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888 FLIGHT, 1 December 196! AIR COMMERCE... FIRST REACTIONS THE parties to the case were told by the Board of its decisionson the afternoon of Friday, November 24. Copies of the decision were given to the Press on Monday, November 27, for publication the following day at 10 a.m. The airlines thus had three days, including a weekend, in which to analyse the results and prepare statements for the Press. Both British United and Cunard Eagle made statements; BEA's reaction was: "No comment." British United Airways' statement was as follows:— "The Air Transport Licensing Board's findings have been arrived at after a most reasonable analysis of all the evidence put before it. The licences we have teen granted are, of course, many less than the total we applied for. and it will need very careful assessment to decide whether it wili be possible to operate so small a number of routes economically. Naturally we shall examine every possibility with the utmost care, bu' even taking the most optimistic view, it is certain that the Board have left us no margin. "In view ol the fact that over two-thirds of BEA's objections to tht independents' applications were sustained, and that the licences grantee to the independents are all strictly limited in scope, we consider thai BEA have been treated more than fairly. ""It will be interesting to see if the Government, in its triple role o' judge, jury and father confessor to the corporations, will see fit once again to upset the decisions of the Licensing Board." Cunard Eagle Airways' statement was:— "We welcome the decisions of the licensing board. It must be stated, however, that the recent revocation of our North Atlantic licence gives us ground for doubting the outcome of any appeal. We look forward to the day when the independent companies obtain a greater share oi the traffic than that encompassed by the recent licences. The licences, granted to us today will provide sufficient work for two to three short- haul aircraft only." THE BOARD'S DECISIONS THESE tables are designed to show as comprehensively as possible the results of the major European routes case heard by the Air Transport Licensing Board in the course of 18 days from June 20 to August 2 this year. There were 70 applications by eight applicants, all of which are shown here (except those from Overseas Aviation (C.I.) Ltd, which were withdrawn after the hearing). "Long and complex" is the way in which the Board describes the hearing itself, which was summarized at length in "Flight" for June 29, July 6,13,20,27 and August 3,10, 17 and 24. The results were published on November 23, in the form of a 55-page document with a five-page appendix, to which are attached copias of the actual licences issued. The Air Transport Editor's review of this report, perhaps one of the most important in the history of British air transport, appears on the previous page. [Leading article, page 867.] Details of Application Result Applicant and Route Reason Equipment Frequency British United: Gatwick-Paris Gat wick-Brussels Gat wick-Amsterdam Gatwick-Frankfurt Gatwick-Dusseldorf Gatwick-Muntch Gat wick-Cologne Gatwick-Zunch Gatwick-Basle Gatwiek-Tarbes Gatwick-Nice Gatwick-Genoa Gatwick-Milan Gatwick-Naples Gatwick-Rome Gatwick-Athens Gatwick-Nicosia Gat wick-Barcelona Gatwick-Paima Gatwick-Lisbon-Madeira Gatwick-Malaga Gatwick-Dublin Cunard Ea?le: LAP &/or Gatwick- Hamburg-Berlin LAP &/or Gatwick- Geneva LAP &/or Gatwick- Copenhagen-Stockholm Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscounc or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscounc or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven Viscount or BAC One-Eleven ( Viscount, DC-6C ! or Britannia Viscount, DC-6C or Britannia Viscount, DC-6C or Britannia Two per day One per day One per day Thrice-weekly Thrice-weekly Thrice-weekly Thrice-weekly Thrice-weekly Twice-weekly, May to October Thrice-weekly, March to October Five flights weekly, March to October One per day Granted Refused Granted Refused i ! -Refused |J ; Granted | Granted i Granted, twice-weekly from May to October Refused Granted Thrice-weekly Twice-weekly, May to October Four times weekly Once-weekly, March to October Once-weekly, February to November Twice-weekly, May to September Four times weekly, j April to October ' Once-weekly, Dec to May; twice weekly, June to November In accordance with traffic demand Two per day Thrice-weekly Thrice-weekly Seven per week Granted, thrice-weekly from April to October Refused Refused Granted Refused Granted Granted Granted Granted; twice-weekly from April to October, once-weekly from November to March Refused Refused Granted Granted; thrice-weekly from May to October; once-weekly for the rest of the year. Very large volume of traffic; " pre-eminently suitable " for second British operator Too greatan impact on BEA. Reduced frequency con- sidered, but inappropriate to such a short route Small impact on BEA Traffic volume too small, and heavy 5th Freedom competition for BEA Small traffic volume and expected rate of growth make grant of licences unjustified Small impact on BEA Small impact on BEA; probably much traffic diverted from inclusive tours Unopposed, need established New airport at Genoa will divert traffic from Nice, causing coo great an impact on BEA Holiday traffic to Genoa will be heavy; award of this route to BUA will provide an independent with an opportunity to demonstrate that he can meet the initial costs of route development and make a success of it Impact on BEA will be small Insufficient traffic for a second British operator BOAC severely restricted on number of passengers carried between London and Rome; severe com- petition from 5th and 6th Freedom carriers Small impact on BEA. Small traffic volume and small rate of growth would result in too great an impact on BEA Very heavy IT traffic during the summer. Assuming only half the traffic diverted from BEA's Barcelona services, the impact on BEA would be small Very heavy IT traffic during the summer. Assuming only half the traffic diverted from BEA's Palma services, the impact on BEA would be small Investment that BUA and its associates propose to make in hotels in Madeira and in improving Porto Santo - Madeira sea communications Unopposed, need established Insufficient traffic for three British operators on this route Small traffic volume and expected rate of growth make grant of licences unjustified Small impact on BEA Small impact on BEA
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