DEYOND 1980.
5. AS YOU KNOW, WE FAVOUR THE SWITCH FROM NARROW TO WIDE-BODIED
AIRCRAFT (SEE MY TELNO.425) AND HOPE THAT CPA CONCLUDE THE DEAL AS ENVISAGED. WE DO, OF COURSE, APPRECIATE THAT TRAFFIC RIGHTS WILL POSE PROBLEMS AND THE MOST IMMEDIATE OF THESE IS A ROUTL FROM HONG KONG TO AUCKLAND VIA PORT MORESBY,
6. THIS WAS CONSIDERED AT THE BRIEFING MEETING AND, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH REGARD TO CPA'S FLEET EXPANSION AND ANG'S PLANS, IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE FOR BCARFE TO GO BY HIMSELF TO PORT MORESBY ON AN EXPLORATORY VISIT TO SOUND OUT THE PNG OFFICIALS AS TO WHAT SORT OF DEAL MIGHT BE IN THE OFFING.
7. IN THIS CONNECTION, GREY (ANG) CALLED ON MILES (CPA) ON 31ST MARCH AND REPORTED THAT PNG GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO PERMIT ANG TO BUY A SECOND B707, WHICH COMPLICATED TRAFFIC RIGHTS EXCHANGES. HOWEVER, ANG WERE STILL INTERESTED IN KAGOSHIM (KOJ) AS A POINT BEYOND HKG BUT THE JAPANESE WERE NOT VERY SYMPATHETIC, SEOUL (SEL) WAS ALSO MENTIONED AS A 5TH FREEDOM POINT WHICH ATTRACTED ANG. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY WAS HONOLULU WHICH GREY THOUGHT COULD BE EXCHANGED WITH THE AMERICANS FOR FISHING RIGHTS IN PNG WATERS, GREY ALSO SAID THAT SEAT FACTORS DID NOT YET JUSTIFY A SECOND SERVICE AND HE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CPA
MILES MERELY SAID DELAYING THE START OF THEIR SERVICES TO POM. THAT CPA STILL PLAN TO OPERATE A TWICE-WEEKLY 3707 SERVICE HKG/POM/AKL V.Y. FROM OCTOBER 1978, WITH THE AIRCRAFT BEING
DE-RATED ON THE HKG/POM V.V. SECTOR.
e. AS TO INDUCEMENTS WHICH BCARFE MIGHT OFFER TO THE PNG AUTHORITIES, WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE ANG ANY 5TH FREEDOM POINT IN EXCHANGE FOR AKL: PREFERABLY KOJ BUT SEL IF NECESSARY TO CLINCH A DEAL.
CPÁ
9. MEANTIME, WE HAVE ASKED CPA TO ADVISE WHAT MINIMUM TRAFFIC
RIGHTS ARE REQUIRED SO FAR AS THE HONG KONG-PORT MORESBY- AUCKLAND ROUTE IS CONCERNED IN TERMS OF THE BOARD DECISION ON
THE EASTERN TRISTARS LEASING DEAL GOING EITHER WAY.
MACLEHOSE
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