The Archive · 1931

LO BOURGET MAY BE SUPERSEDED

Paris, Oct. 2.

France's famous air port, Lo Bourget, is, to be discussed at a meeting' which the Air Minister, 'M. Dumesnil, has called. There have been reports that, this aer drome is to be superseded because of rapid traffic expansion but this danied as also is the report that it is to be transformed into a military aerodrome.

Last year, aeroplanes carried no ess than 40,000 passengers to and from Lo Bourget, where several European air lines converge. This total of passenye-s is an increase 26,000 compared "with the number carried in 1923.

It is possible that a new aerodrome may be constructed at St. Cyr. This ambitious scheme would call for an expenditure of 500,000,- 000 fra reuter,

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