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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1972Vol. 43, No. 10

Airways

pp. 118-121 · Read in the full issue

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., Tue., Fri., and returns Mon., Tue., 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 daily except Mon. and Wed., and Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne daily except Mon. and Sat.

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., Tues., 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 ai 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. Wed., Fri. and Sat. and Hawaii-Sydney non-stop Tue., Thurs. and Fri.

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 or 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 vie American Samoa and Honolulu on Thurs. anc Sat. Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Auckland - Fiji - Hawaii

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

NZ - FIJI - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, leaves Auckland for Lo< Angeles, via Fiji and Hawaii on Thurs. anc returns same day.

Fiji - Am. Samoa - Hawaii

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

Canada - Fiji

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

Australia-Far East

Sydney - Png - Far East

Qantas, with 7075, operates out of Sydne\ to Port Moresby, Manila and Hong Kong or Sundays; returns from Hong Kong to Sydney via Port Moresby on Sundays. A service frorr Hong Kong to Port Moresby via MamU operates on Wednesdays, and from Port Moresby to Hong Kong direct on Fridays.

Australia-New Zealand

Qantas, Air-NZ, BOAC and UTA operafl regular trans-Tasman services. Qantas and Air-Ni link major NZ cities with Australian eas; 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-Honiara-Nauru and return, using a Fokker 28 jet. Extra services are operated twice weekly to Majuro and ortnightly to Tarawa and return.

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

Sydney - Fiji

Air-lndia, with 7075, operates weekly ervices to Nadi on Tues., returning to Sydney m Wed. y

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

Airlines of NSW, with flying-toats, operates our times weekly, return services from Rose lay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. Extras on holidays.

Sydney - New Caledonia

Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea *on., Tues., Wed., Fri.; and Noumea to Sydney n Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat.

Aust. - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with VClOs, operates Mon, from ydney to Auckland and Fiji; on Sat. from Mel orne to Auckland and Fiji.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

Qantas, with DC4s, operates three times eekly. More in holiday periods.

Australia - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727 s or DC9s, operate 4 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney or elbourne to Pt. Moresby.

Mon., T/W\ DC9 T Jet service operates Towns lle via Cairns, for Port Moresby, returning 1 j ue - v, Moresby to Cairns, Townsville, ackay, Brisbane, Sydney. Tue., TAA DC9 30 am Port Moresby to Honiara direct and turning same day to connect to Cairns •wnsville, Mackay, Brisbane and arriving in dney at 9.30 pm Tue. On Thurs., TAA kkers fly Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby id return same day 12.35 pm Port Moresby, irns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, arrive isbane 9.15 pm.

Ansett, with Fokkers, operates Wed. service irns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Townsville, and a lursday service Port Moresby-Cairns

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(See also trans-Pacific services.)

Nz - Am. Samoa

Pa?o m 'p fl nn h nn 70 r 7 h S ' opera ] es from Auckland Wed. and Fri. and sat " and returns

.. Nz - Fiji

Air-NZ with DCBs, operates daily return rvices from Auckland to Nadi.

A- M, NZ • F,JI ■ AM. SAMOA cManri' DCBs ' operates services out of go oi? Tues. Sat a " d from Pa *>

Nz - Tahiti

W ,! th u/ D .f Bs ' ° perates weekly from rf k Thl?rc a " d Fri> and returns Mon fL T 5 l‘i Al , r ' NZ ' Wlt h DCBs, operates weekly m Auckland on Sun., returning Sat,

Iit. .Nz - New Caledonia

wV Fri" Weekly ,r “ Noumea ''Nou Z mertd^«urlfrsarne U day. n<l Su " davs

Nz - Norfolk Is.

r '« Z, u'( Vlth . cha - rtered Qantas DC4s, operates Ala”d on'sin 3 ''"' 9 N ° r,olk ls ' Sat - a "« i A Vi7 KLAND ‘ SYDNEY - SINGAPORE with DCBs leaves Auckland via Sydney umr^rdrys.^^ 97s and Thu - d ays yd an e d y ? U ff? LAND ■ sy °NEY - HONG KONG X ' r £n W i!- th DCBs leaves Auckland via Sydney I S„s KO sSe 0 d a vs aVS a " d Wednesdays

Nfw Zealand - New Caledonia

INAl N A n W c lth . DCBs ' ° perates from Auckland- J mea on Sundays and returns the same day.

Inter - Territory Services

Tahiti - Easter Is. ■ Chile

LAN-Chile, with 7075, operates weekly, leav ing Santiago Thurs., arriving Papeete Thurs. evening, dep. Fri. evening, arr. Santiago Sat.

Stopover Easter Is. each way.

Fiji • Geic

Air Pacific, with 7485, operates from Suva to Tarawa via Nadi and Funafuti on Satur days and alternate Tuesdays and returns to Suva via Funafuti and Nadi on Sundays and alternate Wednesdays.

Geic - Nauru

Air Pacific and Air Nauru each operate fort nightly between Nauru and Tarawa (weekly service).

Nauru - Marshall Is.

Air Nauru makes a twice-weekly flight Nauru- Majuro and return.

Fiji - Western Samoa

Air Pacific, with BAC 1-1 Is, operates one service a week from Suva to Apia, returning the same day. This flight crosses the Inter national dateline.

Polynesian Airlines, with 748, operates one service a week from Nadi to Apia, 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 services 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 BAC 1-lls, operates from Suva on Sun., Wed. and Fri., via Nadi to Vila, returning to Suva on Mon., Wed. and Fri. via

Nadi. BAC 1-1 Is operate from Suva to Honiara via Nadi and Vila on Wed. and Sun., thes Sunday service extending to Port Moresby.

