§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in order to encourage the full use of Prestwick Airport and adequate services between Scotland and Scandinavia and the United States of America, he will give to Scandinavian airlines an assurance that they will be granted traffic rights to operate as many flights through Scottish airports as the facilities of these airports allow and to pick up passengers in Scotland for these flights.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe Scandinavian Airlines System already operate some services between Prestwick and Scandinavia. If they wish to operate more, or to use other Scottish airports for such services, we should of course consider sympathetically an approach from the Scandinavian governments for166W further rights. As regards transatlantic services, I would refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Ayr (Mr. Younger) on 11th March.—[Vol. 760, c. 237.]