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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1141 OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1978 INFO SINGAPORE, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

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DOT TELNO ALLOT 141 AND 146: UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.

THE SUMMER SCHEDULE COVERING THE PERIOD FROM 1 OCTOBER TO 14

DECEMBER PROVIDES FOR THE PATTERN OF SERVICES SET OUT IN PHASE 1 OF THE ATTACHMENT TO THE LETTER FROM ROGERS TO PILLAY OF 8 JUNE

1978. IT IS THEREFORE IN ORDER.

2. AS REGARDS THE WINTER SCHEDULE (IE FROM 14 DECEMBER) BOTH WE

AND CPA HAVE DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING THE CALCULATION GIVEN

IN PARA 3 OF ALLOT 141 AS NO GUIDANCE IS GIVEN ON HOW THESE

FIGURES ARE ARRIVED AT. OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT IS (GIVEN AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION OF DC-19 268 SEATS,

B727 - 136 SEATS AND B 707 150 SEATS AS STATED IN THE NOTES OF THE DOT/SIA MEETING OF 8 MAY 1978) :

A. PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY (14 DECEMBER 78 30 APRIL 79);

268-134 X 79 FLIGHTS = 10,428 SEATS

E. PROPOSED REDUCTION IN CAPACITY (1 FEBRUARY

(268 X 25 FLIGHTS) PLUS (150 X 34 FLIGHTS)

31 MARCH 79): 11,800 SEATS,

IF THIS INTERPRETATION IS CORRECT, THEN BOTH WE AND CPA ACCEPT THE SOLUTION SET OUT IN PARA 3 AND SHARE THE VIEW

EXPRESSED IN PARA 4 OF ALLOT 141.

.4. A COPY OF STA'S REGIONAL SCHEDULE WILL FOLLOW BY BAG.

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