Airways

Trans Pacific Services

SYDNEY ■ FIJI - TAHITI - MEXICO Qantas, with 7075, operates twice weekly out of Sydney on Thurs. and Sun. to Mexico City via Nadi, Papeete and Acapulco and return out of Mexico City on Tues. and Thurs.

SYDNEY - FIJI ■ TAHITI - CANADA Qantas, with 7075, operates weekly service out of Sydney on Fri. and return from Van couver on Fri.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - CANADA CP Air, with DCS, operates twice weekly ser vices out of Sydney on Sat. and Mon. and Vancouver on Thurs. and Sat.

SYDNEY - NZ - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DClO's, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland, Honolulu Mon. and Sat., and returns same days. On Tues. and Fri, Air-NZ with DCB's operates the same route as above, returning on Wed.

SYDNEY - NZ - TAHITI - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Sydney to

Los Angeles, via Auckland and Tahiti on Sun. and returns the same day and on Fridays SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - US Qantas operates four times weekly between Sydney and San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Mon., Wed., Fri and Sat. with 7478 s and return Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat. 707 s operate three times weekly to San Francisco via Hono lulu on lues., Thurs. and Sun. and return lues., Thurs. and Sun. Additional 707 services Sydney/Nadi Tues. and Sat. and return.

BO AC, 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 (Thurs., Sat., Mon.), returning from Honolulu to Nadi and Sydney Tue., Thurs. and Sat.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA - US (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA operates out of Sydney with DC 8-62 on Thurs. and Sun., with DC 10-30 on Fri. and out of Noumea with DC 8-62 on Sat. and Sun., with DC 10-30 on Fri. NZ on Thurs. and Sat.

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., 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 with 707 s and 747 s operates Mel bourne/San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu on Mon., Wed. and Fri.; weekly 707 service on Sun. to San Francisco via Honolulu.

Melbourne - Fiji - Hawaii

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

MELBOURNE - NZ - TAHITI - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Melbourne to Los Angeles via Auckland and Tahiti on Wed., returning via Honolulu on Tues.

NZ - AM. SAMOA - TAHITI or

Hawaii - Us

PanAm, with 7075, operates out of Auck land via Tahiti on Mon., Wed., 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 Tue., Thurs., 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 DClO's, 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).

Australia-Far East

Sydney - Png - Far East

Qantas operates a 707 service from Brisbane on Tues. and return from Hong Kong Tues. A service from Hong Kong to Port Moresby

operates on Fridays, and from Port Moresby to Hong Kong on Fridays.

Pacific-Far East

Nauru - Micronesia - Japan

Air Nauru operates a weekly service Nauru- Ponape-Guam-Okinawa-Kagoshima and return, with a Fokker F2B jet.

Details: Air Nauru, Nauru Government Office, -227 Collins St., Melbourne.

Japan - Tahiti - Chile

Air France, with 7075, operates Tues. and Sat. Tokyo-Lima via Papeete. Return from Lima Thurs. and Sun.

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-1 ndia, with 7075, operates weekly services to Nadi on Fri., returning to Sydney on Sat. 1

Brisbane - Honiara

Air Pacific, with BACI-11, operates Fridays Honiara to Brisbane and Saturdays Brisbane to Honiara.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

Airlines of NSW, with flying-boats, ©Derates weekly, return services from Rose Bay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. 1

Sydney - New Caledonia

Q antas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea Mon., Wed., Fri., Sun.; and Noumea to Sydney on Mon., Wed., Sat., Sun.

Australia - New Zealand

BOAC with VCIOs, operates Mon. from Sydney to Auckland; on Sat. from Melbourne to Auckland.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

wit h , d C4s, operates three times weekly. More in holiday periods.

Australia - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727 s or DC9s, operate 7 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to Pt. Moresby.

Mon., T/U DC9 T Jet service operates Towns ville via Cairns, for Port Moresby, returning on Tue. Port Moresby to Cairns, Townsville, tackay, Brisbane, Sydney. Tue., TAA CTC9 7,00 am Port Moresby to Honiara direct and returning same day to connect to Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane and arriving in Sydney at 7.50 pm Tue. On Thurs., TAA Fokkers fly Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby and return same day 12.20 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. 1 ™ A . l ; okker / 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 operates a daily service to Nadi and return. On Thurs. the CTCIO operates to Nadi and returns on Sat. All other days are oper ated by DOS's.

