Strong objection to L'pool Ringway Airport application
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In a bid to link up Liverpool with Srlanchester's Ringway. Airport, R. and M. E. Booth. who trade under the name Aintree lfravel Agency, applied to the North Western Traffic Commissioners in Liverpool last week for a new express licence to authorize daily services between Aintree and Ringway.
The application, and also one of a similar nature made by Reliance Coaches, of Liverpool, met with strong opposition when objections were lodged by the North Western Road Car Co Ltd, Smiths Tours (Wigan) Ltd, Ribble Motor Services Ltd, Lancashire United Motor Services Ltd, Hebble Motor Services Ltd, United Automobile Services Ltd, the Northern and General Transport Company Ltd, SELNEC, James Motors and British Railways.
Representing Aintree Travel Agency, Mr G. Crowe told the Commissioners that Merseyside residents, whose Continental holiday flights departed from Manchester, found it difficult to reach Ringway as existing services were inadequate. Seven years ago, he said, Aintree Travel Agency had been refused a similar application and had since then been operating the service on a private-hire basis. However, throughout the intervening years the number of people travelling from the Liverpool area to Ringway Airport had increased to such an extent that the application was now felt to be justified.
In support of the application several witnesses from various airlines and Continental travel firms gave evidence in which they stated that the proposed services were in the interests of their own passengers who were travelling to Ringway Airport from Liverpool.
One of the objectors, Lancashire United Transport Ltd, which already holds a licence authorizing a direct service for passengers of certain travel firms only, had itself made an application to increase services and had, in turn, received an objection from British Railways.
All three cases were adjourned to a date to be fixed in the near future.