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DESKBY 101030Z F C O
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1141 OF 10 AUGUST
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INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
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DOT TELNO ALLOT 80 AND 48 (SIC): HK/AUSTRALIA FARES PACKAGE.
1. FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS THIS MORNING WITH CPA, OUR COMMENTS ON MESSAGE FROM STABLES TO ELDER (SECOND TUR) ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) PARA 1
A) AGREED TO RETAIN IATA FARES LEVEL EXCEPT EXCURSION AND LEVELS OF NEW HK/AUSTRALIA FARES HAVE BEEN AGREED BETWEEN QANTAS AND CPA AND EACH CARRIER HAS NOW FILED THEM.
IT.
(B) AGREED THAT PASSENGERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED TICKETS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FURTHER 9 PERCENT.
(C) AGREED THAT PASSENGERS CAN TRADE DOWN TO FARE LEVEL APPROPRIATE
TO THEIR DEPARTURE DATE.
11) PARA 2.
FILING DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY 5 PERCENT INCREASE, ONLY 7 PERCENT
AS IN CPA'S FILING OF 19 JULY TO UK CAA PLUS FURTHER 9 PERCENT
AS IN THIS WEEK'S FILING TO CAA.
(111) PARA 3.
CPA HAVE AGREED NOT TO INCREASE FARES UP TO END OF OCTOBER AND
UNTIL THEN WILL ABSORB EXTRA 2 PERCENT COMMISSION. THEREAFTER
STANDARD 9 PERCENT COMMISSION SHOULD APPLY.
(IV) PARA 4.
CPA HAVE AGREED TO REMOVE EXCLUSIVITY ON CONDITION THAT
TICKETING IN AUSTRALIA IS ONLY ON QANTAS OR CATHAY'S TICKETS
OR TICKETS OF AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC CARRIERS IF TRAVEL ON THEIR
SERVICES IS INVOLVED.
2. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED TO AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION
HERE WHO AGREED TO FORWARD IT TO THE AUSTRALAIN DOT.
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