Airway to India

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 400, 14 July 1928, Page 9

Airway to India

WEEKLY SERVICES NEW AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED British Official Wireless Reed. noon. RUGBY, Friday. The Air Ministry announces that, in Substitution of all standing agreements, a new agreement with the Imperial Airways will come into operation on April 1, and will extend for a period of ten years from that date. It will provide for a weekly air service between England and India, combined with present and possibly other daily services on certain routes in Europe. It is hoped that the Indian service, which is expected to begin in April, will eventually be operated twice weekly. The through service to India will terminate at Karachi, but the Government of India has under consideration proposals for services operating from Karachi. The maximum subsidies in respect of the services to be provided will be on a decreasing scale. For each of the first two years, the amount will be £335,000. For each of the next four years £310,000 will be paid. The amount of subsidy will decrease thereafter yearly, and will amount to £70,000. The maximum amount for each year will be alocated in definite proportions to (1) European services; (2) England-Egypt services; (3) the Egyptian-Indian section.