FAST AIR TRAVEL
TO AUCKLAND IN NINE DAYS. . NEW DESIGN OF AIRSHIP. Reuter's Telegram LONDON, February 25. A revolution in air travel, by which airships of the future will travel more 6afely and faster, and will be moored to floating bases, is foreshadowed by an authoritative statement in regard to the new 5,000,000 cubic feet airship, which is -being constructed by the Airship Guarantee Company for the Imperial airship route. The crew and passengers will be accommodated m the -body of the craft instead of in''outside cars, thus enabling a very material increase in speed, and a considerable increase m flight range, to that it will be possible to fly from England to Bagdad in two days, to Colombo in four, to Fremantle in 6}, and Auckland in 9 days.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12074, 27 February 1925, Page 7
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