These boats, capable of 200 miles an hour, will be put on the Far Eastern service in the near future, while one will be allotted to the Bermuda-New York service, Replying to complaints that the Netherlands lines to Java are three days quiche than British air-lines to Singapore, the authorities point out that the Netherlands planes are newer and do not provide sleeping berths.
Also, they add, Netherlands machines are permitted to fly across Italy and France, whereas passengers on British alr-lines must travel by the Brindisi-Paris train.
Discrepancies of this sort are from time to time inevitable, where com= petition is Keen, said an air official when interviewed by Reuter.
When the Short flying-boat begin to operate, he added, the boot will be on the other leg—Reuter.
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