Qantas flying-boat air service between Australia, French New Caledonia, New Hebrides and Fiji stopped according to the Australia Station Intelligence Summary dated 1 July 1955

An item reported that the Qantas flying-boat air service between Sydney, Australia and Noumea (French New Caledonia), New Hebrides (nowdays Republic of Vanatua) and Fiji was stopped on 1 June 1955. The service was taken over by two separate services. One while using Skymaster land-based aircraft started on 8 June with a fortnightly line to Noumea and another line every four weeks with as destination Nandi, Fiji. Within some months were airstrips at Vila and Espiritu Santo completed and the present service would be extended.(1)

Note

1. Qantas operated flying boats since the late 1930s first with Empire flying boats later Catalinas until the Second World War and after the war again.

Source

Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.