COMMERCIAL FLYING
Thereiis a > little group of commercial air transport companies formed or contemplated. In Auckland besides Hamilton Airways, a: company known as JN"ew Zealand Airways has been mooted.. In
WelJijifftfm the Dominion Air Linos is steadily proceeding with the most comprehensive \ civil organisation undertaken in this country. . '
Its ultimate objective includes interIsland services between Wellington and" Nelson, and Wellington and VBleniheim, There will bo three main North Island routes, namely Wellington-Hastings- • Gis-borne-Auekland, Wellington-Wan-ganui-Hamilton-Auckland, and Welling- , t6n-Wanganu'i-Tarihaki-Hamilton,Auck- i land; The -South .Isianfl service includes lines between Blenheim-Nelson, Nelson--Westopri-Oliristcnurch,Blenheini-Christ- . ch-ureh and Christehurch-Invercargill,'
The ;firs.t portion of the' system to be put into opeTation will be that, between Wellington <ahfl. Nelson, begins ning "vvith a .tri-weekly service by: a thxbe-engiiie Wiiidover flying-boat next October. ' The second lirile will probably b? Gisborne-Hastings; tihen4 in turn Hastirigs-Wairarapa-Wellington, ..- Gis-bo.irie-Auekland, and Auckland r lSrewPlymouth..-.• The best served man by this means will be the resident-'of PcAerty Bay, who will be able ,to do in oh 6. day. with six or seven hours, in V- ro'li]igton,. what formerly took him five~daya. ;.•:'■_,
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 45, 17 April 1930, Page 3
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174COMMERCIAL FLYING Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 45, 17 April 1930, Page 3
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