IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

And Associated Airways “All Air Route”

ENGLAND-EGYPT-PALESTINE-IRAQ-PERSIAN GULF-INDIA-BURMA-SIAM-HONG KONG-MALAYA-AUSTRALIA

Effective 1 September 1936 until further notice

 

LONDON-BRUSSELS-COLOGNE

NURNBURG-VIENNA.

Your Captain Speaking: Ladies and Gentlemen, today we will be flying at an altitude of 3,500ft and our route today takes us across the Channel to firstly, Brussels, then to Cologne, Nurnburg, then at 5,500ft altitude along the Danube valley via Linz to Vienna, where we spend the night. 

ICAO Airport

 Dep

 

EGCR Croydon

06.00

NOTES: Aircraft HP42. Depart Wed, Sats

Miles

EBBR Brussels

09.05

ß + 1 hr time change.

182

EDDK Cologne

10.30

 

101

EDDN Nurnburg

13.15

Lunch at Airport

171

LOWW Vienna

Arrive evening. Overnight at Hotel.

238

 

VIENNA-BUDAPEST-BELGRADE

SKOPJE-SALONIKA-ATHENS.

Your Captain Speaking: Today we will be flying at an altitude of 5,500ft and our route takes us via Gyor to Budapest and then on to Belgrade. From Belgrade we fly via Nis to Skopje and then to Salonika at an altitude of 7,500ft. From Salonika to Athens, we fly at an altitude of 5,500ft and due to the mountains, we pass directly over the airport, turning over the bay and Piraeus harbor to land at Athens where we will spend the night. 

ICAO Airport

 Dep

 

LOWW Vienna

 06.00

NOTES:, Aircraft HP42. Dep Thu, Sun
Miles

LHBP Budapest

 07.35

 

116

LYBE Belgrade

 09.40

 

165

LWSK Skopje

 12.45

Lunch at Airport

189

LGTS Salonika

 14.20

(Thessalonica)

106

LGAT Athens

Arrive evening. Overnight at Hotel.

171

                                                                                   

ATHENS-CRETE-ALEXANDRIA-CAIRO

Your Captain Speaking: Today we fly at 3,500ft altitude over the Mediterranean Sea via Milos Island to Crete. From Crete, we leave with a maximum fuel load and, to avoid the mountains, we fly in an easterly direction along the northern coastline, across Mirabella Bay to the end of the island before turning southwards to Alexandria, after which we have a short flight to Cairo which is the termination of this flight.

ICAO Airport

Dep

 

LGAT Athens

08.30

NOTES: Aircraft HP42. Dep Mon, Fri

Miles

LGIR Crete

11.40

(Iraklion)

169

HEAX Alexandria

 15.40

 

346

HEAZ Cairo

Connects with flights to the Far East and Cape Town.

101