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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1898 OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1978 INFO CANBERRA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
N. DOT TELNO ALLOT 134: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
1. CPA AND QANTAS HAVE NOW SIGNED ANNEX NOS 11, 12 AND 13 COVERING
THE PERIOD 1 OCTOBER 1978 TO 31 MARCH 1979 (COPIES WILL BE FORWARDED TO DOT BY BAG).
2. A CHANGE IN QANTAS FREQUENCY FROM 7 TO 4 WEEKLY WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF THEIR WINTER SCHEDULES WILL MEAN A REDUCTION, IN SEAT TERMS, FROM 1,791 WEEKLY IN EACH DIRECTION TO 1,601 AGAINST CPA'S UNCHANGED FIGURE OF 1,232. QANTAS ESTIMATE THE NON-POOL FACTOR AT 27 PER CENT (COMPARED WITH 30 PERCENT IN THE CURRENT POOL PERIOD) WHICH, IF ACCURATE, WOULD LEAVE 1,168 SEATS AVAILABLE WEEKLY FOR END-TO-END TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND EAST AUSTRALIA.
3. CPA WILL BE MEETING Q ANTAS LATER THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS THE
SUBJECT OF EXTRA SECTIONS. WE HOPE TO LET YOU HAVE OUR VIEWS NEXT
WEEK ON PARA 3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.
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MR BUTLER
MISS BROWN
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