Shipping & Airways Information

Shipping

Aust - West Irian

Karlander New Guinea Line operates cargo service every nine weeks from Sydney to Jayapura.

Details: Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI/TAHITI - UK Chandris Lines maintains a twice-monthly passenger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva or Papeete.

Details from Chandris Lines, 135 King Street, Sydney (28-2451).

SYDNEY - LORD HOWE IS - NORFOLK

Is-New Caledonia

Karlander operates 21-day service from Sydney to Lord Howe and Norfolk Is.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).

Chargeurs Caledonians operates three-weekly cargo service Sydney-Norfolk Island-Noumea.

Details: Hetherington Kingsbury Pty Ltd, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada - Us

P and 0 liners call at Auckland, Suva and Honolulu on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and the US; occasional calls at Pago Pago, Tonga, Papeete, Yokohama, Vila, Hong Kong, Honiara.

Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (2-0317).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TONGA - VILA ■

Noumea - Samoas - Tahiti

Shaw Savill liners cruise in the Pacific sailing from Australia and New Zealand calling at Suva, Lautoka, Tonga, Vila, Noumea, Pago Pago, Tahiti, Apia, Vavau.

Details: Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St, Sydney (232-3844).

Sitmar Cruises operates a South Pacific cruise programme to include most of the above ports plus the Solomons.

Details from Sitmar Line (Australia) Pty Ltd, 22-30 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4521).

Royal Viking Line, with luxury cruise ships Royal Viking Sea, Star and Sky, cruises the Pacific from Sydney, calling at most of the above ports plus Port Moresby and Rarotonga.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0517).

Australia - New Caledonia

Sofrana-Unilines operates a fortnightly service from Sydney to Noumea.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031).

Australia - New Caledonia -

New Hebrides

Sofrana-Unilines' ships call regularly at Melbourne, Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031).

Polynesie maintains three-weekly passenger sailings—Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.

Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).

Australia ■ Fiji

Sofrana-Unilines operates Sydney-Fiji every 28 days.

Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2031).

Nauru Pacific Line operates cargo/passenger service to Fiji and South Pacific ports.

Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522); Dalgety Shipping, 291 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane (31-0331).

Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd operates three weekly cargo services from Sydney for Suva and Lautoka.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301.; Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (600731); Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

Australia ■ Tahiti

South Pacific United Lines with Newfound land maintains a regular service from Sydney to Papeete.

Details from Omni Traders & Brokers Pty Limited, 261 George Street, Sydney (241-2872/6).

Australia - Png

Conpac Pacific Express (Burns Philp and AWP Line) operates four-weekly cargo service from Melbourne (direct) Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby and Lae. Tenos calls at Brisbane southbound.

Details from Conpac, 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (241-3816).

Australia - Png - Bsip

New Guinea Australia Line's vessels operate from Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng, Honiara, Kieta, Gizo, Madang and Samarai.

Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).

New Guinea Express Lines with two ships operates three-weekly Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.

Details from New Guinea Express Lines, 37 Pitt St, Sydney (241-1396) and 72 Eagle St, Brisbane (21-9333), Westralian Farmers Trans port Pty Ltd, 459 Collins St, Melbourne (35-4366), Breckwoldt's Shipping Agencies in Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul.

Karlander New Guinea Line's two cargo vessels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301); Dalgety Shipping, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne (600731).

Australia - Marshall Islands ■

Guam

Nauru Pacific Line operates four weekly con ventional/container service Melbourne/Sydney to New Guinea, Guam and Micronesia.

Details from Nauru Pacific Line, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne (654-4977); Interocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (20-522).

Australia - Png ■ Far East

E. and A. Line passenger ships make monthly, round voyages from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane calling at Port Moresby, Manila, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kobe, Yokohama (Tokyo), and Rabaul.

Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (2-0317).

FAR EAST - FIJI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MOL, RIL) operates a three-weekly cargo service from Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZ ports, Manila,) Kaoshiung, Keelung, Hong Kong.

Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring!

Street, Sydney (20-522).

Royal Interocean Lines operates monthly pass enger/cargo service with three ships from NZ to Bangkok, Pt Kelang, Singapore, Djakarta to Fiji (alt. months) and NZ.

Details from Interocean Australia Services,] 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.

