From London With Freight

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30593, 9 November 1964, Page 13

From London With Freight

IN Z P A Reuter —Copyright J PERTH, November 8 Reg Spiers, the Australian who air-freighted himself home from England in a home-made crate, will have to pay the freight charges, said a spokesman for Air India. The airline’s Western and South Australian manager. Mr G E. Talati. told reporters vesterdav that international rules on the charges “could not be waived Mr Spiers told reporters

earlier the air fare from London to Adelaide was £244 and the freight charge “half as much again.” Mr Talati said: “The world knows our slogan that we treat our passengers like maharajahs. “It looks as if Mr Spiers can say that we treat our freight as kindly. “As far as 1 know, no airline has before had to stand the supreme test of delivering hale and hearty a human who crates himself without food'

or water for the 10,000-mile journey from London to Perth.

“We strongly advise against this form of travel as a precedent for others.

“The honorable thing now remaining for Mr Spiers to do is to meet his obligation to Air India by paying the freight charges due on his consignment.

“According to International Air Transport Association regulations, I am afraid these cannot be waived.”