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Kong/Manila service (with intermediate stops) unrelated

to any public demand for the service contemplated by the

original licence.

3.3.

The evidence and submissions at both the ATLA

and CAA hearings of the London/llong Kong applications wer

directed to the demands, capacity and economic viability

The ATLA decision was,

of the London/Hong Kong route.

and the CAA decision will be, taken on the basis of

providing a service appropriate to meet those demands and

to provide that capacity, without unduly jeopardising the

economic viability of the route from the operators' point

of view.

To grant the instant application, which is made

for the purpose mentioned in paragraph 3.2. above, would

be immediately to inject a potent new factor into the

operation of the London/Hong Kong route, rendering mugatoi

most of the figures and equations upon which the London/

Hong Kong application proceeded and upon which the CAA

decision in such applications will have been based.

turn will necessitate immediate reconsideration of the

services proposed and/or operated by those operators licen

to fly the London/Hong Kong route.

4.

4.1.

EVIDENCE

This

HKG will rely as necessary upon the evidence and submissions of the parties in the London/llong Kong applications both before ATLA and CAA and the evidence to be adduced by the other parties at the hearing of this

It will application and any applications heard with it.

· also rely

as necessary upon the terms of the decision in the London/Hong Kong applications when available.

4.2.

HKG does not presently intend to call its own witnesses on this application. It will give notice to the other parties of any change in such intention.

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