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The Graf Zeppelin (after 1933) and Hindenburg (from 1936) make trips between Friedrichshafen, Germany and the Americas, but not on a very regular schedule.
The following is all fictional, but proposed in-period.
Since about 1932 the R-120 class airships Royal Westminster, Royal Kensington, and Royal St. James have maintained a regular route between Cardington, Bedfordshire (about 50 miles from London) and Montreal, Canada. As of 1933, the one-way fare is still £200 per person (50 lb. luggage allowance), although Vickers hopes to bring the fare down to about £150 in a few years.
The flight takes 48 hours; the landings and takeoffs are conducted in daylight, thus the schedule is:
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Transatlantic Airship Service |
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station |
arrive |
depart |
arrive |
depart |
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Cardington |
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1 p.m. Mon., Wed. |
1 p.m. Wed., Fri. |
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Montreal - St. Hubert airfield |
8 a.m. Wed., Fri. |
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7 a.m. Mon., Wed. |
There are also Imperial route masts in Cape Town, South Africa; Ismailia, Egypt; and Karachi; but aircraft have proved more economical on the routes to Africa and Asia. A trip or two all the way to Australia have been made since 1931 by one or two of the big Vickers airships.