Organized shortly after the signing of the armistice with Austria; operating (8) Genoa-Nice (100 miles). (9) Genoa-Florence (120 miles). (10) Florence-Rome (140 miles). (11) Rome-Brindisi (290 miles).
Air mail lines (8) to (11), now being worked out, will constitute the Italian section of an interallied air mail service to be established between London, Paris, Rome, and Constantinople.
France.—(1) Paris-Mans-St. Nazaire (250 miles). Daily mail service by means of twin-engined Letord biplanes (Hispano-Suiza engines). Inaugurated August 15, 1918. Average time, 3 hours. Postage, 75 centimes (15 cents). (2) Paris-London (240 miles). (3) Paris-Lyons (240 miles). (4) Lyons-Marseilles (165 miles). (5) Marseilles-Nice (140 miles).
Air mail lines (3) to (5), now being organized, will constitute the French section of an interallied air mail service to be established between London, Paris, Rome, and Constantinople.
(6) Nice-Ajaccio, Corsica (150 miles). Daily air mail service by means of flying-boats about to begin operations.
Various air mail lines, operated by the military, are functioning in southern Algeria and Morocco, chiefly for carrying official correspondence. The organization of an air mail line from Marseilles via Algiers to Timbuctoo is now being worked out. The sections Biskra-Wargia (240 miles) and Wargia-Inifel (211 miles) and Inifel-Insala (223 miles) are in operation.
Greece.—(1) Athens-Janina (200 miles). Daily mail service; inaugurated August 8, 1918. (2) Athens-Salonica (220 miles). Daily mail service projected.
Denmark.—(1) Copenhagen-Odense-Fredericia-Esierg (170 miles). (2) Copenhagen-Kalundborg-Aarhus (105 miles). (8) Copenhagen-Gothenburg-Christiania (330 miles). Daily mail service projected.
Austria.—Vienna-Budapest (140 miles). Daily mail service; inaugurated July 5, 1918. Postage, 5.10 kronen ($1).
Norway.—(1) Christiania-Stavanger-Bergen-Trondhjem (670 miles). Oversea route. (2) Christiania-Bergen (200 miles). Overland route. (3) Stavanger-Bergen (100 miles). Oversea route.