TASMAN AIR SERVICE

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27426, 12 August 1954, Page 10

TASMAN AIR SERVICE

Wellington Resident's Complaint A complaint that he had to leave his bed rix hours before he was to’ take oft on his trip to Australia was made yesterday by Mr N. Murray, o! Wellington, who was a passenger froni Harewood to Sydney’. Mr Murray, an Australian who has been working to Wellington for six years, will'spend three weeks in Australia with his wiie and two small children. The need to come to Christchurch before setting off for AiAtralia was nut very pleasant. Mr Murray said. He thought it could be very unpleasant il a crossing to Hai ewood had to be n»ade on a windy day in a plane much smaller than the DC-6, i “Passengei would get the wrong reaction,” he said. He had been up at. 5 a.m.. Jie said The bus had left. Wellington at a.m. for Paraparaumu, and his plane to Harewood had been due to leave st 8.10 a.m., but was late in departing, The trans-Tasman plane left Harewood at 11.20 a.m., about 20 minutes behind schedule, “It most certainly is a long way round,’\ said Mr Murray. “My vott goes to Mr Macalister.” x