THAT AUSTRALIA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS LOWER AIR FARE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ASEAN WAS QUOTE OBNOXIOUS UNQUOTE. HE SAID THAT QUOTE ANY DIFFICULTIES THE ASEAN COUNTRIES SAW IN THE AUSTRALIA POLICY SHOULD AND COULD BE SORTED OUT AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. UNQUOTE.
5. WE HAVE NOTED THAT THE SINGAPOREANS CONTINUE TO ASSERT THAT THE PRESENT STOPOVER SURCHARGE IS AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS 75. THE TRUE DIFFERENTIAL FOR THE OFF PEAK BEFORE THE NEW LOW FARES WAS AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS 225. THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD ADVANCE PURCHASE FARE (AUST DOLLARS 850) AND THE FARE ALLOWING ONE STOPOVER (AUST DOLLARS 1075), THE LATTER FIGURE BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM THE EXCURSION (YE 270) FARE OF AUSTRAL I AN DOLLARS 1000 PLUS AUST DOLLARS 75 SURCHARGE. A SECOND STOPOVER ON THE RETURN LEG WOULD COST AN EXTRA DOLLARS 75.
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