Shipping & Airways Information
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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 Somacal operates 25-day service from Sydney to Lord Howe and Norfolk Is.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
Chargeurs Caledoniens 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.
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).
P & 0 liners Oronsay, Oriana and Arcadia call at Suva, Honiara, Pago Pago, Auckland, Vila, Noumea, Honolulu, Nukualofa, Vavau, Savusavu, Jakarta and Bali regularly on cruises from Australia.
Details from P & 0 Australia Ltd, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (2-0317).
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) and Burns Philp and Co Ltd, 340 Collins Street, Melbourne (67-8941).
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 has three vessels, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Krohn Trader, maintaining six weekly service Sydney/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) with MV Nimos and Sydney and Brisbane to Lae and Port Moresby with MV Tenos.
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 Huntei Street, Sydney (2-0317).
FAR EAST - FIJI - NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Unit Express (CNC, MOL, RIL operates a three-weekly cargo service fron Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZ ports, Manila Kaoshiung, Keelung, Hong Kong.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Sprint Street, Sydney (20-522).
Royal Interocean Lines operates monthly pass enger/cargo service with three ships from Ni to Bangkok, Pt Kelang, Singapore, Djakarti to Fiji (alt. months) and NZ.
Details from Interocean Australia Services 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573), Burns Phil| (SS) Co Ltd, Suva and Lautoka.
FAR EAST - PNG - BSI - NEW HEBRIDES
Noumea - Tahiti - Samoa
China Navigation Co's vessels operate regular cargo service from Hong Kong t Rabaul. Wewak, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby Honiara, New Hebrides, Noumea, Papeete an Samoa.
Details from Interocean Swire, 8 Sprln Street, Sydney (20-522).
North Europe - New Caledonia
Hamburg/Sued operates monthly carg services from Dunkirk and Le Havre 1 Noumea, via Panama. .3 Details from Columbus Overseas Seryicj pty Ltd, 333 George Street, Sydney (29-2101 Messageries Maritimes operates five carg services a month from north and Mediterranea European ports to Papeete and Noumea.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, 33 Pitt Street, Sydney (61-6664).
JAPAN - GUAM - FIJI - SAMOA -
N Caledonia - N Hebrides
Daiwa Line runs a monthly cargo servk from Japan via Guam to Suva, Lautoka, Pag Pago, Apia, Vila, Santo and Noumea.
Details from Burns Phi Ip (SS) Co Ltd, Suvi
New Zealand ■ Cook Is
Lorena, owned by NZ Shipping Corporate operates three-weekly freight service betwej Auckland and Rarotonga with occasional cal at Aitutaki and Lyttleton.
Details: Silk and Boyd, Box 131, Rarotongi or CIS Co, Box 448, Auckland.
TONGA - SAMOA ■ FIJI - AUSTRALIA Pacific Navigation Co Ltd operates a monthly rgo service between Nukualofa, Apia, Suva d Lautoka to Sydney.
Details from Karlander (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19-31 t St, Sydney (27-6301).
NZ ■ FIJI TONGA - SAMOAS ■
Tahiti
Union Steam Ship Co of New Zealand jrates a fully containerised service Auckland, ra, Pago Pago, Apia and Nukualofa every days. \ service is operated Auckland, Lautoka, ra, Apia, Nukualofa, Auckland approximately ry two weeks. 2B-day service is operated from Auckland Papeete. two-weekly service is operated from :kland to Suva and Lautoka. details from any office of the Union Steam p Co, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Auckland.
Nz - Norfolk
ISS Co vessels operate 26-day cargo service kland, Suva, Norfolk Is, Auckland.
'eta ils 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-Unilines, 42 Customs et ' MT U &', a « nd ( 73 * 279 ). P-0. Box 3614. x: NZ 2313.
Nz - Fiji - Us
rusader cargo ships call at Suva, Levuka and B, ulu on NZ-US west coast trips and at i and/or Lautoka on US-NZ southbound B^ue 3 * ar por * Lines (Manage t) Ltd, P.O. Box 12, Wellington (70179).
Nz - Fiji
ian an d M.V. La Bonita operate a , r '8 day service from Auckland to Suva Lautoka.
