§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many tons of freight have been uplifted from Leeds/Bradford airport for each month from January to June, 1971, inclusive, compared with the similar period last year; and how many scheduled and 485W charter passenger-carrying air movements occurred in the same periods.
§ Mr. NobleFollowing is the information:
Freight Uplifted (metrictons) Air Transport Movements* Scheduled Services Charter Flights January, 1971 47.0 356 87 February, 1971 58.0 384 150 March, 1971 67.1 459 150 April, 1971 39.0 356 132 * Including some all-cargo flights Figures for May and June, 1971, are not yet available. The statistics for 1970 have been published in the Civil Aviation series 486W of Business Monitor: CA1–Airport Activity and CA3–Air Freight and Mail.