THE EMPIRE AIR SERVICE

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21536, 27 July 1935, Page 18

THE EMPIRE AIR SERVICE

PASSENGERS FROM NBIf ZEALAND ■'■'■/ A COMFORTABLE JOURNEY (raou ov% «w* ooj»iw»kmwv.> .'M LONDON, June 2* J Mr T. L. Buxton and Mr A. (&J Watson left Sydney by air on May | 28 and reached Croydon on thr morning of June 10. They «« probably the first New Zealander* to make the journey by th* newiy» I established passenger air service i ',«! '"lt is sure to be an increasing popular service as It becomes be wsr known," sa.d Mr Buxton. U I haveno hesitation in recommending Bay ' friendE to take the journey." the na*urai nervous appreheasott for those who have not flown before, but after the first day that entirely disappears and does not except for a few moment* leaving Port Darwin. "You look back over the aea,* said Mr Buxton, "and watch tbt coast of Australia disappearing tot© the haze. There are 600 mLes t» travel over the Timor Sea, and th# collapsible boats and the iron rations inside the cabin remind on* of what is possible. But the wire* less machine is going all the time, and the officer begins to pass back messages and distract the attention, and in a few minu.es all apprehension of danger disappears.* Mr Buxton was particularly struck j with this phase of the service. Thfc I passengers are kept informed of and interested in all the places they pr" 3 over, and they are constantly in touch with the stations they are leaving or approaching.