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4. HAMZAH SAID THAT THE THREE AIRBUSES WHICH THEY HAD ON ORDER WOULD BE READY TO START OPERATIONS ON 1 NOVEMBER WITH 246 SEATS (24 FIRST CLASS AND 222 OTHERS).
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THAT DATE MAS WERE INTENDING THAT THE
DC 10 SHOULD OPERATE ON THE EUROPE / AUSTRALIA
ROUTES ONLY AND THAT THE AIRBUS SHOULD REPLACE THE 787 ON THE HONG KONG ROUTE. THEIR 797S WILL THEN BE SOLD. HE ADDED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO OPERATE THE AIRBUS ON KUL-SIN-KCH-BKI-MNL AND ON SIN-KUL-HKG ETC (IF THEY COULD SWING THE LATTER WITH THE SINGAPOREANS). HE ADDED THAT THE BASIS OF ALL THEIR FUTURE NEGOTIATING TACTICS WOULD BE THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO RESTRICTION ON AIRCRAFT TYPE.
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