GRS 320
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FM FCO 281541Z JUN 82
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 486 OF 28 JUNE
INFO CANBERRA
UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.
مربه
GRATEFUL TO LEARN OF ANY PROGRESS BY CATHAY PACIFIC AND YOURSELVES TOWARDS IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE PHASED REDUCTIONS OF SIA
FIFTH FREEDOM OPERATIONS WITHIN THE S E ASIA REGION IN EXCHANGE FOR ADDITIONAL TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES. HAS ANY MEETING BEEN ARRANGED BETWEEN MILES AND LIM CHIN BENG AND IS IT STILL LIKELY THAT SUFFICIENT PROGRESS WILL BE MADE FOR AIR SERVICES DISCUSSIONS TO RESUME IN LONDON BEFORE MID-AUGUST?
2. WHEN BA DISCUSSED ACCESS TO ADELAIDE WITH QANTAS RECENTLY THE LATTER EXPRESSED INTEREST INTER ALIA IN THE INCLUSION OF MANILA ON AUSTRALIAN ROUTE 111 WITH FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS BETWEEN MANILA AND HONG KONG. QANTAS ALSO WANTED GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN THE OPERATION OF THEIR SERVICES ON ROUTES 2 AND 3 SO THAT AN AIRCRAFT GOING UP TO HONG KONG FROM EAST AUSTRALIA COULD BECOME A WEST AUSTRALIA SERVICE IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION AND VICE VERSA, WITHIN EXISTING CONSTRAINTS ON FREQUENCY AND CAPACITY. BA SAID THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO INCLUDE BENEFITS FOR QANTAS ON THE REGIONAL ROUTES IN ANY DEAL ALLOWING THEM ACCESS TO ADELAIDE ON THE TRUNK ROUTE, BUT THEY HAVE SINCE AGREED THAT WE MAY REPORT QANTAS INTEREST IN THESE MATTERS TO YOU AND CATHAY.
3. YOU WILL WISH TO CONSIDER WITH CATHAY TO WHAT EXTENT OUR DEMAND FOR A REDUCTION IN SIA'S FIFTH FREEDOM OPERATIONS MIGHT BE AFFECTED IF QANTAS INTEREST IN MANILA-HONG KONG RIGHTS ON THEIR WEST AUSTRALIAN ROUTE COULD BE TRADED FOR THE INCLUSION OF SINGAPORE ON UK ROUTE 3 WITH FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS BETWEEN PERTH AND SINGAPORE (YOUR ALLOT 39 OF 14 JUNE). HAVE CPA CONSIDERED EXPLORING THIS OPTION WITH QANTAS IN ADVANCE OF FURTHER TALKS WITH SIA? AS SEEN FROM HERE IT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER TO ACHIEVE A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT WITH SINGAPORE IF THE CHANGES COULD REFLECT SOME PROBABLE INCREASE IN CATHAY'S FIFTH FREEDOM EARNINGS AS WELL AS SOME DECREASE IN SIAS.
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LIMITED
MAED
HK & GD
SPD
MR ADAMS
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