AIR ROUTES SAFE, SAYS SIR S. BRANCKER.
FRENCH RAILWAYS AND LONDON STREETS HOLD MORE RISKS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. A.P.A. and Sydney “ Sun ” Cables. (Received Tune 22, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 21. Sir Sefton Brar.cker, who was a guest of the Colonial Institute at luncheon, in emphasising the increasing safety of aviation, mentioned that since 1919 there had been only four fatalities on regular British air routes. Since Christmas, 1924, they had covered 21,000,000 miles without scratching a passenger. He said: “If you consider the French railways and London streets, I think you will agree that aviation comes out well in comparison.” He drew attention to Persia's objections to British aircraft flying in the Persian Gulf, holding up the extension of the Cairo-Basra service to India.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18188, 22 June 1927, Page 1
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