AIR TRANSPORT
CATALINAS FLYING TO SYDNEY
AUCKLAND, Dec. 30Civilians and servicemen may fly to Sydney on the R.N.Z.A.F.» Catalina flying-boat service which is running to speed the return from Australia of New Zealand servicemen and former internees .of the Japanese. Because of the holiday season and the fact that the service hae been in operation only since the beginning of last week, few have been able to take advantage of the opportunity of securing a passage to Sydney and the flying-boats have been comparatively empty on the outward flight. The service has made four round trips to. Sydney. It is expected to operate until January 15. The next flight to Sydney will be made on Wednesday and the flying-boat will return on Thursday. _ , Although there is a waiting list ot between 400 and 500 persons, Tasman Empire Airways flying-boats have not carried their full complement of passengers on recent flights to Sydney. This is because few people wished to travel during the Christmas and New Year period and their bookings were for later dates.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 27, 31 December 1945, Page 6
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174AIR TRANSPORT Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 27, 31 December 1945, Page 6
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