to Sydney on Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat.

Aust. - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with VC 10s, operates Mon. from Sydney to Auckland and Fiji on Sat. from Mel borne to Auckland and Fiji.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

Qant3s with DC4s, operates three times weekly. More in holiday periods.

Australia - Png

i/ A tf m f nd Anset !' T' h 7275 or DC9s ' operate 14 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby y y for T^rt F °AA kerS u operat . e Townsville, via Cairns, for Port Moresby on Mon., returning same day by same route. Tues. and Thurs., Townsville tn a ßr ai h nS t 0 . p °rf. Moresby, and Port Moresby ° l an t e ' via Ca J, rns ' Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton on Thurs. TAA operates a DC9 J ser . vice . on Mons. from Brisbane to Port Moresby, leaving Port Moresby at 1345 hrs Tues. for Honiara, continuing through to Sydney via Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Brisbane 7 arriving ,n Sydney at 2130 hrs. Tues ' Ansett, with Fokkers, operates Wed service Thl. r r nS ri' P ° rt Moresby-Cairns-Townsville, and a Thursday service Port Moresby-Cairns.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(See also trans-Pacific services)

Nz - Am. Samoa

operates from Auckland on Wed. a„ 9 d° F°ri. ThUrS ' and Sat -

A A., Nz ■ Fiji

Air-NZ with DCBs, operates daily return services from Auckland to Nadi. a M 7 NZ ' F,JI ' AM - SAMOA Aurkl'Z' r„ lth r DCBs ' operates services out of X on d TSes. T a U „ e d- f r a i" d and f ">™ Pa 9°

Nz - Tahiti

AuckSnH weekly from o n^V^d W 'an^retu^% a /^^^ m Noumea for A,^er, a h nd DC r B e ! t ’„r!, e s aVa a S^ U 5 k al, and

Nz - Norfolk Is.

nn , ir^Z '. W'th chartered Qantas DC4s ooerafpc ZlXs^" 9 N ° r,o,k * s - on 7 Satf r a*nd of Auck .

Inter ■ Territory Services

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Geic - Nauru

Nauru - Marshall Is.

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Fiji . Western Samoa

alio S „ a ar e da t d e a ,(na™ S Polynesian Airlines, with 748 operates nn* irvlce = weak from Nadi to' leaving

Nadi on Fri. Return service from Apia to Nadi, leaves Apia on Thurs.

Papua New Guinea - Singapore

Qantas, using 7075, operates from Port Moresby to Singapore via Darwin on Thursdays; and returns from Singapore to Port Moresby via Darwin on Thursdays.

Western Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates three semces weekly from Apia to Tonga on Mon., Wed., Fri. Return service from Tonga on Tues., Thurs. and Sat.

FIJI - N. HEBRIDES - BSIP - P. MORESBY Air Pacific, with BAG 1-1 Is, operates from Suva on Sun., Wed. and Fri., via Nadi to Vila.

BAG 1-1 Is operate from Suva to Honiara via Nadi and Vila on Wed. and Sun., the Sunday service extending to Port Moresby. Planes leave

Honiara on Mon. and Wed. for Suva and return from Port Moresby on Mon. only.

Fiji - Tonga

Air Pacific with 748 s operates from Suva to Nukualofa five times a week.

Fiji - Wallis/Futuna

f })} r Services operates weekly services to Wallis and Futuna Is.

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

FIJI - AM. SAMOA - COOK IS.

Air Pacific (chartered by Air-NZ) with HS74Bs, operates a weekly service from Nadi to Rarotonga, via Pago Pago (technical stop), returning via Aitutaki and Pago Pago. Service leave Nadi on Thurs. and returns on Fri This flight crosses the International dateline.

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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 DC3s Madang to Djayapura and return alt. Tues.

Png . Solomons

TAA operat es DC9 and DC3 aircraft three times weekly. Tuesday aircraft leaves Port Moresby for Honiara returning same day tor port Moresby and continues to Cairns, Towns ville, Mackay, Brisbane and Sydney. Tuesday and Saturday aircraft leave Rabaul for Honiara via Buka, Kieta and Yandma, returning Wed nesday and Saturday.