FAR EAST - PNG - BSI - NEW HEBRIDES •

Noumea • Tahiti - Samoa

China Navigation Co's vessels operate a regular cargo service from Hong Kong to Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Honiara, New Hebrides, Noumea, Papeete and Samoa.

Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Spring] Street, Sydney (20-522).

North Europe - New Caledonia

Hamburg/Sued operates monthly cargo services from Dunkirk and Le Havre to Noumea, via Panama.

Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (29-2101).

Messageries Maritimes operates five cargo services a month from north and European ports to Papeete and Noumea.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney (61-6664).

JAPAN - GUAM - FIJI - SAMOA ■

N Caledonia - N Hebrides

Daiwa Line runs a monthly cargo service from Japan via Guam to Suva, Lautoka, Pago Pago, Apia, Vila, Santo and Noumea.

Details from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.

New Zealand - Cook Is

Lorena, owned by NZ Shipping Corporation, operates three-weekly freight service between Auckland and Rarotonga with occasional calls at Aitutaki and Lyttleton.

Details: Silk and Boyd, Box 131, Rarotongd or CIS Co, Box 448, Auckland.

TONGA - SAMOA - FIJI - AUSTRALIA Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates a monthly cargo service between Nukualofa, Apia, Suva and Lautoka to Sydney.

Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt St, Sydney (27-6301).

NZ - FIJI TONGA - SAMOAS -

Tahiti

Jnion Steam Ship Co of New Zealand rates a fully containerised service Auckland, a, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa every days. i service is operated Auckland, Lautoka, a, Apia, Nukualofa, Auckland approximately ry two weeks. i 28-day service is operated from Auckland Papeete. i two-weekly service is operated from kland to Suva and Lautoka. >etai Is from any office of the Union Steam ) Co, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Auckland.

Nz - Norfolk

SS Co vessels operate 26-day cargo service kland, Suva, Norfolk Is, Auckland, etails from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ PO Box 12, Auckland.

NZ - N CALEDONIA • N HEBRIDES - FIJI - WALLIS IS - NG - BSIP ofrana Unilines with four ships operates Vila and Santo; to Honiara and New iea; and to Noumea. etails from Sofrana-UnMines, 42 Customs et, Auckland (73-279), P.O. Box 3614. x: NZ 2313.

Nz - Fiji - Us

rusader cargo ships call at Levuka and olulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at i and/or Lautoka on US-NZ southbound i. etails from Blue Star Port Lines (Manage t) Ltd, P.O. Box 192, Wellington (7-0179).

Nz - Fiji

jian Swift and M.V. La Bonita operate a ilar 18 day service from Auckland to Suva Lautoka. etails from Reef Shipping Agencies Ltd, Box 13-315, Onehunga, NZ. (Phone 663- 663-928).

UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI ie Fiji Direct Service, cargo only, is main ed by Conference vessels, sailing at regular thly intervals out of London, via Panama, Apia, Suva and Lautoka. etails from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva.

C - PNG ■ BSIP - GEIC - N HEBRIDES -

N Caledonia

jnk Line operates a monthly direct cargo ice from Europe, via the Panama Canal to iete, Noumea, major PNG ports and ara, occasionally to Tarawa, Vila, Santo e, Jayapura and Yandina. stalls from Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd, ark St, Sydney (27-2041),

Us - Samoa - Australia

scific Far East Line operates a three weekly ihter service from Pacific coast ports to i Pago, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and jane, returning via Auckland, Pago Pago Pacific northwest ports, Vancouver, San cisco and Los Angeles. (No passengers led). 1272) fr ° m PFEL ' 50 Youn9 street ' Sydney US - SYDNEY - GEIC ■ HONOLULU ilumbus Lines operates a three weekly amer cargo sailing from West Coast, US to ralasia, returning via Tarawa, GEIC and jlulu to Nth America. ‘tails from Columbus Overseas Services Pty 333 George Street, Sydney (29-2101),

Us - Fiji/Tahiti - Australia

Bank Line Ltd operate regular cargo ser vices from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ.

Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia) Pty Ltd, 1 York St, Sydney (27-204).

Pacific Far East Line cruise ships operate regularly from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Moorea, Papeete, Rarotonga, Auck land, Opua, Sydney, and return via Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco.

Freight is carried on these passenger liners.

Details from PFEL, 50 Young Street, Sydney (27-4272).

Us - Tahiti - Samoa

Pacific Islands Transport operates a five/six weekly cargo service from North American west coast ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia.

Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty Ltd, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2441).

Airways

Trans Pacific Services

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

SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI - CANADA Qantas, with 7075, operates once weekly out of Sydney.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - CANADA CP Air, with DCS, operates twice weekly services out of Sydney.

SYDNEY ■ NZ - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DClO's operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland and Honolulu

twice weekly.

PanAm operates two 707 freighter services weekly from Sydney to San Francisco via Auckland and Honolulu.

SYDNEY - NZ ■ TAHITI - US Air-NZ, with DClOs, operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland and Tahiti twice weekly. The Tues service Syd/Akl is by DCS, thence DC 10.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - US Qantas operates four times weekly and return between Sydney and San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu with 74785; 707 s operate three times weekly and return to San Francisco via Honolulu. Additional 707 service Sydney/Nadi Tues and Sat and return.

British Airways with VClOs, operates from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles and return five times a week.

Sydney - Us (Via Noumea, Fiji,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA operates out of Sydney on Thu, Sat and Sun, return on Sat and Sun.

SYDNEY - US (via N CAL, FIJI,

Hawaii)

PanAm, with 7475, arrives Sydney from Los Angeles, via Honolulu and Nadi three times weekly and leaves on return flight the same days.

PanAm, with 707 s operates four days a

week return trans-Pacific service out of Sydney to Los Angeles, via Noumea and Honolulu.

Mon, Wed, Fri flights to Australia go to Melbourne and return to Sydney the same day.

Melbourne - Fiji - Us

Qantas with 707 s and 747 s operates Mel bourne/San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu three times weekly.

MELBOURNE - NZ - HAWAII ■ US Air-NZ, with DClOs, operates weekly from Melbourne to Los Angeles via Auckland and Honolulu and return to Sydney.

BRISBANE - NZ - HAWAII ■ US Air-N2 with DCBs and DClOs operates weekly from Brisbane to Los Angeles via Auckland and Honolulu and return to Sydney.

NZ - FIJI - HAWAII - US Air-NZ, with DClO's, operates weekly from Auckland to Los Angeles, via Fiji and Hawaii and return.

NZ - AM SAMOA - TAHITI or

Hawaii - Us

PanAm, with 707 s operates out of Auck land via Tahiti three times weekly, and twice via American Samoa. Out of American Samoa, PanAm operates to the States three times weekly and out of Tahiti to the States four times weekly.

Australia-Far East

Sydney - Png ■ Far East

Qantas operates a weekly 707 service from Brisbane to Hong Kong and return, and a weekly service from Hong Kong to Port Moresby and return.

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 - Peru

Air-France, with 7075, operates twice weekly Tokyo-Lima via Papeete, and return.

Australia-Pacific Islands

(For other schedules touching these islands see 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.

Brisbane - Fiji

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

Air Pacific with BACI-lls operates weekly from Suva via Nadi, Vila and Honiara to Brisbane on Wednesdays, returning to Suva on Thursdays via Honiara, Vila and Nadi.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is

Airlines of NSW, with flying-boat, operates temporary return service from Rose Bay* Sydney, to Lord Howe. Service ceases Septembee 10.

Sydney - New Caledonia

Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumet four times weekly and return.

Australia - New Zealand

British Airways with VClOs, operates weekh Brisbane to Auckland and return, and weekly service Melbourne to Auckland ant return.

AUSTRALIA - NZ - AM SAMOA -

Hawaii

PanAm, with 7075, operates two flight! weekly, one from Sydney and one from Mel bourne, to Auckland, Pago Pago and Honolul) and return.

Sydney ■ Norfolk Is

Qantas, with OC4s, operates three time weekly. More in holiday periods.

Australia - Png

TAA and Ansett, with 727 s each operat 7 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney o Melbourne to Pt Moresby. 3 On Tues, Thurs, Fn, TAA Fokkers n TownsviHe, Cairns, Port Moresby and retur same day to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbouriu Ansett, with Fokker, operates Cairns, Poi Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Sun and Wed.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(See also trans-Padfic services.)

Nz - Am Samoa

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Aucklar to Pago Pago and return twice weekly.

Air-NZ with DCBs operates a direct fligl twice weekly to Pago Pago and return.

Nz - Fiji

Air-NZ operates a daily service to Nadi ar return.

