As for the level of their services, we shall not need to cut their existing 3 services weekly between Bangkok and London (this is because they stop at Frankfort and the Frankfort/Bangkok sector accounts for a significant proportion of their capacity). The Australians have not yet made up their minds what they will do in
On balance we would respect of their arrangements with the Thais. not expect a seriously adverse Thai reaction.
INDIA
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A considerable volume of traffic is carried daily from London
to India (Bombay) on the UK-Australia service. BA are reasonably confident that they would be able to make alternative arrangements for this en route to Hong Kong or Singapore or by turn round services (London-Bombay-London). We would want to cut Air India's reciprocal services with the UK. There is little traffic between India and Australia and the Australians may be prepared to allow
Air India to serve the route alone.
HONG KONG
13 The Australian proposal will not adversely affect Hong Kong o Cathay Pacific Airways on the route between E. Australia and Hong Kong. The much less signficant route between W. Australia and Hong Kong on which CPA operates three services a week via
The Australians Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur would be affected. think the end to end traffic would support two services a week. The Hong Kong Government have been consulted.
NEW ZEALAND
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We said that services between the UK and New Zealand posed a special problem for us. There were strong political reasons for our wanting to continue the BA services between the UK and
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