HC Deb 03 April 1946 vol 421 cc194-5W
43. Sir W. Darling

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation why no provision has been made for a United Kingdom service for Prestwick; and if he is aware that Holland and Sweden are using this airport.

Mr. Ivor Thomas:

The British Overseas Airways Corporation operates a service six times a week across the North Atlantic to and from Prestwick. Swedish operators use Prestwick only very occasionally, when diverted from Iceland by bad weather, whilst the Dutch have used Prestwick only four or five times for delivery Fliģhts of new aircraft or of aircraft to be modified or converted by Scottish Aviation Limited.