SAS Inaugurates Route Linking
Alaska to Europe in 14 1-2 Hours
Anchorage became the first
American city with nonstop air
£ae passenger service to both
Ebrope and Asia Wednesday when
Scandinavian Airlines System be
tas regular passenger service non
stop to Copenhagen directly over
the top of the world.
No other U.S. city as yet enjoys
the unique position of Anchorage,
nfcieli is situated almost half way
between Toyko and Copenhagen,
just 12% hours from Japan and
14% hours to Europe.
In celebration of the first pass
enger flight SAS carried a number
nf top government officials from
Washington and Alaska, as well as
a number of Alaskan newspaper
men.
Among the first passengers or
the historic flight, which left
Anchorage at 3 a.m., Wednesday
(October 22), were E.L. Bartlett,
Alaska Representative to Con
gress; Andrew Stevenson, Secre
tary of the House of Representa
tives; Joseph Watson and G.
Joseph Minetti, both members of
the CAB (Civil Aeronautics
Board). The press was represented
by Robert Atwood, publisher of
the Anchorage TIMES; Norman C.
Brown,, publisher of the Anchor
age NEWS; C.W. Snedden, publish
er of the Fairbanks NEWS
MINER; and Morgan Coe, manag
ing editor of the DAILY ALASKA
EMPIRE in Juneau.
Until now Anchorage had been
a refueling stop on the 8000-mile
“short cut” route between Scan
dinavia and Tokyo. During the past
year and a half of operation of the
route SAS has carried more than
11,000 passengers. But it was not
until a few weeks ago that SAS
secured permission to pick up and
discharge passengers in Alaska,
for the 4400-mile flight to Europe.
The new route will operate
twice weekly during the winter.
SAS D€-7Cs will leave Anchorage
on Wednesdays and Fridays, with
departures from Copenhagen on
Tuesdays and Sundays.
Capt. G. Roullard
At C. of C. Meet
Captain George D. Roullard, at
tached to the Naval Station here,
was selected to represent the
Commander Alaskan Sea Frontier
and Commandant 17th Naval Dis
trict at the general meeting of the
Alaskan Chamber of Commerce
October 23 through October 25 in
Anchorage.
Captain Roullard is one of
several high ranking officers from
Alaskan military commands invit
ed to participate in the Alaska
wide meetfcag of the Chamber. lie
is Chief of Staff here.
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