Nz - Fiji • Am. Samoa

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates to Pago Pago via Nadi on Tues. and Sat., and returns on Tues. and Fri.

Nz - Tahiti

UTA, with DC.B-62, operates from Auckland on Thurs. and Sat. and returns Thurs. and Sat.

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates weekly from Auckland on Sun., returning Sat.

Nz - New Caledonia

UTA operates weekly from Auckland on Sat. and returns on Sat.

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

Nz - Norfolk Is.

Air-NZ, with chartered DC4 operates to Nor folk Is. every Sunday. A Qantas service returns every Saturday. Additional services to Norfolk Is. on August 16, 23, 30; Norfolk Is. to Auckland on August 15, 22 and 29.

Auckland - Sydney - Singapore

Air-NZ, with DCBs leaves Auckland via Sydney for Singapore on Tuesdays and Saturdays and returns same days. On Tuesdays the Syd/Akl sector is operated by DCIO.

Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong

Air-NZ operates to Hong Kong from Auckland via Sydney every Wed. and Sun. On Wed.

OClO's to Sydney and DCB's to Hong Kong, on Sun. DCB's from Auckland/Sydney/Hong Kong.

Return service operates same day via Bris bane.

Nadi - Rarotonga

Air-NZ, with chartered HS74B, operates from Nadi to Rarotonga every Sunday, and returns 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 Fridays and alternate Mondays and returns to Suva via Funafuti and Nadi on Saturdays and alternate Tuesdays.

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 with a Fokker F2B jet.

Details: Air Nauru, 227 Collins St., Mel bourne.

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 7485, operates three services a week: Nadi-Apia Mon., Thurs., Fri.; Apia-Nadi Wed., Thurs., Sat.

Papua New Guinea - Singapore

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

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 - Brisbane

Air Pacific, with BAC 1-1 Is, operates from Suva on Sun., Wed. and Fri., via Nadi to Vila and Honiara, the Sunday service extending to Port Moresby, and the Friday service extend ing to Brisbane, with return Saturday. Flights depart Honiara on Mon., Wed. and Sat. for Suva via Vila and Nadi, 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

Fiji Air Services operates charter services to Wallis and Futuna Is Details: Fiji Air Services. 0.0. Box 1259 Suva (22-666). ' FIJI - W. SAMOA - COOK IS Polynesian Airlines (chartered by Air-NZ) with HS74Bs, operates on Sundays from Nadi to Rarotonga, via Apia (technical stop), returning via Aitutaki and Apia. These flights cross the international dateline.

Hawaii - Am. Samoa - Tahiti

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Honolulu I°. .P. ag o. Pa 9° °n Wed., Fri. and Sat., to Tahiti direct on Mon and Fn 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 Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun., 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 oa Wed. and Sat. and to Papeete from San Francisco via Los Angeles on Mon., Wed., Fn. 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 - Fiji

UTA operates with DCIO out of Noumea on Fri . t 0 Nadi and returns on Mon. With DCS o ut 0 f Noumea on Sun. and return on Sat.

New Caledonia • New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates five return services a week, out of Noumea on Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun. to Vila. Returning Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun.

NEW CAL. - WALLIS IS. - NEW CAL.

UTA, with Caravelles, operates on the first, second and third Tues. of each month from Noumea.

New Guinea - Irian/Jaya

TAA operates DC3s Madang to Jayapura and return alt. Tues.

Merpati DCS Jayapura-Lae alternate Tues days, returning Lae-Jayapura 10 am Wednes days.

Png - Solomons

Air Pacific, with BAC 1-11, operates Sundays Honiara to Port Moresby and Mondays Port Moresby to Honiara.

TAA operates DC9 and DCS aircraft three times weekly. Tuesday aircraft leaves Port Moresby 7.00 am for Honiara returning same day for Port Moresby and continues to Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Brisbane and Sydney. Wed nesday and Saturday aircraft leave Rabaul for Honiara via Buka, Kieta, Munda and Yandina, returning Thursday and Sunday.

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

Kieta, Moresby via Rabaul Sunday.

