TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 171

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TELNO.70 OF 19 JANUARY,

INFO PEKING,

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AC:

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO D.O.T.

CANTON/HONG KONG FLIGHTS.

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE SEAT FACTORS ON THE CAAC FLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

(1) HONG KONG/CANTON 41 FLIGHTS WITH 3112 PASSENGERS,

GIVING AN AVERAGE SEAT FACTOR OF 76 PERCENT.

(2) CANTON/HONG KONG 41 FLIGHTS WITH 2276 PASSENGERS,

GIVING AN AVERAGE SEAT FACTOR OF 56 PERCENT.

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