British European Airways (Internal Flights)

HC Deb 14 June 1967 vol 748 cc561-2

55. Mr. G. Campbell

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a direction to British European Air- ways to advertise, or otherwise give publicity to, their new schedule of internal flights.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

No, Sir. This is a commercial matter for the management of B.E.A.

Mr. Campbell

Does the Minister realise that although new extra flights in Scotland have started from 1st April, it is taking a long time for many people who would use them to learn of the existence of these flights? Is it not Government policy that these services should be used as much as possible?

Mr. Mallalieu

It certainly is, but my information is that a Press notice was put out a week before the start of the new schedule and that there were follow-up advertisements after that.