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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1972Vol. 43, No. 11

Airways

pp. 119-121 · Read in the full issue

Trans Pacific Services

SYDNEY - FIJI ■ TAHITI - MEXICO Qantas, with 7075, operates twice weekly 't of Sydney on Tues. and Fri. and return it of Mexico City on Tues. and Sat. Stops at apulco.

SYDNEY ■ FIJI - HAWAII - CANADA CP Air, with DCS, operates weekly services t of Sydney on Sat. and Vancouver on Thurs SYDNEY - NZ ■ HAWAII - US Air-NZ with DCBs, operates from Sydney to s Angeles, via Auckland and Honolulu on m. Tue., Fri., and returns Mon., Tue., and SYDNEY - NZ - TAHITI - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Sydney to > Angeles, via Auckland and Papeete on n. and returns Fri.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - US Qantas operates daily between Sydney and i Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Mon. d., Fri and Sat. with 7478 s and on Tues., a , n “ Sun. with 7075. Additional services Fi|i from Australia on Sat. and Sun.

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

Wed., and Los Angeles to Sydney and Ibourne daily except Mon. and Sat

Sydney - Fiji - Hawaii

\merican Airlines, with 7075, operates three 'light flights from Sydney to Nadi and io u u (Thurs., Sat., Mon.), returning from lolulu to Nadi and Sydney Tue., Thurs. and SYDNEY or NOUMEA - US (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

ITA, with DCBs, operates out of Sydney on s. and Fri. and Noumea, on Mon., Tues., 1., Thurs., and Sun., NZ on Wed. and Fri.

SYDNEY - US (via N. CAL., FIJI,

Or Hawaii)

anAm, with 7475, arrives Sydney from Los eles, via Honolulu and Nadi, on Sun., Tues. s Thurs. and leaves on return flight the same anAm, with 7075, operates four days a k return trans-Pacific service out of Sydney Los Angeles; Mon., Wed. and Fri. flights Australia go to Melbourne and return to riey the same day. Mon. Sydney-LA flight ia Noumea and Honolulu. Jets connect with ices to London, Europe and Far East. Jets Sydney-Hawaii non-stop. Wed., Fri. and Sat.

Hawau-Sydney non-stop Tue., Thurs. and

Brisbane - Fiji

antas operates a 707 direct from Brisbane '* 11 on Sat. and Fiji to Brisbane on Sun.

Melbourne - Fiji - Us

antas operates Melbourne/San Francisco via and Hoi>olulu on Fri. with a 7478 and on :. and Thurs. with 7075.

Melbourne - Fiji - Hawaii

Air,ine S- with 7075, operates day flights from Melbourne Tuesdays, leaving ilulu on return Sundays.

MELBOURNE - NZ - HAWAII - US r-NZ, with DCBs, leaves Melbourne for Los Hes via Auckland and Honolulu, on Sat 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., Wed. and Fri. and via American Samoa on Thurs. and Sat. Out of American Samoa, PanAm operates to the States on Thurs., Sat. and Sun. and out of Tahiti to the States on Mon., Tue., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.

Auckland - Fiji - Hawaii

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

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 Sun. 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 - Honiara -

Nauru - Tarawa And Majuro

A[ r Nauru operates a twice-weekly service

Melboume-Bnsbane-Noumea-Honiara-Nauru and

return, using a Fokker F2B jet. Extra services are operated twice weekly to Majuro and fortnightly to Tarawa and return.

D etai, s : . Air Nauru, Nauru Government Office, 227 Collins St., Melbourne.

Sydney - Fiji

Air-lndia, with 7075, 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 <ind UTA operate Sydney to Noumea Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.; and Noumea to Sydney on Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat.

Aust. - New Zealand - Fiji

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

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

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

Australia - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727 s or DC9s, operate 14 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby.

Mon., TAA DC9 T Jet service operates Towns ville via Cairns, for Port Moresby, returning on Tue. Port Moresby to Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney. Tue., TAA L7C9 8.30 am Port Moresby to Honiara direct and returning same day to connect to Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane and arriving in Sydney at 9.30 pm Tue. On Thurs., TAA Fokkers fly Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby and return same day 12.35 pm Port Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, arrive Brisbane 9.15 pm.

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

TAA has Fokker, DC3 and Twin Otter air craft available for charter.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(See also trans-Pacific services.)

Nz - Am. Samoa

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Auckland to Pago Pago on Thurs. and Sat., and returns on Wed. and Fri.

Nz - Fiji

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

Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa

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

Nz - Tahiti

UTA, with DCBs, operates weekly from Auckland on Wed. and Fri. and returns Mon. and Thurs. Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates weekly from Auckland on Sun., returning Sat.

Nz - New Caledonia

UTA with DCBs operates weekly from Noumea on Wed. and return Fri.

Nz - Norfolk Is.

Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4s, operates once weekly, leaving Norfolk Is. on Sat. and Auckland on Sun.

Auckland - Sydney - Singapore

Air-NZ, with DCBs leaves Auckland via Sydney for Singapore on Mondays and Thursdays and returns same days.

Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong

Air-NZ, with DCBs leaves Auckland via Sydney for Hong Kong on Sundays and Wednesdays and returns same days.

New Zealand - New Caledonia

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Auckland- Noumea on Sundays and returns the same day.

Nadi - Rarotonga

Air-NZ, with chartered HS74B, operates from Nadi on Thurs. to Rarotonga and returns to Nadi Thurs.

Inter - Territory Services

Tahiti - Easter Is. - Chile

LAN-Ghile, 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.

Nauru ■ Marshall Is.

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

Fiji - Western Samoa

Air Pacific, with BAG 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 BAG 1-1 Is, operates from Suva on Sun., Wed. and Fri., via Nadi to Vila, returning to Suva on Mon., Wed. and Fri. via Nadi. 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 Mon. only.

