§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportions of the scheduled passenger services from Scottish airports to countries outside the
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CARGO CARRIED BY AIR FROM SCOTTISH AIRPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS Metric Tons Airport 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Prestwick … … … … 1,569 2,100 2,882 4,128 3,788 Glasgow … … … … 475 479 595 751 799 Edinburgh … … … … 11 25 19 81 39 Benbecula … … … … — 3 6 1 — Sumburgh … … … … — 3 — — — Wick … … … … — — — — 3 Kirkwall … … … … — — 7 19 8 2,055 2,610 3,509 4,980 4,637 United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967 were provided by the nationalised British airlines, the independent British airlines, and the foreign-owned airlines.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe estimated proportion of international air passenger services, taken as flights scheduled and advertised in time-tables, offered at Scottish airports by the nationalised corporations during the five-year period was about 20 per cent.; by the British independents about 7 per cent. in 1966 and 1967; and the remainder by overseas airlines.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give details of the amount of freight airlifted from Scottish airports to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967, listing the countries to which and the airports from which the freight was sent.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuFollowing is the information:
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DESTINATION OF INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT IN 1967 BY MAIN AREAS* (According to aircraft destination) Metric Tons Airport Irish Republic Europe† U.S.A. Canada Rest of World Total Prestwick … … 4 841 2,534 375 34 3,788 Glasgow … … 396 228 — — 175 799 Edinburgh … … 28 11 — — — 39 Kirkwall … … — 7 — — 1 8 Wick … … — 3 — — — 3 428 1,090 2,534 375 210 4,637 * The destinations of these cargoes is not readily available and could not be extracted without undue expenditure; of time and money. † Excluding Iceland.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the winter statistics and anual totals for the number of weekly scheduled passenger services from Scottish airports to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Is
To Country From Scottish 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Airport Jan. Year Jan. Year Jan. Year Jan. Year Jan. Year U.S.A. … … Prestwick 14 1,028 11 812 14 1,028 15 1,110 14 1,028 Glasgow 2 104 2 104 — — — — — — Canada … … Prestwick 12 714 12 594 8 656 10 850 10 790 Irish Republic … Glasgow 13 1,516 13 1,576 15 1,320 14 1,208 14 1,238 Edinburgh 3 516 3 576 4 658 3 546 3 546 Netherlands … Prestwick 3 306 2 194 2 224 2 224 2 194 Glasgow 1 52 1 52 1 52 1 232 4 298 Germany … … Prestwick — — — 90 2 134 1 142 2 164 Glasgow — — — — — — — 180 3 216 Denmark … … Prestwick 3 276 3 186 3 186 4 268 3 216 Glasgow 3 276 3 186 3 333 3 276 3 216 Kirkwall — — — — — — 2 104 1 112 Iceland … … Prestwick 1 52 1 112 1 112 1 52 1 54 Glasgow 5 410 5 500 5 410 5 380 5 320 Norway … … Prestwick — 210 — 210 — 210 1 232 2 134 Kirkwall — — — — — — 2 44 1 22 Lerwick — — — — — — — — 1 22 Faroes … … Kirkwall — — — — — 60 2 104 1 112 Lerwick — — — — — — — — 1 22 Glasgow — 120 — 150 — 30 — 30 — 30 France … … Glasgow 7 364 7 574 6 342 6 142 6 342 Czechoslovakia … Prestwick — — — — — 60 1 82 — 60 Jamaica … … Prestwick 3 66 — — — — — — — — Bermuda … … Prestwick 3 66 — — — — — — — — Spain … … Glasgow — 120 — 90 — 120 — 150 — 240 Prestwick — — — 30 — 60 — 90 — — Belgium … … Glasgow — 120 — 90 — 120 — — — —
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the number of passengers on scheduled flights from Scottish airports to the London airports who subsequently transferred to flights to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967, stating also the most common destinations.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuRegular air traffic statistics are not collected in a
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§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuWeekly frequencies of air services for January and estimated annual totals derived from the published timetables for January and July were:
form that yields this information. The hon. Member may find of some help the reports of "A Survey of Passenger Traffic at London's Airports, Summer 1965" by the Ministry of Aviation and "London Airports Traffic Study. Heathrow Airport, Part 1: 1966 Traffic Characteristics" by the British Airports Authority. There are copies in the library of the House.