PACIFIC AIR TRAVEL CONNECTIVITY 1975 2002

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PACIFIC AIR TRAVEL CONNECTIVITY1975 - 2002

• Dr Christopher Kissling
• Professor of Transport Studies
• Lincoln University
• New Zealand

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DISTANCES FROM FIJI1000nm, 2000nm, 4000nm

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ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION BASED ON NOUMEA in
1000km Rings
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• 1975-1985 Australian National University based
  Research Program
  
• Pacific Connectivity Mapping Air Travel
  Accessibility - Manila, Pacific Science
  Association, Inter-Congress, February 1985.
  

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• Extremes in Airline Services
• Technical Limitations
• Sovereignty Issues Traffic Rights
• Airline Management

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BUILDING THE LINKS TO THE PACIFIC RIM

• Air Route developments 1985-1996
• Big increases in Rim-to-Rim air traffic
• Increase in number of Pacific Rim airports
  involved in direct flights to specific Island
  destinations
  
• Pacific Connectivity Revisited 1996 paper to
  Association of American Geographers

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INTRA-PACIFIC ISLAND AIR LINKS JULY 2002

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ASIAN GATEWAYS TO PACIFIC ISLANDS - JULY 2002

SPN
GUM
POM
NAN
NOU
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AUSTRALIAN LINKS TO PACIFIC ISLANDS JULY 2002

INU
HIR
POM
VLI
NAN-SUV
NOU
TBU
NLK
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NEW ZEALAND LINKS TO PACIFIC ISLANDS JULY 2002

APW
NAN-SUV
NOU
RAR
TBU
PPT
NLK
AKL
CHC
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HONOLULU LINKS TO PACIFIC ISLAND JULY 2002

HNL
JON
GUM
MAJ
APW
PPG
NAN
PPT
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LOS ANGELES LINKS TO PACIFIC ISLANDS JULY 2002

HNL
APW
PPT
NAN
RAR
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LAX-RAR

Dep LAX
Days 2, 6 Day 3 via PPT
RAR
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LAX-RAR-NAN

LAX
NAN
Dep RAR
Day 4
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LAX-RAR-NAN-AKL

LAX
Dep NAN
Daily
RAR
AKL
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LAX-RAR-NAN-AKL-APW

LAX
APW
NAN
RAR
Dep AKL
Days 2, 3, 6, 7
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LAX-RAR-NAN-AKL-APW-LAX

LAX
Dep APW
Day 1
NAN
RAR
AKL
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LAX-RAR-NAN-AKL-APW-LAX

LAX
APW
NAN
RAR
AKL
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INTRA-PACIFIC ISLAND AIR LINKS JULY 2002

(2)
4)
(1)
MAJ/TRW 19 seat D28 non-pressurised
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2) FLIGHTS PER WEEK
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TOURISM CIRCUITS

• TOURISM FLIGHT FREQUENCIES

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TOURISM CIRCUITS

• TOURISM FLIGHT FREQUENCIES
• INTRA-ISLAND SERVICES REMAIN SPARSE

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TOURISM CIRCUITS

• TOURISM FLIGHT FREQUENCIES
• INTRA-ISLAND SERVICES REMAIN SPARSE
• THIN SECTOR PROBLEMS

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CODE SHARES ALLIANCESJULY 2002

• AIR NEW ZEALAND STAR ALLIANCE
• QANTAS ONE-WORLD ALLIANCE
• CODE SHARES ON INTRA-ISLAND SECTORS

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CODE SHARES ON ISLAND SECTORS (1)JULY 2002

• AKL/APW
• AKL/NAN
• AKL/NOU
• AKL/PPT
• AKL/RAR
• AKL/TBU
• APW/LAX
• APW/NAN
• APW/TBU

• PH/QF NZ/UA
• FJ/QF NZ/UA
• NZ/SB
• TN/QF NZ/UA
• NZ/UA
• NZ/WR PH/WR
• NZ/UA
• FJ/PH
• PH/WR

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CODE SHARES ON ISLAND SECTORS (2)JULY 2002

• BNE/NAN
• BNE/NOU
• BNE/VLI
• CNS/POM
• HIR/NAN
• HNL/NAN
• LAX/NAN
• LAX/PPT
• LAX/RAR

• FJ/QF
• SB/QF
• NF/QF
• PX/QF
• IE/FJ
• FJ/QF
• FJ/QF/AA NZ/UA
• TN/QF NZ/UA
• NZ/UA

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CODE SHARES ON ISLAND SECTORS (3)JULY 2002

• MEL/NAN
• NAN/SYD
• NAN/TBU
• NAN/VLI
• NOU/SYD
• NOU/VLI
• NOU/TYO
• SUV/SYD
• SYD/VLI

• FJ/QF
• FJ/QF
• FJ/WR
• NF/FJ
• SB/QF
• SB/NF
• JL/AF
• FJ/QF
• NF/QF

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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN MICRONESIA AND THE
SOUTH PACIFIC