Moresby direct Fri.

and sat returning Mon. Kieta to Port Moresby, Tues Kjeta Buka/ R a baul, Port Moresby. Wed Kieta Port Moresby. Thurs. Kieta, Buka, Rabaul, Port 'Moresby. Fri. Kieta, Port Moresby. Sat.

Kieta Buka, Rabaul Port Moresby. Sun. Kieta, Rabaul, Port Moresby.

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.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with HS74B and DC3, operates between Apia and Pago Pago (six services, Fri.; three Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sat., Sun.).

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.

Details from Air Polynesie, P.O. Box 314, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices.

Internal Services

Fiji

Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, BAC l-11s and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and Nor man Islander aircraft, operates to Ovalau Is., Korolevu, Natadola, Deuba and Castaway Island roS Details; Fiji Air Services, P.O. Box 1259, Suva (telephone 22-666).

French Polynesia

Air Polynesie, with Fokker F 27 Friendship, DC4s, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Manihi, Marquesas, Maupiti and Tubuai, Austral Islands. „ „ ...

Details 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 Hono lulu, Okinawa and Guam with Saipan, Rota, Yap, Palau, Truk, Ponape, Kwaialem and Majuro. . „ . details from Air Micronesia, Saipan.

Air Pacific Inc. (not connected with the Fi|i based Air Pacific) with Piper Navajos and a deHavi Hand Heron, operates regular services linking Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and charter services are available to other Trust Territory islands. , ... . r Details, Air Pacific Inc., c/- Micro! Corp., (P.O. Box 267, Saipan, Mariana Islands 96V6U (telephone 6462). ...

Lagoon Aviation Inc. with Grumman Wid geons, operates charter services for the Mar shalls district, based on Majuro.

Papua New Guinea

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

Ansett operates throughout the territory Aerial Tours operates in Central, Western, Gulf and Sepik districts. ■ i Territory Airlines, a charter and third level airline, operates Twin Otter, Beechcraft and Cessna light single and twin engine *} rcT ™ from Goroka, Kundiawa, Ma ? an 9'. Me nd ', JJJ; Hagen and Port Moresby to Highland and C °Details' 6 from Territory Airlines Pty. Limited, P.O. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea or

Talco Territory Travel Service of Papua New Guinea.

AAacair operates throughout the territory.

Bougainville Air Services operates charter and fare services daily throughout Bougain ville, in Cessna and Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Details: Arawa, Phone 956-159; Buka, Phone 16. Box 298, PO, Kieta.

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 Melanesia with Britten-Norman Islanders operates to Santo, Malekula (Norsup and Lamap), Aoba {Walaha and Longana), Pentecost (Lono rore), Erromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna and Vila. Direct connections are available to and from Santo for all international flights arriving in Vila with the exception of UTA's Caravelle Service from Noumea on Monday afternoons.

Details from Air Melanesia, 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.

PNG buys shares

in Burns Philp

The Investment Corporation of Papua New Guinea, acting for the people of PNG, have agreed to buy from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd. 1,500,000 fully paid shares of Si each at par in the capital of Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd. The shares rep resent 12i per cent, of the capital.

Two corporation directors will sit on the board. A full report will appear in the August PIM.

Japanese Plan

Island Cruises

Japanese shipping lines in the cruise business are turning their eyes towards the Islands. Several thousand Japanese tourists are expected to visit the Pacific Islands later this year when circular cruises begin in a few months time.

The Tojo Yusen shipping line has bought two 23,000-ton liners from Cunard White Star. They have arrived in Japan and are being refitted for Islands cruising, and another line plans the purchase of two 30,000-ton ships for pleasure cruising.

The Mitsui OSK Line opens a cruise programme with cruises to the Philippines and Guam in May.

Guam Cargo Surcharge

“Steep increases in port expenses and stevedoring” are blamed by Kar lander (Australia) for a surcharge of 5A5.89 a freight ton which the line has levied on all cargo loaded in Aus tralia for Guam. The levy operated from June 16.