HC Deb 21 April 1964 vol 693 cc164-5W
Sir Knox Cunningham

asked the Minister of Aviation if he will state the total number of terminal passengers flying on domestic routes to and from London, Manchester and Glasgow Airports, respectively, for each of the past five years, and in each case the percentage increase or decrease in respect of the previous year.

Mr. Marten

The information is set out in the table below:

BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
— Gross Interest Payable Average Interest Rate
£ Per cent.
1951–52 217,416 2.9
1952–53 383,455 3.3
1953–54 619,166 3.8
1954–55 652,756 3.7
1955–56 616,181 3.8
1956–57 688,209 3.9
1957–58 1,107,784 4.4
1958–59 1,525,005 4.6
1959–60 1,816,555 4.5
1960–61 2,366,693 4.6
1961–62 3,420,925 5.0
1962–63 4,182,527 5.2
BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION
— Gross Interest Payable Average Interest Rate
£ Per cent.
1951–52 958,723 2.8
1952–53 979,088 2.8
1953–54 1,124,578 2.9
1954–55 1,487,007 3.2
1955–56 1,627,749 3.3
1956–57 2,414,006 3.6
1957–58 3,714,848 4.0
1958–59 5,258,372 4.3
1959–60 5,790,242 4.3
1960–61 6,414,018 4.5
1961–62 7,161,451 4.6
1962–63 7,768,998 4.8

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