NZ - FIJI ■ COOK IS - TAHITI Air-NZ DCS leaves Auckland Tuesdays f Nadi, Rarotonga, Papeete, returning over san route, arriving Auckland Wednesday.

Nz - Tahiti

UTA, with DCB-62, operates from Aucklar and return twice weekly.

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates twice week from Auckland and return.

Nz - New Caledonia

UTA operates weekly from Noumea < Fri and return on Wed.

Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Aucklan Noumea on Sunday and returns the same da

New Zealand - Cook Is

Air-NZ DCS leaves Auckland Sundays f Rarotonga, arriving Saturday. Return niff leaves Rarotonga Saturday arrives Aucklai Sunday.

Nz - Norfolk Is

Air-NZ, with chartered DC4 operates Norfolk Is every Sunday and Oantas service returns every Saturday at Wednesday.

Auckland - Sydney - Singapore

Air-NZ DCIO leaves Auckland via Sydney J Singapore twice weekly and returns same day

Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong

Air-NZ operates to Hong Kong from Auckia via Sydney twice weekly. Return senn operates same day via Brisbane.

Nadi - Rarotonga

Air-NZ operates from Nadi to Rarotom every Wednesday, and returns Tuesday.

Iter - Territory Services

FIJI ■ TAHITI - EASTER IS - CHILE AN-Chile, with 7075, operates from Santiago Papeete Sun via Easter Island and Santiago Fiji Thurs. Return flights Fiji to Santiago Sat Papeete to Santiago via Easter Island Sun.

Fiji - Geic

ir Pacific, with BAC 1-1 Is, operates from a to Tarawa via Nadi on alternate Fridays, irning to Nadi the same day. Also operated » 7485, from Suva to Tarawa via Nadi and afuti on alternate Wednesdays and return same route on alternate Thursdays. The service also extends to Nauru.

Geic - Nauru

ir Pacific and Air Nauru each operate fort itly between Nauru and Tarawa.

Nauru - Marshall Is

ir Nauru makes a twice-weekly flight Nauru uro and return with a Fokker F2B jet. etails: Air Nauru, 227 Collins St, Melbourne.

Nauru - Western Samoa

ir Nauru operates a weekly flight Nauru i with return the next day.

Fiji - Western Samoa

ir Pacific, with 7485, operates one service eek from Suva to Apia, returning the same , This flight crosses the International date olynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates services a week.

Apua New Guinea - Singapore

antas, using 7075, operates once weekly i Port Moresby to Singapore via Darwin and rn.

Western Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates three services weekly from Apia to Tonga.

FIJI - N HEBRIDES - BSIP -

P Moresby - Brisbane

Air Pacific, with BAC 1-1 Is, operates from Suva on Sun and Wed, via Nadi to Vila and Honiara, the Sunday service extending to Port Moresby, returning same day to overnight in Honiara. The Wed service extends to Brisbane, returning Thurs. Flights depart Honiara Mon and Thurs for Suva, Air Pacific also operates from Nadi a weekly BAC 1-11 terminator to Vila on Fri and return.

Fiji - Tonga - Nz

Air Pacific with BAC 1-1 Is operates from Suva to Nukualofa on Mon, Wed and Sat, the Sat service extending to Auckland returning same day to Suva via Tonga and Nadi.

Fiji ■ Wallis/Futuna

Fiji Air Service operates charter services to Wallis and Futuna Is.

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

Hawaii - Am Samoa - Tahiti

PanAm, with 7075, operates from Honolulu to Pago Pago three times weekly; to Tahiti direct twice weekly. PanAm, with 707 s operates to San Francisco from Papeete via Honolulu twice weekly; to San Francisco via Pago Pago and Honolulu weekly. Papeete flights operate from San Francisco via Honolulu and Pago Pago weekly and to Papeete from San Francisco via Los Angeles four times weekly.

Hawaii - Micronesia - Okinawa

Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s operates

from Honolulu three times weekly via Jonnston, Kwajalein, Majuro, Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan; weekly to Okinawa from Guam and Saipan.

New Caledonia • Fiji

UTA operates out of Noumea to Nadi and return twice weekly.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with Caravelles, operates five return services a week, out of Noumea to Vila.

NEW CAL - WALLIS IS - NEW CAL UTA, with Caravelles, operates on the first, second and fourth Sat of each month from Noumea.

