Decision Reserved
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CHANNEL AIRWAYS LTD. were probably the most reluctant appellants ever to come before the Transport Tribunal, Mr. R. M. Yorke told the Tribunal on Tuesday.
The airline was appealing against a decision of the South Eastern Licensing Authority authorizing the use of one vehicle for the carriage of perishable goods within five miles of Portsmouth Airport, arriving or going out by Channel Airways aircraft.
The company had originally asked for one vehicle with much wider facilities and Mr. Yorke said that what the L.A. had granted was about as good to the appellant company as a suicide pill. However, Channel Airways had no desire whatever to operate any road transport at all. They would be delighted if a road transport operator would offer to do the work for them. Mr. Yorke said the company had lost the whole of the Jersey flower traffic because they could not provide a land service from Portsmouth. They now thought they could get the Jersey traffic back if they could provide this service.
Respondents were British Railways Board, Transport Holding Co. and F. V. Carroll and Son Ltd., of Hounslow.
Judgment was reserved.