Cheap fruit flights

Press, 12 January 1981, Page 4

Cheap fruit flights

1.77 - - ' 1 1 PA J DunedinAir New Zealand has been filling a void in its freight' cartage in recent months by carrying Central Otago I cherries and apricots to; overseas markets. Almost 50 tonnes of apricots and cherries havepassed through Dunedin Airport since December 16,; making use of the sparsely I filled cargo compartments I

_. .-. C7 -,r-. i-on the airline’s passenger ■ services. ■ ■ I The Otago director of the ■ New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation, A4r P. W. Taylor, said'the discount freight rate ■ offered I} Air New Zealand wds a big help to, growers. Air New Zealand has been ’ ■ carrying the fruit to markets iin Singapore, Horig Kong, {West. Germany, . the United [States, France and’the Netherlands. ', -•:/' ]

‘Sunday Times* plan The editor of the London “Sunday 1- Times,’-’ 77Harold Evans, ■ had put forward a detailed proposal to acquire; the British national news-! paper, according to a report! in the “New Standard.” Thel “Sunday Times” is one of; the Thomson Organisation’s j Times Newspapers’ .five; titles, including “The, Times,” up for sals, and ifj 'not sold are due to be closed j -down in March. The report; said that Mr Evans, had the; support of most o." the editorial staff of the news-, paper, — London.