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Shanghai, which are already
served by Cathay Pacific Airways
have
(CPA) were rejected by the Hong Kong authorities, who indicated that in general they do not favour allowing more than one Hong Kong airline to serve any one
one route.
15. DAL would also like to operate scheduled services to the UK
(the route is already served by CPA, BA and BCal). If they can
obtain a licence for such a service from the Hong Kong
authorities, the two Governments will need to consider whether
and if SO on what basis it should operate.
services to points
to points in SE
16. DAL also wish to mount charter services
Asia, Europe and the UK. Hong Kong has complete autonomy in all
charter matters and does not need to refer to HMG. Usually such
flights are permitted only if the Hong Kong authorities are
satisfied that scheduled services cannot meet the demand.
So
been confined to occasional
DAL's application to operate
refused by the Hong Kong
February 1986. A similar
far DAL'S charter activity has
services to Malaysia and Thailand.
charter services to London was
authorities at the beginning of
charter application from a London based airline, London Express
Aviation, has also been refused by Hong Kong.
17.
to
Recent contacts with senior Chinese officials have
confirmed that DAL has the support of influential Chinese
in
Peking and that the Chinese would be prepared to allow DAL
to
operate some services to major cities such as Peking and
Shanghai. I t i s expected that a further round of air service
talks will be held with the PRC in the coming months when we
shall be able to test the basis on which DAL might be accepted
routes between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
on
18.
We understand from the DTI that DAL have expressed an
interest in expanding their fleet by purchasing BA146 and Airbus
aircraft. We welcome this, but it cannot be linked to any
preferential treatment for DAL in the negotiation of
traffic
rights.
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