REDUCTIONS IN FARES
Airlines’ new ( proposals (NZ Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, Sept 2. British Overseas Airways Corporation will propose a £243 fare reduction for its Sydney-to-London round trip, the “Financial Times” reported. The newspaper said that 8.0.A.C. would make the proposal to the International Air Transportation Association fares conference, in Miami next Wednesday. The Sydney-India-London route round fare would be £365. To qualify for this, passengers would have to book and pay for the tickets six months in advance. Twenty-five per cent of the fare would be non-refundable in the event of a passenger being unable to make the journey. The “Financial Times” said that Qantas would propose a charge of £396 for a fare booked three months before departure while Pan American had a proposal for a £375 Sydney-Europe return fare, bookable six months in advance. The cheaper fares would be introduced to combat charter flights. Discord likely at I.A.T.A. 1 conference. Page 24.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32702, 3 September 1971, Page 15
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