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TO PRIORITY F.C.0 TELNO.1205 OF 26 NOVEMBER,
INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE.
U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.
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1. AT CPA/SIA POOL MEETING ON 14 NOVEMBER SIA RE-OPENED THE QUESTION OF SIA TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHTER SERVICES. SIA
PROPOSED THAT THEY SHOULD MOUNT A TWICE WEEKLY 707 FREIGHTER SERVICE SIN/HKG/GUM/HNL/SFO/HNL/GUM/SIN STARTING 1ST APRIL 78.
2. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL SCHEDULED FREIGHTER CAPACITY FROM HKG TO USA, AND THEREFORE PROVISION OF SUCH A SERVICE IS IN HONG KONG'S GENERAL INTEREST, AS CPA/BA DO NOT INTEND TO MOUNT THE NEEDED SERVICE, NOR ARE THEY IN COMPETITION WITH SIA ON THE ROUTE HKG/GUM/HNL/SFO, WE WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THE SIA PROPOSAL PROVIDED A FORMULA IS ADOPTED TO PREVENT A WORSENING OF THE EXISTING CPA/SIA 5TH FREEDOM
IMBALANCE OF EARNINGS. AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO
REQUIRE SIA TO TAKE OFF THEIR EXISTING ONCE WEEKLY FREIGHTER SERVICE SIN/HKG V.V AND WE WOULD SUPPORT A SETTLEMENT ON THIS
BASIS.
3. WE WOULD NOT INSIST ON THE HKG/GUM SECTOR BEING BLINDED AS
A CONDITION FOR AGREEING THE SIA PROPOSAL, BUT WOULD HOPE FOR
AN ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY SIA'S OPERATION OVER THIS SECTOR COULD
BE REVIEWED UPON NOTIFICATION OF CPA'S INTENTION TO COMMENCE
OPERATIONS ON IT.
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