AIR SERVICES

Southland Times, Issue 22767, 18 December 1935, Page 6

AIR SERVICES

COOK STRAIT. TIMETABLE AND FARES FIXED. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, December 17. The timetable lor Cook Strait Airways on its service serving Wellington, Blenheim and Nelson is fixed in reserved decision of the' Transport Co-or-dination Board Which had to rearrange the schedule so that it would dove tail with that of Union Airways on the Palmerston North-Dunedin run at Blenheim, enabling Wellington to be served through Blenheim. The timetable approved by the board is: Nelson, depart 7.45 a.m. Wellington, arrive 8.45 a.m., depart 9.0 a.m. Blenheim, arrive 9.30 a.m. depart 9.40 a.m. Wellington, arrive 10.10 a.m., depart, 10.30 a.m. Nelson, arrive 11.20 a.m., depart 1.45 p.m. Blenheim, arrive 2.30 p.m., depart 2.40 p.m. Wellington, arrive 3.10 p.m., depart 4.30 p.m. Blenheim, arrive 5.0 p.m., depart 5.10 p.m. Nelson, arrive 5.55 p.m. The timetable of Union Airways provides that a machine will leave Palmerston North on the southward flight at 8.30 a.m., arriving at Blenheim at 9.27. Passengers will then be able to transfer to the Cook Strait Airways machine leaving Blenheim at 9.40 for Wellington on the northward flight. The Union Airways plane leaves Dunedin at 11.30 a.m. and arrives at Blenheim at 2.30 p.m. South Island passengers for Wellington will then transfer to connect with the Cook Strait Airways plane leaving Blenheim at 2.40. The fares fixed by the Board in another decision are:

These fares and timetables will be in force till the first meeting of the Board in February when the Board will sit again to review the matter.

£ s. d. Nelson to Wellington 2 4 0 Wellington to Blenheim 1 5 0 Nelson to Blenheim 1 10 0 The Union Airways fares are: £ s. d. Palmerston North to Blenheim 2 5 0 Blenheim to Christchurch 2 15 0 Christchurch to Dunedin 3 10 0