Evening star., 1928-09-09
AIR LINES PLAN
TICKET BUREAU
Chicago to Have First Con.
soIidated Office for Passen-
ger Plane Bookings.

Concluding that passenger air trans.
portation has progressed to the point
where the utmost in service" must be
offered to the travelling public, the Chi
cago Air Traffic Association, represent
ing the air mail lines operating out OF
Chicago. will establish the first CEN
trally-located consolidated union ticket
Office, depot and information head
quarters for air passengers travelling to
all points to which mail planes carry
The depot is to be called the Air
Travel Bureau and Consolidated Ticket
Office and will be located at loop
hotel. Announcement of the step for
ward in commercial aviation was MADE
by Thomas Wolfe, jr. president OF the
Air Traffic Association and division
traffic manager of the National Air
Transport, Inc, operators of air mail
and passenger routes from New YORK
to Chicago to. Dallas, Tex. .--- -
For some time Mr.. Wolfe said, "a
careful study of the air passenger travel
situation has been under way and we
have concluded that the air lines have
progressed to the point that they must
offer the utmost in service to the travel
ing public The aeronautical world has
demonstrated conclusively that air
transportation will be an important fac
tor in the future transportation struc-
ture of our country and this consolida-
ton of air lines means that we are
going to offer the public the very best
kind of service and all of the conven-
fences which have heretofore been lack
ing in regard to air travel"
Members in Group.
Members of the Air Traffic Associa-
tion include: National Air Transport
Inc. Northwest Airways Inc; Embry-
Riddle Co., Robertson Aircraft Corpora
tiop and the Boeing Air Transport,
Inc. This group of companies operates
q total of 6.160 miles of airways which
is approximately so per cent of the
total of the air mail lines in the United
States. These same companies connect
with all other air mail lines which will
make it possible at this Office to secure
air transport tickets to almost every
point in the United States. These COM
panieS, all being air mail operators. have
q proven background from the stand
point of safety in operations and the
total mileage operated each day
amounts to 1920 miles.
An elaborate waiting room has been
provided where air passengers can en-
1ov every comfort Complete time
tables on railroad connections and air
States and Europe can be found at this
station Attendants under the super
vision of Robert L. Woodcock, manager
of the passenger bureau, will be on
hand from early morning until each
evening to make reservations.
Passengers by day planes will be rem
dered the additional service of being
awakened by the hotel at scheduled
hour. 80 minutes later breakfast will be
served in their rooms, and then they
will be whisked away In busseS to the
flying field Room reservations for
hotels along the route will be made by
the Palmer House bureau, as well as
arrangements for the air passengers
food accommodations. In short, the
air passengers flying from Chicago
after September 8. will have no worries
as to their transportation arrangements
and will be free to use their saving in
time in other pursuits.
Arrangements have also been made to
check passenger baggage at the down
town bureau so that passengers will find
their baggage on the planes when they
are ready. to 60.
Program of Service.
This, 1t is said. will mark one of the
greatest steps forward in air transpor-
tation in the United States and will
put this industry on basis comparable
with the excellent services in Europe.
It is designed primarily as a service to
the public and will make it possible for
the passenger to secure his ticket in any
section of the city and know immedi-
etely whether or not his reservation
can be made.
The millions of miles flown by this