RESTRICTED
HKCK 184/1
15 OCT 1979
ARS 135
STRICTED
FM HONG KONG 110636Z OCT 79
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1418 OF 11 OCTOBER
IND.
TO ROUTINE F C O
INFO PRETORIA
431 YOUR TELNO 804: UK/SOUTH AFRICA AIR SERVICES. See
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1. IN THE ABSENCE OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION WE FIND IT
DIFFICULT TO COMMENT AT LENGTH.
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2. HOWEVER, CPA ADVISE THAT IN THE PEAK SEASON THEY WOULD STAND TO LOSE ABOUT 100 PASSENGERS PER WEEK TAIPEI HONG KONG. THE TOTAL REVENUE CPA DERIVE FROM TAIPEI-SOUTH AFRICA TRAFFIC CONNECTING WITH SAA'S EXISTING SERVICES AT HONG KONG AMOUNTS TO AROUND US DOLLARS 100,000 PER YEAR. WHILE THIS IS NOT A LARGE SLICE OF CPA'S TOTAL REVENUE, THEY WOULD STAND TO LOSE IT FOR NO APPARENT COMPENSATING BENEFIT IF THE SAA SERVICE WERE
ALLOWED TO EXTEND TO TAIPEI.
3. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS WE SEE NO GROUNDS FOR ACCEDING TO THE
SAA REQUEST.
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