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WITHIN THE EXISTING TERMINALS AND COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS AT HEATHROW. EVEN IF A FOURTH TERMINAL IS BUILT IT IS THE SUBJECI. OF A PUBLIC INQUIRY - THIS WOULD ONLY PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS GROWTH OF TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT IN ANY CASE BE AVAILABLE BEFORE 1984 AT THE EARLIEST.
C. NO NEW OPERATORS TO LONDON HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO OPERATE. TO HEATHROW SINCE APRIL, 1977. SINCE THEN, THE MAJOR US CARRIERS BRANIFF AND DELTA AND THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL AIRLINE AVIANCA AS NEWCOMERS TO LONDON HAVE STARTED NEW SERVICES TO GATWICK: AIR LANKA (SRI LANKA) AS ANOTHER NEW CARRIER TO LONDON, WILL START SERVICES TO GATWICK ON 1 SEPTEMBER. IF PHILIPPINE AIRLINES INTRODUCE A SERVICE TO LONDON (INTER-GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOT YET COMPLETE), THEY ACCEPT THATTHEY WILL OPERATE TO GATWICK.
D. MAJOR EUROPEAN AIRLINES FOR EXAMPLE KLM, SAS AND AER LINGUS, OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES TO GATWICK.
E. DISCUSSIONS ARE TAKING PLACE ON THE PROPOSED MOVE OF IBERIAN AND CANADIAN SERVICES FROM HEATHROW TO GATWICK. THESE SERVICES APPEAR TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR TRANSFER IN TERMS OF VOLUME AND TYPE OF TRAFFIC INVOLVED AND ON GROUNDS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
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F. IF ON REFLECTION, CAAC THINK
AS WE DO THAT A VISIT TO GATWICK WOULD BE HELPFUL, HMG'S INVITATION TO THEM TO SEND A TEAM REMAINS OPEN.
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