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FM HONG KONG 270945Z MAR 79
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 420 OF 27 MARCH
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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DT! TELNO ALLOT 22: PAA OPERATIONS ON ROUND-THE-WORLD ROUTE (US ROUTE 2).
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1. THE 1979 SUMMER SCHEDULE FILED BY PAA SHOWS SERVICES THROUGH
BOTH TEHRAN AND BOMBAY.
2. PAA EXPLAIN THAT THE US STATE DEPARTMENT HAS ASKED THAT THE
AUTHORITY TO SERVE BOMBAY BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE SUMMER SEASON
ON US ROUTE 2 WHICH WOULD ENABLE PAA TO SERVE BOMBAY ON ITS
RTW SERVICE WITH FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS, IN ANTICIPATION OF APPROVAL
BEING FORTHCOMING, PAA INCLUDED BOMBAY IN THEIR SUMMER SCHEDULE
SHOWING SERVICES AT BOMABY IN LIEU OF TEHRAN ON A TWICE-
WEEKLY BASIS.
3. PAA ARGUE THAT THEIR APPLICATION IS JUSTIFIED ON THE GROUNDS
OF IMPROVED PUBLIC SERVICE AND, ANYWAY, THAT THE APPROVAL WHICH THEY ARE SEEKING IS APPROPRIATE UNDER ARTICLE 2(5) OF BERMUDA 2.
4. WE NOTE THAT BA WILL RESUME A HONG KONG-BOMBAY VV SERVICE IN
SUMMER 79 ON A B747 TWICE-WEEKLY BASIS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE JAL ONCE-WEEKLY 5747 HKG-BOM (ONE WAY ONLY) FLIGHT WILL BE WITHDRAWN. THE CURRENT AIR INDIA, ALITALIA AND SWISSAIR SERVICES-
DO NOT ENJOY HIGH SEAT FACTORS FOR END-TO-END TRAFFIC BUT THE
ALL-ON-BOARD SEAT FACTORS ARE QUITE HIGH. NEVERTHELESS, DCA HAS
NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SHORTAGE OF SEATS. THE CASE
FOR PAA TO ENJOY TRAFFIC RIGHTS ON THE GROUNDS OF IMPROVED PUBLIC
SERVICE IS THEREFORE WEAK.
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