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GR 280
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FROM HONG KONG 289945Z
TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 346 OF 8 MARCH 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
CAAC CHARTER FLIGHTS.
HKCK 184/1
INDEX
12 MAR 1979
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No 1 223 N
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1. CAAC APPLIED TO DCA ON 3 MARCH TO OPERATE A DAILY CARGO FLIGHT
FROM GUANGZHOU (CANTON) TO HONG KONG WITH AN24 TO CARRY BALSALM
PEARS. THE FLIGHTS WOULD RETURN TO GUANGZHOU EMPTY.
2. DCA GAVE APPROVAL FOR THESE CHARTERS UNTIL 15 MARCH IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, AND THE FIRST FLIGHT TOOK PLACE ON 6 MARCH. A PROBLEM HAS ARISEN IN THAT THE AN24 AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE THE FULL NAVIGATIONAL
CAPABILITY WHICH DCA REQUIRES FOR OPERATIONS TO AND FROM HONG KONG.
ON EACH OCCASION THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT MUST BE AFFORDED SPECIAL
TEATMENT BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO FACILITATE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.
3. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AIRLINE
THROUGH THEIR LOCAL AGENTS, AND ASKED IF THE CHARTER SERVICE COULD BE OPERATED WITH AN AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY
NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT (AS PUBLISHED IN THE HONG KONG AERONAUTICAL
INFORMATION PUBLICATION). THE LATEST POSITION IS THAT A SENIOR
CAAC CAPTAIN WILL COME TO HONG KONG ON THE AN24 FLIGHT OF 9 MARCH
TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAD'S SUPERINTENDENT OF AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICES.
4. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.
MACLEHOSE
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MR.CORTAZZI
MR. BUTLER MISS BROWN MR. MURRAY
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