NIGHT-FLYING
ON E3IPIRE AIR ROUTES
DEPUTATION'S, PROPOSALS
(Beceived September 30, p.m.) LONDON, September 29. The Chamber of Commerce deputation to Lord Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air, condemned the slowness and costliness of Empire air mails, and urged that no further contracts be let pending full inquiry. Sir Geoffrey Clarke, ■ Chairman tho Council of the London Chamber of Commerce, said that the chamber strongly supported night-flying, even though it entailed the separation of passenger and mail services. The cruising speeds of British services were much too slow. Modern methods of continuous flying and faster- machines would enablo transport to Calcutta in 3£ days, Sydney in 7} days, and Wellington, New Zealand, in BJdays. Meanwhile mails should travel at least 2500 miles daily. Flying and resting for twelve hours when trains and steamers travelled for twenty-four"' was reminiscent of the hare and the tortoise. Lord Londondcry agreed '• on the desirability of improving the services, but night-flying was scarcely practicable at present. Certain sections were being speeded up, but it- was mainly a matter of expense.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1933, Page 10
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174NIGHT-FLYING Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1933, Page 10
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