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THE FIRST TRIPARTITE (CX/BA/AI) POOL MEETING WAS HELD LAST WEEK

IN BOMBAY TO FINALISE DETAILS OF THE POOLING CONDITIONS COVERING THE RESUMPTION OF CPA SERVICES TO INDIA (3X B707 WEEKLY ON THE ROUTE HKG/BOM/BAH VV WEF 1 OCTOBER 1978 BKK MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED ON THE ROUTE). AN ANOMALY WAS DISCOVERED CONCERNING

CPA'S CAPACITY LIMITATION OF 440 SEATS THROUGH BOMBAY (CMU OF 13 MAY 1977, PARA 3) AGAINST THE MINIMUM OF 3 SERVICES TO INDIA (TRIPARTITE AIRLINE UNDERSTANDING, PARA (E), AS RATIFIED BY CMU, PARA 4) WHICH WITH CPA'S CONFIGURATION WORKS OUT TO BE 462

SEATS.

2. WE REALISE THAT THE FIGURE OF 440 WAS INTENDED TO COVER 1

TRISTAR (286) PLUS 1 B707 (154) FREQUENCIES PER WEEK, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TO COVER 3 B707'S PER WEEK.

3. GRATEFUL IF AN APPROACH COULD BE MADE TO THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT

TO SEEK AN AMENDMENT OF THE FIGURE 440 TO 462.

4. PRESUMABLY BA WILL PROVIDE DOT WITH COPIES OF THE POOL

AGREEMENT AND AGREED RECORD OF DISCUSSIONS.

MACLEHOSE

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