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Traffic statistics for the year ended 31st March, 1949, in respect of the flying-boat services operated by Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., were — Hours flown .. .. .. .. .. 4,575 Miles flown .. .. .. .. .. 744,113 Passengers .. .. .. .. .. 10,915 Freight (lb.) .. .. .. ... .. 116,372 Mail (lb.) .. .. .. .. .. 173,111 Passenger-miles created .. .. .. 16,245,700 Passenger-miles used .. .. .. .. 14,646,044 Percentage of seat utilization (per cent.) .. .. 90 Passenger ton-miles .. .. .. 1,385,030 Excess baggage ton-miles .. .. .. .. 14,450 Freight ton-miles .. .. .. .. .. 48,512 Mail ton-miles .. .. .. .. .. 103,563 Total ton-miles created .. .. .. .. 1,794,779 Total ton-miles used .. .. .. .. 1,565,009 Percentage of aircraft utilization (per cent.) .. .. 87 Traffic statistics for the charter services operated on behalf of Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., for the year ended 31st March, 1949, were —- Hours flown .. .. .. .. .. 3,591 Miles flown .. .. .. .. .. 595,814 Passengers .. .. .. .. .. 13,682 Freight (lb.) .. .. .. .. .. 260,806 Mail (lb.) .. .. .. 172,604 Passenger-miles created .. .. .. .. 20,325,999 Passenger-miles used .. .. .. .. 18,358,880 Percentage of seat utilization (per cent.) .. .. 90 Passenger ton-miles .. .. .. .. 1,741,483 Excess baggage ton-miles .. .. .. .. 20,027 Freight ton-miles .. .. .. .. .. 124,760 Mail ton-miles .. .. .. .. .. 103,761 Total ton-miles created .. • .. .. .. 494,113 Total ton-miles used .. .. .. .. 2,004,969 Percentage of aircraft utilization (per cent.) .. .. 80 The following is a summary of traffic statistics for Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd. r for the years 1941-49, and includes services flown by other airlines under charter to Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd.

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Year Ended, Hours Flown. Miles Flown. Passengers Carried. Freight. Mail. Passengermiles. Freight Tonmiles. Mail Ton ; miles. - lb. lb. 31st March, 1941 1,181 174,200 1,507 18,800 78,179 2,019,380 11,246 46,768 31st March, 1942 1,382 211,920 1,959 32,230 167,275 2,625,060 19,280 100,06631st March, 1943 1,265 192,960 2,256 35,195 101,741 3,023,040 21,054 60,863 31st March, 1944 1,502 229,140 2,924 40,024 94,106 3,918,160 23,943 56,296 31st March, 1945 2,798 427,460 5,803 84,189 142,812 7,796,020 50,363 85,432 31st March, 1946 3,270 493,764 6,100 99,584 214,792 8,174,000 60,019 128,492 31st March, 1947 4,863 778,704 11,648 176,687 278,789 15,608,320 105,697 166,776 31st March, 1948 6,128 991,916 18,792 223,229 331,926 25,194,933 122,506 198,55631st March, 1949 8,166 1,339,927 24,597 377,178 345,715 33,004,924 207,749 207,324