§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Minister of Aviation, if, in view of difficulties experienced by passengers in booking on flights from Birmingham to London and Glasgow in the summer months, he will give the estimated date of completion of the runway extension at Elmdon airport to permit the use of larger aircraft on this feeder service.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI understand from Birmingham Corporation, which is responsible for the operation and development of Elmdon airport that it hopes to have the runway extension completed by the end of March, 1967. I also understand that B.E.A. is planning to initiate a new service between Birmingham and Edinburgh—which may relieve some of the pressure on the Glasgow service—in November this year, and to increase the frequency of the Birmingham-Glasgow service next spring; B.E.A. is also thinking of providing an additional Birmingham-London service next summer.