The 1949 Hong Kong Annual Report notes "the popular B. O. A. C. flying boat service to the United Kingdom and Japan ceased in September and was replaced by a land plane service over a similar route, thereby reducing the time to London to three days."
Related to the development of the Hong Kong Route.
"After the war, B. O. A. C. set about the task of rebuilding Britain's airlines throughout the world and the Hong Kong route was reopened by the 'Hythe' flying boats in 1946. The journey time was five days.
In 1949, the Corporation introduced Argonaut airliners which cut the journey time to three days."
Source: March 1957 B. O. A. C. Review - "The Hong Kong Route Comes Of Age".
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1949 Hong Kong Annual Report
The 1949 Hong Kong Annual Report notes "the popular B. O. A. C. flying boat service to the United Kingdom and Japan ceased in September and was replaced by a land plane service over a similar route, thereby reducing the time to London to three days."
Flying boats
Checked my Dad's logbook 2/6/47....Plymouth class GAHYY "Portsmouth"
HKG-BANGKOK..8hrs onto RANGOON..2hrs44m..onto CALCUTTA..4hrs18m..onto KARACHI..8hrs
onto BAHRAIN..7hrs23m onto BASRA 3hrs onto CAIRO..6hrs48m onto AUGUSTA..6hrs44m
onto MARIGNANE..4hrs56m finally POOLE..4hrs53m ariving 8/6/4
He records 24/8/49 last flying boat HKG/MANILA 29/8/49 last flying boat to and from Japan..HKG/YOKOHAMA
So he's operating to Manila 3 days after i was born....wow different world then!!
1957 B.O.A.C. Review (Magazine)
Related to the development of the Hong Kong Route.
"After the war, B. O. A. C. set about the task of rebuilding Britain's airlines throughout the world and the Hong Kong route was reopened by the 'Hythe' flying boats in 1946. The journey time was five days.
In 1949, the Corporation introduced Argonaut airliners which cut the journey time to three days."
Source: March 1957 B. O. A. C. Review - "The Hong Kong Route Comes Of Age".
HK Route
It's quite a change Moddsey once they fly Argonauts on the route.
Looking at Dad's logbooks he went to that fleet in 1949 and for the crew it seems to have taken them 4 days.
This was due to crew rest at Karachi,then they flew a different aircraft onto HK.