New Guinea - Irian/Jaya

Air Niugini operates DC3s Madang via Wewak to Jayapura and return Jayapura to Madang alt. lues.

Png - Solomons

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

Air Niugini operates to Honiara from Rabaul via Kieta and return on Sat, and from Port Moresby on Thurs, returning Fri. These services are under licence from Qantas.

Tahiti - Us

UTA, with DCIO and DCS operates from Papeete four times weekly.

Pan Am with 7075, operates regular return services to San Francisco, via Los Angeles; to San Francisco, via Honolulu; and to San Francisco, via Pago Pago and Honolulu.

W Samoa - Am Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with 7485, operates between Apia and Pago Pago 18 times weekly.

Tonga - Niue - W Samoa

Polynesian Airlines with 7485, operates weekly service from Tonga to Apia via Niue.

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 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. The Fijian hotel, Korolevu Beach hotel, Flagship Beachcomber hotel, Levuka, Lakeba, Vatukoula. 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, Twin Otters and Islanders, operates to

Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Manihi, Takapoto, Hiva Oa, Da Huka, Maupiti and Tubuai, Rurutu.

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

Air Tahiti, with light aircraft operates shuttle service frojn Papeete to Moorea and charter service to Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Rangiroa and Manihi.

Guam - Us Trust Territory

Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s operates regular service connecting Honolulu, Okinawa and Guam with Saipan, Rota, Yap, Palau, Truk, Ponape, Kwajalein, Majuro and Johnston Island.

Details from Air Micronesia, Saipan.

Air Pacific International 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 International Inc, P.O.

Box 7689, Tamuning, Guam, 96911, USA.

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

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Air Pacific, with Herons, operates regular' services between Tarawa, Butaritari, Northi Tabiteuea and Abemama.

Papua New Guinea

Air Niugini, with Fokkers and DC3s, operates; a network of services between all major centres; in Papua New Guinea. These services connect with Ansett and TAA's 727 Australia-PNG| services.

DCS aircraft are available for charter withim

Png.

Aerial Tours operates in Central, Western!

Gulf and Sepik districts. Aircraft are basedl at: Port Moresby, Kerema, Daru, Kiungal Vanimo, Wewak, Talair (Tourist Airlines of New Guinea)—| operates scheduled service and charter flight! from Port Moresby, Goroka, Kundiava, Madangl Wewak, Vanimo, Mt Hagen, Mendi to Highlands* Sepik and Coastal areas. Talco Territory Travel Service of Papua New Guinea—Twin Otter Tourist flights throughout Papua New Guinea.

Further details from Talair, P.O. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea; also Papua New Guinea House, 225 Clarence St, Sydney.

Melanesian Airline Company Pty Limited (Macair) operates extensive commuter and charter services. Head office, PO Box 556, Lae.

Branches at Port Moresby, Alotau, Popondetta, Wau, Daru, Mt Hagen, Mendi and Goroka.

Crowley Airways Pty Ltd operates through out Papua New Guinea. Details: P.O. Box 34, Lae. Offices also in Rabaul, Kieta, Kavieng, Hoskins, Port Moresby.

Bougainville Air Services operates daily throughout Bougainville. There are nine regular 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 Houal k>u. 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 'ongoa, Aneityum, Tanna, Epi, Sola and Vila. Dired connections are available to and fronri Santo for all international flights arriving in Vila.

Details from Air Melanesiae P.O. Box 72.

Solomon Islands

Solair, with Beech Barons and Islanders operates to Auki, Avu Avu, Babanakira, Bara koma, Beltona Is, Fera Is, Gizo, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Munda, Parasi, Sege, Yandma, Santa Cruz, Mono, Rennell Is, Choiseul Bay, Ballalae and Ringi Cove.

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

Tonga

Tonga Internal Air Service, with Britten Norman Islander aircraft, operates frorj Fua'amotu, (airport for Nukualofa) to Vavaii (daily except Sunday) and Eua (twice daily except Sunday). Aircraft available for signt seeing and regional charters.

Details from Tonga Tourist and Developmenl Co, PO Box 91, Nukualofa, Tonga.

Cook Islands

Cook Islands Airways Ltd, with a Britten Norman Islander, operates seven flights a wee» between Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Serv |C . e .. *'■ be extended to Atiu, Manga.a and M.tiar when airstrips are built. Scenic flights ovei Rarotonga and its reefs are also available.