Clipper Not Expected Before Friday
tPer Press Association. Copyright.] AUCKLAND, This Day. Mr Harold Gatty, the New Zealand representative of Pan-American Airways emphasised this morning that Friday was the earliest possible date for the arrival of the Clipper, so those who were preparing a welcome, and making other arrangements would know what to expect, but as it was a survey flight, nothing definite could be stated until the ship left Pago Pago. The weather reports indicated that storm centres are developing westward of the Samoan Islands, and it would be another 24 hours before they could have clear indication of what the weather conditions were likely to be. Referring to the proposed service to be inaugurated after the survey flight, Mr Gatty said it was never intended to span the Tasman, but he considered that without the Pacific service with a terminal in New Zealand a transTasman service would be a costly undertaking.
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Northern Advocate, 23 March 1937, Page 7
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