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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELNO.1295 OF 10 NOVEMBER,
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INFO WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
OUR TELNO.1197: U.K/U.S.A AIR SERVICES.
1. WORLD AIRWAYS HAS BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE U.S CAB TO OPERATE A LOW FARE, NO FRILLS, SCHEDULED SERVICE TO HONG KONG ON THE ROUTE LAX/O AK/HNL/GUM/HKG. A DELEGATION FROM THE AIRLINE,
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HEADED BY W,A. HARDENSTINE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (SALES), IS CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG ON A FACT-FINDING MISSION. IN THEIR MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION ON 8 NOVEMBER, THE DELEGATION SAID THAT WORLD AIRWAYS WOULD WISH TO OPERATE A THRICE-WEEKLY SERVICE ON THE ROUTE WITH DC8-63 FROM MARCH 1979,
SWITCHING TO DC-10S SIX MONTHS LATER.
2. THE DELEGATION WAS INFORMED OF THE FORMALITIES REQUIRED BEFORE SUCH SERVICES COULD BEGIN, IN PARTICULAR THAT WORLD AIRWAYS WOULD REQUIRE:-
(A) DESIGNATION BY THE U.S GOVERNMENT FOR THE ROUTE:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE DESIGNATION BY H.M.G:
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A PERMIT FROM H.M.G ISSUED UNDER THE AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS,
3. THE SUBJECT OF AIR FARES WAS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT WORLD AIRWAYS WILL FILE FOR TARIFFS AT LEVELS BELOW THE CURRENT BUDGET FARES.
4. AS EXPLAINED IN THE TEL UNDER REF, THE OPERATION OF WORLD
AIRWAYS SERVICES ALONGSIDE PAA AND NWA WOULD BENEFIT HONG KONG IN THE SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM. GIVEN THE LACK OF CPA INTEREST, WHOSE SIGHTS ARE NOW SET ON CANADA RATHER THAN USA, WE SUPPORT
THE PROPOSED WORLD AIRWAYS SERVICES.
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