AIR MAIL ROUTE
THE CAIRO-CAPE TOWN SERVICE.
AN OUTSTANDING ENTERPRISE.
(British Official Wireless.)
(Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, December 17. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary for Air, Mr F. Montague, stated that negotiations were completed for a regular air mail route from Cairo to the Cape, and the northern section would probably begin to operate in February.
The Cairo-Cape airway is heralded in commercial air circles as an outstanding enterprise. Linking with the Indian air mail service it will reduce the transit time between London anti Cape Town to 11 days. The ground organization along the route of 5700 miles involves the establishment of 27 air stations with hangars, wireless and weather officers, stall quarters and in some cases hotels; also 30 intermediate landing grounds are being developed rapidly-
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Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 5
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134AIR MAIL ROUTE Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 5
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