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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 650 OF 14 DECEMBER...
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INFO SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK," JAKARTA, MANILA AND HONG KONG
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MIPT: UK AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF DRAFT ANNOUNCENCNT......
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LOW FARES TO THE UK
THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PETER NIXON, TODAY ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF LOW AIR FARES TO OPERATE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM FEBRUARY 1 1979.
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MR NIXON SAID THAT THE AUSTRALIAN AND UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENTS
A NEW AIR SERVICE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE TWO COUNTRIES WHICH WILL BE SIGNED EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR, NEW FARES THAT WILL BE APPLICABLE WHEN ALL THE NEW INTO FORCE ARE DETAILED IN THE NOTE TO THIS PRESS STATEMENT.**
ARRANGEMENTS COME
* TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE LOWEST AVAILABLE FARES TO THE UK, BRITISH AIRWAYS AND QANTAS HAVE AGREED THAT THE @568 APEX RETURN FARE AND THE 0432 APEX ONE-WAY FARE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY FOR DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE UK FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1979 TO 31 MARCH 1979 '', THE MINISTER SAID.
APPLICABLE ONLY TO THIS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY ARRANGEMENT THE NORMAL ADVANCE PURCHASE PERIOD OF 45 DAYS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 21 DAYS FOR DEPARTURES DURING FEBRUARY AND 38 DAYS FOR DEPARTURES DURING
MARCH.
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THE REMAINDER OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE NECESSARY PHASING IN DETAILS THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED WITH THE AIRLINES. IN THE MEANTIME THE CURRENT EXISTING FARES AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE.
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