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OUR TEL NO.302 AND 325 AUK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1.
Talks with Australian Officials ended in London on 23 June.
From the bilateral air services stand point, the Australian proposals
are attractive. They would achieve the objective of both countries
to introduce lower air fares. The lower fares would generate a
substantial number of additional passengers. Restriction of the
through carriage to BA and Qantas would permit more efficient
utilisation of aircraft. BA are satisfied that their earnings would
increase appreciably.
2. The Australians agreed to accommodate us on certain specific
issues: tickets at the lower fare would be available on an
individual instead of a charter basis: BA could continue to pick up
freight in India for the UK on return flights from Australia.
specific issues to be discussed further are: the number of traffic
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