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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.1224 OF 24 OCTOBER.78
INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR.
D.O.T TELNO.ALLOT 149: MAS EXTRA SECTION.
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1. CPA ADVISE THAT THE SCHOOL HOLIDAY PEAK JUSTIFIES MOUNTING
EXTRA SECTIONS ON 11 AND 14 NOVEMBER.
ONE EXTRA SECTION ON 11 NOVEMBER.
2. CURRENT SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
CPA HAVE APPLIED FOR
11 NOVEMBER.
SCHEDULED SERVICES
EXTRA SECTION APPLICATION
MAS BKI/HKG V.V. V.V. MAS HKG/BKI
CPA HKG/BKI V.V. CPA HKG/BKI V.V.
14 NOVEMBER.
SCHEDULED SERVICES
MAS BKI/HKG V.V.
EXTRA SECTION APPLICATION
MAS BKI/HKG V.V.
15 NOVEMBER. SCHEDULED SERVICES
CPA HKG/BKI V.V. (CPA STILL HAVE SPARE
CAPACITY).
3. SINCE MAS EXTRA SECTIONS ON 11 NOVEMBER ORIGINATE IN HKG, WE AND CPA FEEL THAT A MORE EQUITABLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO TURN DOWN MAS'S REQUEST FOR 11 NOVEMBER, BUT APPROVE THEIR MOUNTING
THIS APPROVAL BEING SUBJECT ONE EXTRA SECTION ON 14 NOVEMBER. TO CPA OBTAINING PERMISSION TO OPERATE THEIR EXTRA SECTIONS ON 11 NOVEMBER.
4. CPA EXPECT TO LOSE PASSENGERS FROM THEIR SCHEDULED SERVICE ON 15 NOVEMBER AND ALSO CLAIM THAT EVEN IF THE MALAYSIANS APPROVE
THEIR EXTRA SECTION ON 11 NOVEMBER THEY EXPECT FORMAL NOTIFICATION
TO BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT.
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