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RESTRICTED
FM DTI 081635Z JAN 79
TELEGRAM ALLOT 5 OF 8 JANUARY
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO PORT MORESBY HONG KONG BCAREE
JARYW
JA: 970
OFFICER
XO. $1
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ANG EXTRA SECTION
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ON THE BASIS OF THE FIGURES GIVEN IN FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE THERE WERE ALREADY 15 DAYS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DATES OF THE CPA AND ANG FLIGHTS PASSENGERS BOOKED IN EXCESS OF THE COMBINED CAPACITY OF THE TWO CARRIERS. IT IS A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION THAT IN THE INTERVENING 15 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE THERE WILL BE OTHER
PASSENGERS WANTING TO TRAVEL ON 20TH JAN.
IT DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE FOR INTENDING TRAVELLERS TO
LEAVE TO WAIT A PERIOD OF SIX DAYS BEYOND THEIR INTENDED DATE
OF TRAVEL (OR EVEN 4 DAYS IF THEY CHOOSE TO TRAVEL INSTEAD VIA MANILA). THAT TOGETHER WITH THE ALLEGED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
REQUEST FOR THE EXTRA SECTION AND THE EXTRA SECTION GRANTED ON
16 DEC STRONGLY PRE-DISPOSES US TO GRANT THE REQUEST.
WE WOULD NOT OF COURSE PROPOSE TO ALLOW THE CARRIAGE OF PAX
AND FREIGHT ON THE NORTH-BOUND POSITIONING FLIGHT ON 21 JAN
OTHER THAN SUCH PAX AND FREIGHT AS CPA WERE PREPARED TO OFFER UP
AS SURPLUS TO THEIR CAPACITY ON 21 JAN.
IF CPA AND ANG WERE IN POOL THESE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OVER
EXTRA SECTIONS ON A ROUTE THAT IS SO POORLY SERVED MIGHT RECEDE.
WE ARE PERHAPS OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE SITUATION ON NEGOTIATIONS
FOR A POOL. COULD WE NOT BRING PRESSURE TO BEAR IF IT IS NEEDED.
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