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 ton., Tue., Fri., and returns Mon., Tue., and iaf.

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

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - US Qantas operates daily between Sydney and ian Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Mon., Ved., Fri and Sat. with 7478 s and on Tues., tiurs. and Sun. with 7075. Additional services it Fiji from Sydney on Sat. and Sun.

Sydney - Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates three aylight flights from Sydney to Nadi and onolulu (Thurs., Sat., Mon.), returning from onolulu to Nadi and Sydney Tue., Thurs. and at.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA - US (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DCBs, operates out of Sydney on jes. and Fri. and Noumea, on Tues., Wed., ujrs., 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. Wed., Fri. and Sat. and Hawaii-Sydney non-stop Mon., Wed. and Thurs.

Brisbane - Fiji

Qantas operates a 707 direct from Brisbane to Fiji on Sat. and Fiji to Brisbane on Sun.

Melbourne - Fiji - Us

Qantas operates Melbourne/San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Fri. with a 7478 and on Thurs. with a 707.

Melbourne - Fiji - Hawaii

American Airlines, with 7075, operates day light flights from Melbourne Tuesdays, leaving Honolulu on return Sundays.

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., 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 DCBs, 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 Hong Kong via Port Moresby on Sundays; returns from Hong Kong to Sydney via Manila and Port Moresby on Sundays. A service from Hong Kong to Port Moresby via Manila operates on Wednesdays, and from Port Moresby to Hong Kong via Manila on Fridays.

Australia-Pacific Islands

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

Melbourne - Noumea - Honiara -

Nauru ■ Tarawa And Majuro

Air Nauru operates a twice-weekly service, Melbourne-Brisbane-Noumea-Honiara-Nauru and return, using a Fokker F2B jet. Extra services are operated twice weekly to Majuro and fortnightly to Tarawa and return.

Details; 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 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 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 DC9 7.30 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 12.00 pm Port Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, arrive Brisbane 8.40 pm.

Ansett, with a DC9, operates Wed. service Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Townsville, and with a Fokker, 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 re on Wed. and Fri.

Nz - Fiji

Air-NZ operates a DCIO service from land to Nadi on February 7, 14 and 2' turning same days.

Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa

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

Nz - Tahiti

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

Nz - New Caledonia

UTA with DCBs operates weekly from No on Wed. and return Fri.

Nz - Norfolk Is.

Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4s, opi once weekly, leaving Norfolk Is. on Satl Auckland on Sun.

On February 1 Air-NZ operates an addi service from Auckland to Norfolk Island:

Auckland - Sydney - Singapoi

Air-NZ, with DCBs leaves Auckland via S for Singapore on Tuesdays and Saturday returns same days.

Auckland - Sydney - Hong Koi

Air-NZ, with DCBs leaves Auckland via S for Hong Kong on Sundays and Wedno and returns same days, via Brisbane.

New Zealand - New Caledonii

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Auc: Noumea on Sundays and returns the same e

Nadi - Rarotonga

Air-NZ, with chartered HS74B, operates!

Nadi on Thursdays and Sundays to Rare and returns to Nadi Thursdays and SundJ

Inter - Territory Servi

Tahiti - Easter Is. - Chile

LAN-Chile, with 7075, operates weekly,, ing Santiago Thurs., arriving Papeete evening, dep. Fri. evening, arr. Santiago Stopover Easter Is. each way.

Fiji • Geic

Air Pacific, with 7485, operates fromr to Tarawa via Nadi and Funafuti on H and alternate Mondays and returns to< via Funafuti and Nadi on Saturdays! alternate Tuesdays.

Geic • Nauru

Air Pacific and Air Nauru each operate nightly between Nauru and Tarawa.

Nauru • Marshall Is.

Air Nauru makes a twice-weekly flight 1 Majuro and return.

Fiji - Western Samoa

Air Pacific, with BAG 1-1 Is, operate service a week from Suva to Apia, rett the same day. This flight crosses the national dateline.

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, on* Nadi-Apia Fri., Mon, and Apia-Nadi Wedl (from December 16).

Papua New Guinea - Singapo

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

Western Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operate services weekly from Apia to Tonga onn Mon., Wed., Fri. Return service from Tom Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat. (from Decembd FIJI - N. HEBRIDES - BSIP - P. MOK Air Pacific, with BAG 1-11 s, operates* Suva on Sun., Wed. and Fri., via Nadi It and Honiara, the Sunday service extendb Port Moresby. Flights depart Honiara on r Wed. and Fri. for Suva via Vila and Naoi return from Port Moresby on Mon. onN

Fiji - Tonga

Air Pacific with 748 s operates fromr 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 1259, Suva (22-666).

FIJI - AM. SAMOA • COOK IS.

