HC Deb 10 November 1937 vol 328 cc1762-5
38. Mr. Lyons

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will give a list of municipal airports now established in this country, showing where regular internal air lines are operating and indicating the nature and extent of such services?

The Under-Secretary of State for Air (Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead)

As the reply is necessarily long and in tabular form I will, if I may, circulate the list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the list:—

Municipal Aerodromes—Reglar Internal Services.
Aerodrome. Regular services available. Frequency.
Blackpool Isle of Man, Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, Glasgow. Twice daily each way weekdays. Once each way Sundays.
Brighton-Hove-Worthing*
Bristol* Dublin, London Once daily each way weekdays.
Cardiff* Weston-super-Mare Six services daily each way.
Carlisle*
Doncaster London, Leeds/Bradford, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Perth, Manchester, Liverpool, Hull, Grimsby. Once daily each way weekdays.
Exeter*
Gloucester - Cheltenham*
Grimsby Hull Five services each way weekdays.
Doncaster, Manchester, Liverpool Once daily each way weekdays.
Hull Grimsby Five services each way weekdays
Doncaster, Manchester, Liverpool Once daily each way weekdays.
Inverness* Wick, Kirkwall Once daily each way weekdays.
Thurso, Stromness Thrice each way weekly.
Ipswich
Leeds-Bradford London, Doncaster, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Perth. Once daily each way weekdays.
Leicester
Liverpool* Birmingham, Stoke, Grimsby, Hull, Doncaster, Manchester, London, Blackpool, Isle of Man, Belfast, Glasgow. Various.
Manchester (Barton) London, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Blackpool, Isle of Man, Grimsby, Hull, Doncaster, Birmingham, Stoke. Various.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne London, Doncaster, Leeds/Bradford, York, Edinburgh, Perth. Once daily each way weekdays.
Norwich
Nottingham
Perth London, Doncaster, Leeds/Bradford, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh. Once daily each way weekdays.
Plymouth*
Portsmouth* Ryde Eight services each way weekdays. Seven each way Sundays.
Ramsgate
Renfrew* London, Birmingham, Stoke, Liverpool, Belfast, Manchester, Blackpool, Isle of Man, Barra, South Uist, North Uist, Campbeltown, Islay. Various.
Rochester
Southampton* Jersey. Twice daily each way weekdays. Once each way Sundays.
Southend
Stoke-on-Trent London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, Glasgow. Once daily each way weekdays.
Walsall
Weston-super-Mare* Cardiff Six services daily each way.
Wolverhampton
York London, Doncaster, Leeds/ Bradford, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Perth. Once daily each way weekdays.
* Certain seasonal Services operating from these airports are suspended at present.
Mr. Lyons

In view of the cessation of certain home air services will my hon. and gallant Friend say whether any steps are now in immediate contemplation for the promotion and encouragement of internal air lines in this country?

Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead

That seems to he another question.

Mr. Montague

Will the hon. and gallant Gentleman say how many of these aerodromes are properly equipped with up- to-date landing grounds and air control, and is he aware that a large number of aerodromes in this country have no really qualified air control at all?

Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead

That again, I think, is another question.

Mr. De la Bère

Is it not a fact that civil aviation is in two hands only?