The Star (Chinese edition)
19th March, 1980
Britain has no reason to monopolize
the Hong Kong-London route
The British Civil Aviation Authority has granted British
Caledonian Airways the licence to operate a daily service
between Hong Kong and London and has denied CPA a similar
right.
For a long time, Britain has been taking advantage of
Hong Kong's geographical position to obtain transport
benefits for British Airways and, in doing so, has ignored
the rights and interests of the local airline and the tourist
industry in general. The recent decision is another evidence
of the U.K.'s taking advantage of the constitutional status
which exists between Hong Kong and Britain.
The approval by the local Air Transport Licencing Authority
to grant both CPA and BCAL the licence to operate the London
route is fair and would provide mutual benefits for both
Hong Kong and the U.K. Despite CPA's obvious advantages over
BCAL as the more suitable airline airline operating this
route, the local Air Transport Licencing Authority has not
deprived BCAL of its share.
If the recent BCAA decision still reigns, the evident British
monopoly of the London-Hong Kong route would be highly
infuriating.
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