§ Mr. Croninasked the Minister of Aviation if he will give figures indicating to what extent British non-scheduled flying operations have increased as a result of licences granted by the Air Transport Licensing Board.
§ Mr. AmeryComplete statistics of non-scheduled operations by United Kingdom airlines are not available for earlied than April, 1961, when the Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act, 1960, came into operation. Statistics of traffic at United Kingdom airports show that United Kingdom airlines' carryings of passengers on non-scheduled services—including services which do not require air service licences under the 1960 Act—to and from these airports, increased from 756,000 to 1,024,000 between 1960 and 1962. These figures include 671,000 passengers carried on international services in 1960 and 967,000 in 1962.
§ Mr. Croninasked the Minister of Aviation if he will give figures indicating to what extent foreign non-scheduled flying operations to and from the United Kingdom have increased as a result of licences granted by him since 1960.
§ Mr. AmeryStatistics of traffic at United Kingdom airports show that foreign operators carried 371,000 passengers to and from the United Kingdom on non-scheduled flights in 1962. In 1960 they carried 100,000 passengers. It was in August, 1960, that the Air Navigation Order 1960 came into force under which foreign airlines obtain my written permission before taking on board or discharging in the United Kingdom passengers carried for hire or reward.