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FM HONG KONG 17101 02 APR 79
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.465 OF 17 APRIL,
INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA.
YOUR TELNO.219: U.K/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
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1. EA AND CPA MET IN MANILA 11-12 APRIL TO DISCUSS NEW LOW FARES AND SCHEDULES ON THE HONG KONG/AUSTRALIA ROUTES. A COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE DISCUSSIONS IS BEING FORWARDED TO 0.0.T VIA CPA IN LONDON AND SHOULD ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE
TALKS WITH ROWLAND.
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2. EA AND CPA AGREED TO SUPPORT AN EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NEW FARES PACKAGE BY A JOINT FILING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NEXT AUSTRALIA/ASEAN MEETING
SCHEDULED ON 2 MAY.
3. A NEW FARES PACKAGE WAS AGREED WHICH PROVIDES FOR FIRST,
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS ECONOMY AT THE LEVELS AGREED AT THE JANUARY
TALKS. THE FIRST CLASS FARE (A.DOLLARS 1,650) WOULD PROVIDE
A SLEEPERETTE AND A NEW NORMAL FIRST CLASS FARE WOULD BE
INTRODUCED AT A.DOLLARS 1,486. APEX AND GIT FARES WOULD BE
PEGGED AT THE LEVELS ARISING FROM THE RESENT AUSTRALIAN/ASEAN
MINISTERIAL MEETING (DETAILS IN OUR TELNO.434).
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4. BECAUSE WEA WAS COMMITTED TO A 45 DAYS ADVANCE PURCHASE
PERIOD FOR APEX AND GIT FARES, CPA AGREED TO THE SAME PROVIDED
A REVIEW COULD BE MADE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. WE FIND THIS
DISAPPOINTING AND WILL PRESS FOR THE 21 DAYS EX-HONG KONG
FORMULA AGREED IN JANUARY AT THE REVIEW.
5. 4S REGARDS ADD-ON FARES WITHIN ASIA, CPA AND REA AGREED
TJ FILE JAA LEVELS IF OTHER AUSTRALIAN/ASEAN NEW LOW FARES
WERE NOT INTRODUCED AT THE SAME TIME AS HONG KONG/AUSTRALIA
FARES.
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