Airlines (chartered by Air-NZ) i with HS74Bs, operates on Thursdays and Sun ' jays from Nadi to Rarotonga, via Apia (tech- I nical stop), returning via Aitutaki and Apia.

These flights cross the International dateline.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

■ PanAm, with 7075, operates from Honolulu to Pago Pago on Wed., Fri, and Sat., to Tahiti direct on Mon. and Fri. and to Pago Pago on Wed. and Fri. On Wed. and Sat.

PanAm operates 707 s from Honolulu, Pago Pago and Papeete. PanAm, with 7075, operates to San Francisco via Los Angeles on Mon., Tue. and Fri., to San Francisco from Papeete via Honolulu on Tue. and Sat., to San Francisco via Pago Pago and Honolulu on Sun. and Thurs.

To Papeete flights operate from San Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago on Wed. and Sat. and to Papeete from San Francisco via Los Angeles 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 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 Ojayapura and return alt. Tues.

Merpati DC3 Djayapura-Lae alternate Tues days, returning Lae-D|ayapura 10 am Wednes days.

Png - Solomons

Air Pacific, with BAC Ml, operates Sundays Honiara to Port Moresby and Mondays Port Moresby to Honiara.

TAA operates DC9 and DC3 aircraft three times weekly. Tuesday aircraft leaves Port Moresby 7.30 am for Honiara returning same day for Port Moresby and continues to Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane and Sydney. Tues •y. and Saturday aircraft leave Rabaul for Honiara via Buka, Kieta, Munda and Yandina, returning Wednesday and Sunday.

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

Tahiti . Us

wj TA, T L with D( r Bs ' °P erat es on Sun., Tues., *W., Thurs., Fri., Sat. (non-stop from Papeete to Los Angeles), and returns the same day. _PanAm with 7075, operates to San rrancisco, via Los Angeles on Mon., Tues. and £•; to San Francisco, via Honolulu on Tues. and and to San Francisco, via Pago Pago and Honolulu, on Sun. and Thurs.; from San rrancisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago, to ahiti on Sat., and from San Francisco, via Angeles, to Tahiti on Mon., Wed. and Sat.

W. Samoa • Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates Wtween Ap| 3 and Pago Pago (six services, Fri.; Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sat., Sun.).

Tonga - Niue ■ W. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates S»ly service from Tonga to Niue, leaving arriving Niue Mon., leave Niue Mon., arr| ve Apia same day.

Tahiti - Cook Is.

A'r Tahiti with Piper Aztec, operates char- K er y ice r from Papeete to Rarotonga.

Dual D* n r ? m . Air Po| vnesie, P.O. Box 314, Bir Hakeim, Papeete, and UTA offices.

Internal Services

Fiji

Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, BAC 1-1 Is and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Beech Baron and Norman Islander aircraft, operates 12 services per week (twice daily Mon. to Sat.) to Ovalau Is., Korolevu, Natadola, and Castaway Island resort. There is also a new service once weekly every Fri, dep. Nausori 12.30 pm, arr.

Lakeba 13.55, dep. Lakeba 14.15, arr. Nausori 15.40. Charter flights operate to anywhere in the South Pacific.

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, Kwajalein and Majuro.

Details from Air Micronesia, Saipan.

Air Pacific Inc. (not connected with the Fiji based Air Pacific) with Piper Navajo and a deHavilland Heron, operates regular services linking Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and charter services are available to other Trust Territory islands.

Details, Air Pacific Inc., P.O. Box 1689, Tamuning, Guam, 96911, U.S.A.

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

Papua New Guinea

TAA and Ansett operate throughout the territory.

Aerial Tours operates in Central, Western, Gulf and Sepik districts.

Territory Airlines operates from Goroka, Kundiawa, Madang, Mt. Hagen, Wewak, Vanimo and Mendi to Highland or coastal centres.

Details from Territory Airlines Pty. Limited, P.O. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea or Talco Territory Travel Service of Papua New Guinea.

Macair throughout the territory.

Bougainville Air Services operates daily throughout Bougainville. 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 Melanesiae with Britten-Norman Isla operates to Santo, Malekula (Norsup and Lai Aoba (Walaha and Longana), Pentecost ( rore;, hrromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna Vila. Direct connections are available to from Santo for all international flights arr in Vila.

Details from Air Melanesiae, P.O. Box Vila.

Solomon Islands

Solair, with Beech Barons and Isla operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Be Is., Fera Is., Gizo Honiara, Kira Kira, M Munda, Parasi, Sege, Yandina, Santa Mono, Rennell Is., Choiseul Bay and Bal Details from Solomon Islands Airways Box 23, Honiara, BSIP.