' f v n°7, e Shipping Agencies Ltd, 663 928) 3 5 ' onehunga ' NZ - (Phone 663- UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI 5 hJ' r« 7 Ct Service ' P argo on| Y' is main •a by Conference vessels, sailing at regular My intervals out of London, via Panama, Apia, Suva and Lautoka. tails from Burns Philp (SS) Co Ltd, Suva. - PNG - BSIP - GEIC - N HEBRIDES -
N Caledonia
nk Line operates a monthly direct cargo ce from Europe, via the Panama Canal to ete, Noumea major PNG ports and ira, occasionally to Tarawa, Vila, Santo , Jayaoura and Yandina. lie* c J Bank Line (A'asia) Pty Ltd rk St, Sydney (27-2041). '
Us - Samoa - Australia
citic Far East Line operates a three weekly iter service from Pacific coast ports to Pago, Sydney, Melbourne, TasmaMa and ane returning via Auckland, Pago Paqo Rrn IC a northwest ports, Vancouver, San ,j£o an d Los Angeles. (No passengers gjj from PFEL ' 50 Y °ung Street, Sydney
US - SYDNEY ■ GEIC - HONOLULU Columbus Lines operates a three weekly container cargo sailing from West Coast, US to Australasia, returning via Tarawa, GEIC and Honolulu to Nth America.
Details from Columbus Overseas Services Pty Ltd, 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.
DetaHs 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, Paqo 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 weeklv 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 CTClO's operates from Sydney to Los Angeles, via Auckland and Honolulu three times 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.
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 service Nauru-Ponape- Guam-Okinawa-Kagoshima and return with a Fokker F2B jet twice weekly.
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 Riley Heron, operates four times a week from Mascot, Sydney, to Lord Howe, using new airstrip.
Sydney - New Caledonia
Qantas and UTA operate Sydney to Noumea four times weekly and return.
Australia - New Zealand
British Airways with VClOs, operates weekly Brisbane to Auckland and return, and a weekly service Melbourne to Auckland and return.
AUSTRALIA - NZ - AM SAMOA •
Hawaii
Pan Am, with 7075, operates two flights weekly, one from Sydney and one from Mel bourne, to Auckland, Pago Pago and Honoluk and return.
Sydney - Norfolk Is
Qantas, with DC4s, operates three times weekly. More in holiday periods.
Australia - Png
TAA and Ansett, with 727 s each operati 7 times a week from Brisbane, Sydney o Melbourne to Pt Moresby.
On Tues, Thurs, Fri, TAA Fokkers fl Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby and retun same day to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne Ansett, with Fokker, operates Cairns, For Moresby, Cairns, Townsville, Sun and Wed.
New Zealand-Pacific Is.
(See also trans-Paclfic services.)
Nz - Am Samoa
Pan Am, 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 t Nadi, Rarotonga '"S* ovc ' sa " route, arriving Auckland Wednesday.
Nz - Tahiti
UTA, with DCB-62, operates from Aucklai 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. A Uar Air-NZ, with DCBs, operates from Aucklar Noumea on Sunday and returns the same d<
New Zealand - Cook Is
Air-NZ DCS leaves Auckland Sundays Rarotonga and return Sat.
Nz - Norfolk Is
30. Return on Oct 2,3, 5,6, 7,8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 30.
AUCKLAND - SYDNEY ’ SING J p O RE , Air-NZ DCIO leaves Auckland via Sydney Singapore twice weekly and returns same da
Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong
Air-NZ operates to Hong Kong from Auckte /ia Sydney twice weekly. Return serv operates same day via Brisbane.
Nadi • Rarotonga
Ai NZ operates from Nadi to Rarotonga jry Wednesday, and returns Tuesday.
Nter - 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 I Papeete to Santiago via Easter Island Sun.
Fiji - Geic
Vir Pacific, with BAC 1-lls, operates from ' a to Tarawa via Nadi on alternate Fridays, jrmng to Nadi the same day. Also operated h 7485, from Suva to Tarawa via Nadi and lafuti on alternate Wednesdays and return same route on alternate Thursdays. The I service also extends to Nauru.
Geic - Nauru
ur Pacific and Air Nauru each operate fort- Ntly between Nauru and Tarawa.
Nauru - Marshall Is
Tr Nauru makes a twice-weekly flight Nauru uro and return with a Fokker F2B jet.
'etai ls: Air Nauru, 227 Collins St, Melbourne.
Nauru - Western Samoa
Jr Nauru operates a weekly flight Nauru a with return the next day.
Fiji - Western Samoa
ir Pacific, with 7485, operates one service reek 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
Continental-Air Micronesia with 727 s operates
from Honolulu two times weekly via Johnston, Kwajalein, Majuro, Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan.
