HC Deb 13 March 1968 vol 760 cc309-12W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportions of the scheduled passenger services from Scottish airports to countries outside the

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. Mallalieu

The 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. Ewing

asked 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. Mallalieu

Following is the information:

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. Ewing

asked 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. Ewing

asked 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. Mallalieu

Regular air traffic statistics are not collected in a

lands and Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Weekly 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.