AIR TRANSIT OF CARGO

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14639, 7 April 1948, Page 6

AIR TRANSIT OF CARGO

SEASONS FOR BELAYS GIVEN (P.A.) Wellington, April 0. The reason for delays in air transit of cargo from the United Kingdom to New Zealand was recently investigated by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, which has received through the Sydney Chamber a reply to its complaint. Qantas Empire Airways, Sydney, writes: “At present the amount of cargo offering in the United Kingdom for New Zealand and Australia is far in excess of that offering from New Zealand and Australia for the United Kingdom. With three services a fortnight the Lancastrian (which carries the bulk of the cargo) is not lifting the amount of cargo available in the United Kingdom, thus causing delay which at present is 10 days, in the United Kingdom. Again, although we normally operate eight services weekly from Sydney to New Zealand, adverse weather over the Tasman may cause delay of five to ten days in Sydney.” The letter added that the quantity of air cargo from the United Kingdom had increased by about 10,000 per cent since the war ended. It was hoped to have sufficient aircraft operating in the pot too distant future.