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FM HONG KONG 080958Z AUG 79
EGRAM NUMBER 1128 OF 8 AUGUST
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TO )MMEDIATE F C O
INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
MY TELNO 1122: HK/AUSTRALIA FARES PACKAGE,
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- 9 AUG 1979
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1. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION HAS HAD FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH
CPA AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION HERE ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE FILING WHICH WE UNDERSTAND THE AUSTRALIAN COUNSELLOR (TRANSPORT) IN LONDON HAS BEEN ASKED TO RAISE WITH YOU. OUR COMMENTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS :
(1) WITH REGARD TO THE ATA FARES REFERRED TO IN PARA 1(C) OF TUR, CPA AND QANTAS HAVE NOW AGREED TO DISPENSE WITH THE IATA
FARES ON IT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA.
2) QANTAS RAISED POSSIBILITY OF ADD-ONS TO SHANGHAT ́ AND PEKING." CPA AND OURSELVES SHARE THE VIEW THAT SUCH FARES SHOULD AWAIT THE
INTRODUCTION OF SERVICES FROM HONG KONG TO THESE POINTS. (3) CPA ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE EXTRA TWO PERCENT OVERRIDE COMMISSION BEING CONTINUED BEYOND OCTOBER 79 SINCE FARE LEVELS WERE ORIGINALLY CALCULATED ON THE PREMISE THAT SUCH COMMISSION WOULD CEASE, THE EXTRA TWO PERCENT WOULD THEREFORE HAVE TO BE MET BY CPA. WE SUPPORT CPA'S VIEW.
(4) AS REGARDS THE PRE-BOOKING PERIOD, CPA HOPE TO INTRODUCE ADVANCE BOOKING FACILITIES ON SLIDING SCALE AS SET OUT IN THEIR LETTER OF 19 JULY TO THE CAA COVERING THEIR TARIFF FILING. THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO US, AND WE BELIEVE THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES WILL NOT OBJECT TO CPA'S PLANS IN RESPECT OF TRAVEL ORIGINATING
IN HONG KONG.
2. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION ADVISES THAT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT WILL ISSUE PRESS STATEMENT ON NEW FARES PACKAGE ON 13 AUGUST.
CPA UNDERSTOOD THAT AUSTRALIAN PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE MADE
ON SUNDAY 12 AUGUST AND PLAN TO HAVE ADVERTISEMENT READY FOR
PUBLICATION IN MONDAY'S PRESS. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION HAS
AGREE TO CONFIRM THE TIMING OF THE PRESS STATEMENT WITH CANBERRA.
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