Fiji • Tonga

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

Fiji - Wallis/Futuna

Fiji Air Services operates services to Wallis* and Futuna Is.

Details: Fiji Air Services. p.O. Box 12591 Suva (22-666).

FIJI • AM. SAMOA - COOK IS.

Air Pacific (chartered by Air-NZ) with!

HS74Bs, operates a weekly service from Nadif to Rarotonga, via Pago Pago (technical stop)J returning via Aitutaki and Pago Pago. Service' leave Nadi on Thurs. and returns on Frii This flight crosses the International dateline. I

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Honolului to Pago Pago on Wed., Fri. and Sat., toi Tahiti direct on Mon. and Fri. and to Pagoi Pago on Wed. and Fri. On Wed. and Sati PanAm operates 707 s from Honolulu, Pagd Pago and Papeete. PanAm, with 7075, operates! to San Francisco via Los Angeles on Mon.,, Tues., Fri. and Sat., to San Francisco via) Honolulu on Tue., Thurs., Sat. and Sun., andl to San Francisco via Pago Pago and Honolului on Sun. and Thurs. Flights operate from Sam Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pagoi to Tahiti on Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat. andl from San Francisco via Los Angeles to Papeete on Mon., Wed. 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 fromi Guam and Saipan. Return to Honolulu Wed. and Sat.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates five returni services a week, out of Noumea on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. to Vila. Returning Mon.i 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. _., J Merpati DCS Djayapura-Lae alternate Fridays, returning Lae-Djayapura 10 am Saturdays. 1

Png - Solomons

TAA operates DC9 and DCS aircraft three times weekly. Tuesday aircraft leaves Port Moresby 8.30 am for Honiara returning same day for Port Moresby and continues to Cairns,; Townsville, AAackay, Brisbane and Sydney. Tuesv day and Saturday aircraft leave Rabaul toi Honiara via Buka, Kieta, Munda and Yandmaj returning Wednesday and Sunday.

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

Kieta, Moresby via Rabaul and Lae Sunday.

Tahiti - Us

UTA, with DCBs, operates on Sun., Tues..

Wed Thurs., Fri., Sat. (non-stop from Papeeti to Los Angeles), and returns the same PanAm with 7075, operates to Sa» 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 Sai Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago, tr Tahiti on Sat., and from San Francisco, vi.i Los Angeles, to Tahiti on Mon., Wed. and Sat

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

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

Tonga - Niue - W. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates weekly service from Tonga to Niue, leavim Tues., arriving Niue Mon., leave Niue Mon.i 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 31* Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices.

Internal Services

Fiji

Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, BAC 1-1 Is and erons operates regular services to Labasa, Latei, Nadi, Nauson and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and orman Islander aircraft, operates 12 services jr week (twice daily Mon. to Sat.) to Ovalau Korolevu, Natadola, Deuba and Castaway land resort. There is also a new service once eekly every Fri. dep. Nausori 12.30 pm, arr. ikeba 13.55, dep. Lakeba 14.15, arr. Nausori 5.40. Charter flights operate to anywhere in e South Pacific.

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

French Polynesia

Air Polynesie, with Fokker F 27 Friendship, .4s, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to )ra Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Rangiroa, Raiatea, anihi, Marquesas, Maupiti and Tubuai, Austral lands.

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

Air Tahiti, with light aircraft operates uttle service from Papeete to Moorea and arter service to Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, mgiroa and Manihi.

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Air Pacific, with Herons, operates regular rvices between Tarawa, Butaritari, North biteuea and Abemama.

Guam - Us Trust Territory

Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s and

.6s operates regular service connecting Hono lu, Okinawa and Gu-m with Saipan, Rota, p, Palau, Truk, Ponape, Kwajalein and siuro.

Details from Air Micronesia, Saipan.

Air Pacific Inc. (not connected with the Fiji sed Air Pacific) with Piper Navajo and a Havilland Heron, operates regular services king Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and arter services are available to other Trust rritory islands.

Details, Air Pacific Inc., P.O. Box 1689 nuning, Guam, 96910, U.S.A.

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

Papua New Guinea

TAA and Ansett operate throughout the ntory.

Aerial Tours operates in Central Western If and Sepik districts.

Territory Airlines opertes from Goroka ndiawa, Madang, Mt. Hagen, Wewak, Vanimo 1 Mendi to Highland or coastal centres.

Details from Territory Airlines Ptv Limited, J. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea or Ico Territory Travel Service of Papua New mea Macair throughout the territory.

Bougainville Air Services operates daily oughout Bougainville. Details: Arawa Phone 5-159; Buka, Phone 16. Box 298, PO Kieta

New Caledonia

Air Caledonie, with Twin Otters, and Is -1 , s operates regular services to Houai , Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Koumac, ou, Mare, Noumea, Ouvea Touho, Mueo ep, Tiga.

Betails from Air Caledonie, Noumea

New Hebrides

Lir Melanesiae with Britten-Norman Islanders rate n»/? £ an t°< Malekula (Norsup and Lamap) 3a (Walaha and Longana), Pentecost (Lono e), Erromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna and a. Direct connections are available to and Vila t 0 f ° r 3 mternational flights arriving letails from Air Melanesiae, P.O. Box 72,

Solomon Islands

* wi l h .- Be A ech A Barons a "d Islanders r V® s a t ° Aukl ' Avu Avu, Barakoma, Bellona J -' . GIZO . Honiara . Kira Kira, Marau nda Paras', Sege, Yandina, Santa Cruz, K'*" neM Choiseul Bay and Ballalae. >e oo S .l ro - m So,orn °n Islands Airways Ltd : 23, Honiara, BSIP.