Evening star., 1940-12-22
Airliners Prepared
1oCarry Record Loads
10 Winter Resorts
Southwest Sun Country
And Florida Shape Up
As Major Objectives


recreational areas, on a scale which
promises to eclipse all previous
operations.
Heavy increases already are begin
ming in air passenger traffic to
Florida and the Southwest "sun
country" in West Texas, Arizona ano
California. Traffic also is beginning
to pick up into the famous Idaho
Sun Valley"
Inter-American airline travel into
Mexico, the Caribbean, the West
Indies and South America also is
beginning to pick up heavily for
the winter season, prospects being
particularly bright for record air
travel into Mexico City.
American Airlines already has
put on an additional round "trip
schedule between New York and
Los Angeles by way of its southern
route to relieve increasing traffic
pressure, particularly in the three
existing schedules out of Washing
ton. The new schedule does not
provide for local stop but has
already improved service out of
Washington by taking care of much
OF the through service out of New
York.
13-Hours to "Sun Country"
American Airlines' 2l-passenger
Douglas airliners now leave Wash
ington Airport for the South and
West at $50 am. and 6:l5 and
l2:45 pm, providing l3-hour service
into the sun country" around Phoe-
nix, Ariz.
A survey made by this airline
shows that bookings at guest
ranches, inns and hotels at and
around Tucson and Phoenix is
heavier than ever before at this
season.
To care for the increased travel,
American not only has added an
extra schedule this fall, but also
has added an extra section each
way daily to its Mercury" schedule
between New York and Los Angeles.
Both sections also serve Arizona.
October was the biggest month
in the history of American Airlines
locally, with an increase of lat per
cent in passenger traffic, as COM
pared with the same month last
year.
Eastern Airlines also is sharing
in the increased travel to the South
west and to Mexico. Connecting
service, with Pan-American Airways.
into Mexico City already is exceed
ingly heavy and may even exceed in
rate OF increase the growing of
Florida business.
At the same time, connecting serv-
Ice with Pan American Airways out
OF Miami into the Caribbean area
and on to South America also is
growing with the approach of cold
weather. Many special tours already
have been booked to Mexico City.
Nassau, the Virgin Islands and other
winter vacation spots in the Latin
Americas.
More travel to such distant points
as Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
than ever before is expected by Pan
American.
Hawaii Traffic Increases.
Increased air travel to Hawaii
and over the newly inaugurated
Clipper flying service to New Zealsnc
and Australia also is reported by
Pan American.
This winter it will be easier than
ever for winter sports enthusiasts
to reach the deep. untracked SHOWS
OF the Northern United States anc
Canada. Canadian Colonial Airways
IN cooperation with both Eastern
Air Lines and American Airlines
out OF Washington is providing spe-
cial service to leading ski centers
In Vermont and Canada.
A skier now can reach Stowe VT
IN the Green Mountains, in less than
four hours from Washington, com
pairing with a former running time
OF about IL hours by ground trans
portation. Burlington, VT, is ever
closer in travel time, and Montreal
Is reached in less than three hours.
Canadian Colonial has opened q
new winter sports service direct to
the Laurentian Mountains. lust
north OF Montreal, operating through
service from New York to st. Jovite
famous skiing center in the heart
OF the Laurentians, in two and one
half hours. Passengers skis are car
ried without charge. The Canadian
government has extended a vel
come to American visitors and regu-
lations at the border are kept to the
minimum.
Western Travel Increases.
United Air Lines and Transsonti.
mental q Western Air, though neither
operates out of Washington, have
connecting services from the Capi.
tai to the Pacific Coast and bott
are reporting increased winter trave
from this area to the Southwest ano
West.
United, in cooperation with the
Union Pacific Railway, is develop
ing recreational travel service into
Sun Valley. Heavy advance book.
ings into this area and into the
Southwest, particularly California
and the desert and mountain coun-
try, already have been received.
Reporting a II per cent gain in
passenger travel out of Washington
during November, as compared with
the same month last year, United
still is running summer schedules
and is looking forward to an even
greater gain in December traffic.
T. w. A., connecting at Pittsburgh
with service out of Washington. is
reporting heavy service into the
Southwest, particularly into the
Boulder Dam-Lake Mead area. which
now Is becoming new winter play
ground. Boulder City, New, now is
served directly by T. w. A. and Is
the center for the new recreationa
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