§ 57. Mr. Robert Howarthasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the percentage growth in passenger and cargo traffic carried by the two corporations, British European Airways and the British Overseas Airways Corporation, for 1968 compared with each of the previous four years.
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§ Mr. William RodgersFollowing is the information:
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC CARRIED BY THE AIR CORPORATIONS IN 1964–1968 Percentage increase over previous year Passenger miles flown Freight ton miles flown Year All Services Scheduled Services* 1964 17 21 1965 15 23 1966 12 27 1967 3 6 1968 (provisional) 1 7 * The freight traffic by charter services is relatively small.