Minister's Journey (Chartered Aircraft)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Aviation – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 3 Rhagfyr 1947.

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Photo of Sir Edward Keeling Sir Edward Keeling , Twickenham 12:00, 3 Rhagfyr 1947

Will the Parliamentary Secretary say whether it is an accepted practice in air transport to leave a seat empty between London and Karachi because it will be filled from Karachi to Singapore?

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