The Archive · 1939

Imperial Airways Take Twice Mail Load

3,000 More Passengers Go By Company's Planes London, Jane 50

Over 1,250,000 lb. of mail matter and approximately 50,000,000 letters are now being carried every three months in air-liners of the Imperial tways. This is an increase of just 100 per cent on last year's res. On Empire routes, each letter is an average of approximately The growth of air traffic is also illustrated by the fact that during the recent three months period, about 10,000 passengers travelled by the Imperial Airways, compared with a little over 7,000 in the corresponding period in the previous year.—Wireless through Reuter.

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