In the 1930s passenger numbers on scheduled flights grew rapidly as people realised the advantages of flying. Commercial aviation suffered a setback in 1940–43, during the Second World War. After the war, however, there was a boom.
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Source: Appendix to the Journal Of the House of Representatives, 1946, H37, pp. 22-25; National Airways Corporation data
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