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Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 177, 22 February 1933, Page 6

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London and New Zealand IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PLAN . "We are sure that New Zealand, although an outpost of the Empire, will eventually, and in the not very distant future, be included in the Imperial Air Mail services," said Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of Imperial Airways Ltd., when interviewed at Capetown on his arrival by air liner recently. In a' review of the future activities of his great company, Sir Eric said that with the use of the fleet of four-engined Atalanta monoplanes, now being tried out,

it was proposed to reduce the time

) for the London.to Capetown trip [ from 11 days to nine days, and I then to a week. Preparations were | also being made for the inaugu- ' ration of a service in co-opera-tion with the Canadian and United States Governments, across the Atlantic from the North of Ireland. Referring to the extension of the present service to India through to Austraia, Sir Eric said: "Things are now nearing fruition, and I hope that by this time next year a weekly service will be in operation..' It is our proposal to fly the service with Atalantas to the North Australi- ' an coast. "If we can fly the Atalantas as we think we can,' there will be no difficulty in joining up with New Zealand."