Planes leave Honiara on Mon. and Wed. ton Suva and return from Port Moresby on Mon.i only.

Fiji - Tonga

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

Fiji ■ Wallis/Futuna

Fiji Air Services operates services to Wallis and Futuna Is.

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

FIJI - AM. SAMOA - COOK IS.

Air Pacific (chartered by Air-NZ) with!

HS74Bs, operates a weekly service from Nadil to Rarotonga, via Pago Pago (technical stop),! returning via Aitutaki and Pago Pago. Service leave Nadi on Thurs. and returns on Fri.i This flight crosses the International dateline.

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 operate:! from Honolulu, Wed. and Sun. via Midway (fuel stop only), Kwajalein, Majuro, PonapeE Truk, Guam and Saipan; Tues. to Okinawa fronr Guam and Saipan. Return to Honolulu Wedt and Sat.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates five returr 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.

Merpati DCS Djayapura-Lae alternate Fridays returning Lae-Djayapura 10 am alternate Saturn days.

Png - Solomons

TAA operates DC9 and DCS aircraft thres times weekly. Tuesday aircraft leaves Pon Moresby 8.30 am for Honiara returning samn day for Port Moresby and continues to Cairnsi Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane and Sydney. Tuet! day and Saturday aircraft leave Rabaul fo Honiara via Buka, Kieta, Munda and Yandins returning Wednesday and Sunday.

TAA Fokker Friendship leaves Port Moresta 1.10 pm direct for Kieta Mon., Wed., Fri. ann Sat. returning Mon., Wed., Fri., direct and w Buka and Rabaul on Tue., Thurs., Sat., Kiett Port Moresby via Rabaul and Lae Sunday.

Tahiti - Us

UTA, with DCBs, operates on Sun., Tuesa Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. (non-stop from Papeete to Los Angeles), and returns the same dayi PanAm with 7075, operates to Sas Francisco, via Los Angeles on Mon., Tues. am Fri.; to San Francisco, via Honolulu on Tues. am Sat.; and to San Francisco, via Pago Pago am Honolulu, on Sun. and Thurs.; from Sas Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago, tt Tahiti on Sat., and from San Francisco, vr.

Los Angeles, to Tahiti on Mon., Wed. and Sae

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with HS74B and DO. operates between Apia and Pago Pago ( s,! services, Fri.; three Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurss Sat., Sun.).

Tonga - Niue - W. Samoa

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

Tahiti - Cook Is.

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

Details from Air Polynesie, P.O. Box 31-1 Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices.

Internal Services

Fiji

Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, BAC 1-lls and rons operates regular services to Labasa, jtei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and rman Islander aircraft, operates 12 services r week (twice daily Mon. to Sat.) to Ovalau , Korolevu, Natadola, Deuba and Castaway and resort. There is also a new service once ekly every Fri. dep. Nausori 12.30 pm, arr. <eba 13.55, dep. Lakeba 14.15, arr. Nausori 40. Charter flights operate to anywhere in ( South Pacific.

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

French Polynesia

*' r Polynesie, with Fokker F 27 Friendship, 4s, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to 'a Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Rangiroa, Raiatea, mhi, Marquesas, Maupiti and Tubuai, Austral mds.

Details from Air Polynesie, P.O. Box 314 V- Bi l Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices. \ir Tahiti, with light aircraft operates ittle service from Papeete to Moorea and rter service to Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, igiroa and Manihi.

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Pacific, with Herons, operates regular /ices between Tarawa, Butaritari, North iteuea and Abemama.

Guam - Us Trust Territory

ontinental-Air Micronesia with 727 s and

>s operates regular service connecting Hono i, Okinawa and Guam with Saipan, Rota, > Palau, Truk, Ponape, Kwajalein and uro. details from Air Micronesia, Saipan.

Jr Pacific Inc. (not connected with the Fiii- Pacific) w 'fh Piper Navajo and a a viHand Heron, operates regular services mg Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and rter services are available to other Trust

itory islands.

etails. Air Pacific Inc., P.O. Box 1689 uning, Guam, 96910, U.S.A. agoon Aviation Inc. with Grumman Wid is, operates charter services for the Mar ls district, based on Majuro.

Papua New Guinea

and Ansett operate throughout the itory. erial Tours operates in Central, Western. and Sepik districts, irritory Airlines operates from Goroka, Jiawa, Madang, Mt. Hagen, Wewak, Vanimo Mendi to Highland or coastal centres, etails from Territory Airlines Pty. Limited, Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea or 0 Territory Travel Service of Papua New ica. acair throughout the territory. )ugainville Air Services operates daily ughout Bougainville. Details: Arawa, Phone 159; Buka, Phone 16. Box 298, PO, Kieta.

New Caledonia

r Caledonie, with Twin Otters, and Is ers operates regular services to Houai- Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Koumac, J. Mare, Noumea, Ouvea Touho, Mueo P, Tiga. stails from Air Caledonie, Noumea.

New Hebrides

r Melanesiae with Britten-Norman Islanders Santo, Malekula (Norsup and Lamap), 1 (Walaha and Longana), Pentecost (Lono , Erromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna and Direct connections are available to and for all international flights arriving tails from Air Melanesiae, P.O. Box 72,

Solomon Islands

♦ W A h i- Be . ech . Baro "s ar| d Islanders ates to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Bellona Fera Is., Gizo Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau a Paras. Sege Yandina, Santa Cruz * I", Choiseul Ba Y and Ballalae. s ,, rom Solomon Islands Airways Ltd 23, Honiara, BSIP.