F.'Ew Caledonia - Fiji
UTA operates out of Noumea to Nadi and return twice weekly.
New Caledonia - New Hebrides
UTA, with Caravelles, operates five return .ervices a week, out of Noumea to Vila.
NEW CAL - WALLIS IS - NEW CAL UIA, with Caravelles, operates on the first, second and fourth Sat of each month from Noumea.
Wallis Is - Futuna Is
UTA, with a Britten Norman Islander, opera tes out of Wallis to Futuna and return twice weekly.
New Guinea - Irian/Java
Air Niugini operates DC3s Madang via Wewak fo 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 22 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
pijl 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. on o. v 10 «, Details: F lll 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 from 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 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) operates Douglas DC3 and 4 engined Herons in scheduled service daily to Saipan-Tinian-Rota-Yap-Ulithi-Koror-Truk from Guam. Group travel charters are available on 15 day minimum notice within the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.
Details: Air Pacific International Inc, Box 7689, Tamuning, Guam, USA. Cable: AIRPAC Guam. Phone: 6465871.
Gilbert And Ellice Islands
Air Pacific, with Herons, operates regular services between Tarawa, Butaritari, North 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-PNS services. , I DCS aircraft are available for charter within
Png.
Aerial Tours operates in Central, Western, Gulf and Sepik districts. Aircraft are based at: Port Moresby, Kerema, Daru, Kiunga, Vanimo, Wewak.
Talair (Tourist Airlines of Niugini)—opera tes scheduled service and charter flights from Port Moresby, Goroko, Kundiawa, Madang, Wewak, Vanimo, Mt Hagen, Mendi to Highlands, Sepik and Coastal areas. Talco Territory Travel Service of Papua New Guinea —Twin Ottei Tourist flights throughout Papua New Guinea.
Further details from Talair, P.O. Box 108, Goroka, Papua New Guinea; Sydney Office: Papua New Guinea House, 225 Clarence St, Sydney. ...
Melanesian Airline Company Pty Limitet (Macair) operates extensive commuter am 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 schedule: fixed-wing services from bases at Lae, Hoskins Rabaul, Kavieng and Kieta to 34 ports i Morobe, West New Britain, East New Britain New Ireland and Bougainville districts, als helicopter and fixed-wing charters to anywher in Papua New Guinea. Head office: PO Box 34 Lae. Phone 424733. Cables CROWLEY. Tele Air Services operates dail throughout Bougainville. There are nine reguia services Kieta-Buin. Details: Arawa, Phon 956-159; Buka, Phone 16. Box 298, PO, Kiet<
New Caledonia
Air Caledonie with Twin Otters, and I: landers operates regular services to Houa lou, Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Kouma Lifou., Mare, Noumea, Ouvea Touho, Muei Belep, Tiga. ...
Details from Air Caledonie, Noumea.
New Hebrides
Air Melanesiae with Britten-Norman Islande and Trislander operates to Santo,- Maleku Norsup and Lamap, Aoba (Walaha and Longana Pentecost (Lonorore), Erromanga .. To JWJJ Aneityum, Tanna, Epi, Sola and Vila. Dire connections are available to and from San for all international flights arriving m Vila.
Details from Air Melanesiae P.O. Box 72.
Solomon Islands
Solair, with Beech Barons and Islande operates to Auki, Avu Avu Babanak ra, Ba koma, Bellona Is, Fera Is, Gizo, Honiara, Ki Kira, Marau, Munda, Paras., Sege, Yand.n Santa Cruz, Mono, Rennell Is, Choiseul Bd Ballalae and Ringi Cove. .. ue Details from Solomon Islands Airways Li Box 23, Honiara, BSIP.
Tonga
Tonga Internal Air Service, with Bntte Norman Islander aircraft, operates fr Fua'amotu, (airport for Nukua!o fa ) To V ava (daily except Sunday) and Eua (twice da except Sunday). Aircraft available for sigi seeing and regional charters.
Details from Tonga Tourist and Developme Co. PO Box 91, Nukualofa, Tonga.
Cook Islands
Cook Islands Airways Ltd, with a Bntti Norman Islander, operates seven flights a we between Rarotonga and Aitutaki. * be extended to Atiu, Mangaia and Mini when airstrips are built. Private charters scenic flights over Rarotonga and its reets also available.