DUTCH AIR LINE
MAY EXTEND SERVICE. LONDON, "••September 29. The head of the Dutch Air Line, Mr Plessman, is flying to London to confer •with Mr Bruce on the possibility o.* - immediately extending the Amsterdam Batavia air -route to Australia - ‘ r : The Dutch will offer, it is understood, to carry -mails without a subsidy or a guarantee; of a minimum amount’ of freight, provided that a small surcharge may 'be 'imposed to 'cover expenses. An, official told a representative of the “Daily Telegraph” that it is not desired to 'infringe on Imperial Airways’, projects; On the contrary, the Dutch line is prepared to withdraw fr o m Australia directly Imperial Airways is ready to open an All-Red route In the meanwhile, the official 6 aid, it is ridiculous to deprive. Australia of the benefit of immediate air communication with England and Europe. ' The Dutch aeroplanes, by speeding up, and flying from Amsterdam to Batavia in nine Hays, could reach Australia; in twelve day s 'enabling mails to be landed in Melbourne within fourteen or fifteen days. The Dutch' fly to Batavia via Buda 'Pesf 'and Bagdad, whereas Imperial Airways mails >re conveyed by rail to Paris or Brindisi, involving the loss of a day before •bejng transferred to aeroplanes. '
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1932, Page 6
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