§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Secretary of State for Air whether it is proposed to run a passenger service to Switzerland throughout this winter; and, if so, the type of aircraft that will be used and the 2113W estimated time saved by the British machine as compared with the American machines now used by Swiss Air?
Captain BalfourImperial Airways propose to start a daily service in each direction between London and Zurich in January next: the pressure of Christmas mail traffic on the Empire routes makes it impracticable to start the service earlier. The aircraft used will be of the Frobisher class, and the scheduled time of flight will be three hours as in the case of Swiss Air; but the Company hope that in practice the average time may be somewhat less.