Tahiti ■ Us

UTA, with DCIO, operates from Papeete on Fri. and Sat., returning same days; and with DCS operates on Thurs. and Sun., returning Tues. and Thurs.

PanAm with 7075, operates to San Francisco, via Los Angeles on Mon., Wed, and Fri.; to San Francisco, via Honolulu on Thurs.

Sat.; and to San Francisco, via Pago Pago and Honolulu, on Sat. and Thurs.; from San

Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago, to Tahiti on Wed. and Sat., and from San Fran cisco, via Los Angeles, to Tahiti on Mon., Wed, Fri. and Sat.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates between Apia and Pago Pago (four services, Fri.; three Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sat.; two Wed., Sun.).

Tonga - Niue - W. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates weekly service from Tonga to Niue, leaving Thurs., arriving Niue Wed., leave Niue Wed., 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

A . „ Air Pacific, with HS74Bs, BAC 1-1 Is and Herons operates regular services to Labasa, Taveuni, Nadi, Suva and Savusavu.

Fiji Air Services, with Britten-Norman Islander and Beechcraft Baron aircraft, operates services to Castaway and Plantation village resorts (twice daily); The Fijian hotel, Korolevu Beach hotel and the Flagship Beachcomber hotel (twice daily Monday to Saturday); Levuka (twice daily Monday to Saturday); Lakeba (twice weekly, Mondays and Fridays); Vatukola (twice weekly). Charter flights operate to anywhere in the 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 7689, 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 Papua New Guinea.

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

T.A.L. (GV) —Territory Airlines Pty Limited operates scheduled services and charter flights from Goroka, Kundiawa, Madang, Wewak, Vanimo, Mt. Hagen, Mendi to Highlands, Sepik and Coastal areas. Talco Territory Travel Ser vice of Papua New Guinea —Twin Otter Tourist flights throughout Papua New Guinea.

Further details from T.A.L., P.O. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

Macair throughout Papua New Guinea.

Bougainville Air Services operates daily throughout Bougainville. There are now Mon., Wed. and Fri. services Kieta-Buin. 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 Islanders and Trislander operates to Santo, Malekula Norsup and Lamap), Aoba (Walaha and Longana), Pentecost (Lonorore), Erromanga, Tongoa, Aneityum, Tanna and Vila. Direct connections are available to and from Santo for all inter national flights arriving in Vila.

Details from Air Melanesiae, P.O. Box 72, Vila.

Solomon Islands

Snhir, with Beech Barons and Islanders operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Babanakira, Bara koma Bellona Is., Fera Is., Gizo, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Munda, Parasi, Sege, Yandina, Santa Cruz, Mono, Rennell Is., Choiseul Bay, Ballalae and Ring! Cove.

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

Tonga

Tonga Tourist and Development Co, with Britten-Norman Islanders, operates between Fua'amotu, (airport for Nukualofa) and Vava'u Monday to Saturday. From August 1, service will commence between Fua'amotu and Eua.

Aircraft available for charter.

Details from Tonga Tourist and Development Co, PO Box 91, Nukualofa, Tonga. (Cables:

Tongair).

To Be Deported.—Mr Satyen

dra Pratap Sharma, member of a Nadi, Fiji, family, who had been living in Sydney since 1969, was ar rested in Sydney on July 24 and was being held in custody until he could be deported. Immigration Minister Mr Grassby said he had personally signed the deportation order, commenting, “The man is in Australia illegally and therefore must go.” Sharma, who mar ried an Australian woman, and separ ated from her a year later, has been living with an Indian woman, who has had a child by him.

DISASTERS. —Disaster followed dis aster as a mercy flight turned into tragedy in the Eastern Ponape District of Micronesia late in June. The plane, a US Navy Hu-16 amphibian was taking off from Lelu Harbour, carry ing a seriously ill woman, her husband, crew, and a medical team when the right wingtip dropped sharply, catch ing a wingtip pontoon in the water.

The aircraft spun sharply, and crashed.

Rescuers in a number of small craft and a hospital boat, had to abandon their boats and take to the water when aviation gas, spewing from the wreck age, caught fire. The fire destroyed three boats. Killed in the crash were the sick woman, Kenye Abraham, and her husband, Osamu, and a petty officer, missing in the crash, was pre sumed drowned. Eight others survived.