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FM D.T.. 101128Z
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MAEY (3)
TO PRIORITY HONGKONG FOR GOVERNOR TELEGRAM NO. ALLOT 137 OF 10 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY BCARFE HONGKONG, ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR.
YOUR TELNO 1111 (NOT TO KUALA LUMPUR)
UK/MALAYSIA AIR SERVICES
IN RESPONSE TO YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WE HAVE SENT THE FOLLOWING TEL TO THE MALAYSIANS 1
D 4733 TO DEPT OF CIVIL AVIATION (WMKLYA) RFI MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM KUALA LUMPUR, MAS AND CPA EXTRA FLTS, REF OUR TLX D4481 OF 27/10. CPA HAVE NOW WITHDRAWN THEIR APPLICATION (SUBMITTED TO YOU ON 29 AUG) TO OPERATE EXTRA SECTIONS HKG/BKI AND BKI/HKG ON 12 NOV. THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY CREATED BY YOUR LACK OF RESPONSE TO THEIR APPLICATION AND PARTLY, WE BELIEVE, TO THE DIVERSION OF CUSTOMERS FROM CPA'S PROPOSED FLTS AS A RESULT OF MAS'S UNDER-CUTTING OF FARES.
2. IN CONSEQUENCE WE ARE EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO APPROVE THE MAS EXTRA SECTIONS ON 15 NOV AND ARE ONLY PERSUADED TO DO SO TO MINIMISE THE INCONVENIENCE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.
3. WE SHALL EXPECT MAS TO RE-SUBMIT ITS APPLICATION FOR EXTRA SECTIONS ON 28 DEC. WITH AN ASSURANCE THAT THEY WILL CHARGE NOT LESS THAN THE FARE LEVELS APPROVED IN THE CAA YIELD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME. OUR RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION WILL BE VERY MUCH CONDITIONED BY YOUR RESPONSE TO ANY APPLICATION FOR EXTRA SECTIONS BY CPA AT AROUND THAT TİMC. EXTRA SECTIONS TO CATER FOR PRE- DETERMINED AND PREDICTAŹLE TRAFFIC PEAKS SUCH AS THE ONES UNDER DISCUSSION SHOULD, WE FEEL, BE APPLIED FOR AND DEALT WITH IN GOOD TIME, SAY AT LEAST A FORTNIGHT IN ADVANCE, SO AS TO ENABLE THE AIR- LINES TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND TO MINIMISE IN CONVENIENCE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC IN THE EVENT THAT THE EXTRA SECTIONS ARE NOT APPROVED. CAIR/1A,
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