TNAG-0643-FCO40-791-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1977 — Page 189

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29 YOUR ALLOT 127 OF 24 OCTOBER

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WE REGRET THE DELAY IN REPLYING BUT A COPY OF MAS REQUEST ONLY REACHED DCA ON SAME DATE AS TUR AND CPA HAD TO CHECK BOOKINGS

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2. CPA AT BKI ADVISED THAT ON 29 AUGUST THEY HAD REQUESTED APPROVAL FROM DCA KUL FOR EXTRA SECTORS ON ROUTE HKG/BKI V.V. ON 12 NOVEMBER. A REMINDER WAS SENT ON 10 OCTOBER BUT NO REPLY HAS BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR.

3. DCA IS OPPOSED TO THIS ONE SIDED APPROACH AND LEAVES IT TO

YOU TO SEE FAIR PLAY.

4. SUBJECT TO PARA 3 WE WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THE EXTRA SECTORS BUT IN ORDER TO EVEN OUT THE SHOULDERS OF THE PEAK PERIOD AT THE AIRPORT WE WOULD WISH MAS TO RE-SCHEDULE SO AS TO ARRIVE HKG 1245L, IF NECESSARY DEPARTING TEN MINUTES EARLY AT 0630L.

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