TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 159

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GR 295

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 210351Z

RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

HKK 184||

No

?? MAR 1978

OFFIC

PA

RS2311

TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.351 OF 21 MARCH 78,

INFO TOKYO.

U.K/JAPAN AIR SERVICES.

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1. NOTAM 192, ISSUED BY THE JCAB ON 3 DECEMBER 1977, SETS OUT INTER ALIA OPERATING HOURS AND CONDITIONS AT NARITA EFFECTIVE FROM 1501 GMT ON 29 MARCH 1978.

2. CPA IS MOST CONCERNED WITH TWO PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THIS NOTAM, THESE ARE OPERATING HOURS AT NARITA, WHICH ARE FURTHER RESTRICTED FROM THOSE IN EFFECT AT HANEDA: AND THE TOTAL BAN ON AIRCRAFT BEYOND CURFEW HOURS EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF QUOTE AN EMERGENCY OR UNAVOIDABLE SITUATION UNQUOTE. THESE RESTRICTIONS PRECLUDE ANY MODEST LEEWAY ON AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS WHICH WAS AVAILABLE AT HANEDA ON OCCASION, AND WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE SEVERE REPERCUSSIONS FOR ALL CARRIERS AT NARITA IF THE EXISTING ALBEIT MODEST PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO SLIGHTLY DELAYED SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS

IS REMOVED.

3. IATA, GENEVA HAVE CABLED ALL AFFECTED CARRIERS AS FOLLOWS:- ''REF.SKED RESTRICTIONS AT NRT MATTER DISCUSSED AT SPC/11 ON 24/5 JAN WHERE AGREED ALL POSS ACTION BEING TAKEN BY IATA SEC THROUGH VISITS AND OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM RTD AND DG STP THUS FURTHER PRESSURE ON JCAB ONLY POSS THROUGH ACTION BY AFFECTED CARRIERS AND THEIR GOVTS VIA DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS STP NRT COORDINATOR/JL IS OPPOSING RESTRICTIONS AND HAS REQUESTED SUPPORT OF AFFECTED CARRIERS STP THUS GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD INSTIGATE NECESSARY ACTION

IF NOT ALREADY IN PROGRESS STP''

RESTRICTED

4. IT DOES APPEAR