§ Sir Ian Orr-Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the estimated cost, as submitted to him in the course of his consultations with the Airports Authority, of modifying the passenger handling facilities at London, Prestwick and other United Kingdom international airports to handle expeditiously the 400 or more passengers to be carried by the British Overseas Airways Corporation's Boeing 747s.
§ Mr. JayIt is difficult to isolate the capital expenditure solely attributable to the use of very large jets by B.O.A.C. and other airlines as distinct from that required by the general growth of traffic; but the Authority has tentatively put it at about £5 million. It confidently expects a good commercial return on it.