The Archive · 1938

In Air-Routes

Britain Foremost — Internal Services Cover 3,300,000 Miles During Past Year

London, July 13.

The annual report on Civil Aviation shows that Britain's internal air services few over 3300000 miles last year.

About 161,500 passengers and 1,300 tons of freight and mail were carried.

That there was not one serious accident on the regular internal air lines during 1937, states the report, must be regarded as a remarkable achievement on the part of all concerned, when it is considered that many of the services continue operations throughout the winter months, and that weather conditions frequently encountered, must be among the worst in the world from the flying point of view. s

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