FLIGHT TO INDIA.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19165, 23 November 1927, Page 9

FLIGHT TO INDIA.

* FAILURE OF BRITISH ATTEMPT. BAD WEATHER THE CAUSE. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z ' CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, November 21. Captains Hmkler and Mcintosh have decided to fly to London upon the completion of repairs to the damaged wing tip and propeller They emphasise that the engine was erfect throughout, and they state: "We are naturally most disappointeo Our only consolation is up to the time wo reached the Caspian Sea we travelled at the remarkable speed of HO miles an hour. We thought we knew something about weather, but that which we encountered was beyond belief." - BELIEVED THEMSELVES IN RUSSIA. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 23rd, 1.24 a.m.) WARSAW, Nevember 22. It. Ib announced that Mcintosh and Hinkler thought they had landed in Russia,' and therefore described themselves as Dutchmen, which accounts for the absence of direct news. They wore much relieved to find themselves on the Polish side of the, frontier. PACIFIC FLIGHT. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 22nd, 8.30 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Novomber 21. Captain Giles announced that he will hop off at dawn. <o-morrow. The field has dried, and is in perfect condition. FLIGHT ROUND AFRICA. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AND SUN CABLE.) LONDON, November 21. Sir Alan Cobham has arrived at Marseilles. [Sir Alan Cobham, piloting . the world's largest flying boat, hopes to make a 20,000 miles circuit of Africa to investigate the possibilities of an air service between London and Cape Town.] IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. IMPROVED FINANCES. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 23rd, 1.24 a.m.) LONDON, November 22. Imperial Airways' report to March 31st, which has just been issued, shows a profit of £11,461, compared with a loss of £20,414 for the previous year. The traffic on regular European services increased 26 per cent, and the revenue therefrom 39 per cent. The company to date has carried 52,000 passengers 2,500,000 miles without injury to a single passenger. The fleet consists f2O machines, of which nine are classed of the most modern design. The improved finances are attributed to a reduction in operating costs.