• GUAM IS A GATEWAY TO/FROM ASIA FOR MICRONESIA

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GATEWAY TO EASTERN ASIA
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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN MICRONESIA AND THE
SOUTH PACIFIC

• GUAM IS A GATEWAY TO/FROM ASIA FOR MICRONESIA
• VERY POOR LINKS BETWEEN MICRONESIA AND POLYNESIA

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INTRA-PACIFIC ISLAND AIR LINKS JULY 2002

(2)
4)
(1)
MAJ/TRW 19 seat D28 non-pressurised
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2) FLIGHTS PER WEEK
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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN MICRONESIA AND THE
SOUTH PACIFIC

• GUAM IS A GATEWAY TO/FROM ASIA FOR MICRONESIA
• VERY POOR LINKS BETWEEN MICRONESIA AND POLYNESIA
• POSSIBLY ADD TRAFFIC RIGHTS TO INCLUDE GUAM AS
  WAY POINT ON EXISTING JAPAN - SOUTH PACIFIC LINKS
  WITHFiji (Nadi), New Caledonia (Noumea) eg
  TYO-GUM-NAN, TYO-GUM-NOU etc.

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AND LINKS WITH GUAM

GUM
HIR
APW
POM
VLI
PPT
NAN
TBU
NOU
RAR
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FRENCH PACIFIC-EUROPE LINKS
PAR
GREAT CIRCLES PAR-NOU 9021nm PAR-TYO-NOU 9023nm
PAR-OSA-NOU 9031nm NOU-PPT 3762nm PPT-LAX
3557nm
LAX-PAR 4928nm PPT-PAR 8485nm
OSA
TYO
LAX
NOU
PPT
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FRENCH PACIFIC TERRITORIES / EUROPE Add New
Route Alternatives to Boost Tourism?
PAR
New Route - Paris (PAR) - Osaka (OSA) - Guam (G
UM)
- Noumea (NOU)
New Route - Papeete (PPT) - Miami (MIA) - Paris
(PAR)
Use MIAMI to tap the large, wealthysuperannuated
Florida market also link better the island
regions of the Carribean and South Pacific via
Tahiti
MIA
Use GUAM to tap East Asian markets per major
airport gateways such as Hong Kong, Taipei and
Seoul via a new GUM - NOU link with New Caledonia
OSA
TYO
LAX
GUM
NOU
PPT
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DISTANCE COMPARISONS
GREAT CIRCLES PAR-NOU 9021nm PAR-TYO-NOU 9023nm
2nm PAR-OSA-NOU 9031nm 10nm PAR-OSA-GUM-NOU 90
49nm28nm NOU-PPT 3762nm PPT-PAR 8485nm PP
T-LAX-PAR 8485nm 0nm PPT-MIA-PAR 8787nm 302nm

PAR
MIA
OSA
TYO
LAX
GUM
NOU
PPT
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POSSIBLE AIR SHUTTLE SECTORS

HIR
APW
POM
VLI
PPT
NAN
TBU
NOU
RAR
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MAYBE MODIFY EXISTING SERVICES
BETTER INTEGRATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE SCHEDULING
IS FEASIBLE IT NEEDS TO BE LONG-LASTING TO
BUILD CONFIDENCE IN TOURIST AGENDAS
EXAMPLE FOLLOWS FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA - FIJI AXIS
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MELANESIAN CONNECTIONS

• Uses existing PX services
• reintroduces services between VLI and HIR with
  FJ or IE aircraft
  
• Alters WLS service with SB

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Sequence enabled -SYD-TBU-APW-RAR-(PPT)(PPT)-R
AR-APW-AKL-SYDbutneeds connection APW-NAN
NOTE(NAN-TBU) on FJ / WR connects with
TBU-APW-RAR-(PPT) TN to provide the PPT-RAR-PPT
connection
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POSSIBLE AIR SHUTTLE

• WHAT BENEFIT WOULD IT BRING ?
• COULD IT PAY ITS WAY ?
• WHO WOULD OPERATE IT ?
• IS THERE THE POLITICAL WILL TO FACILITATE SUCH A
  SERVICE ?
  
• HOW MIGHT THE SERVICE INTEGRATE WITH EXISTING
  SERVICES TO BUILD TRAFFIC ?

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FUTURE OUTLOOK

• THE CLIMATE OF COOPERATION IS BETTER
• THE GLOBALISATION PROCESSES ARE REQUIRING A
  RESPONSE FROM SMALL CARRIERS AND THEIR COUNTRIES
  

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I was in Hong Kong recently and said Why not
come and visit ?
But What Route?
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HKG/SYD/NAN
NAN/HIR/POM/MNL/HKG

HKG
MNL
HIR
POM
NAN
SYD
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HKG/SYD/NAN
NAN/HIR/POM/MNL/HKG

HKG
MNL
HIR
POM
NAN
SYD
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THANK YOU

• ANY QUESTIONS ?