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FLIGHT International, 25 February 1978 485 Air transput USai ask for more low fares TRANS WORLD AIRLINES and Pan American have asked the US and British Governments to approve the extension of new London-New York low fares into other markets. Both Pan Am and TWA want to offer budget or standby or both to all non stop and through-plane destinations; previous applications for more low fares were confined to New York's immediate catchment area. Pan Am, which asked for budget fares out of Washington, Detroit and Boston last month, has now added Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland to its list. Pan Am also wants standby fares on Boston-London and Houston-London. TWA, whose January application covered standby fares out of Boston and Philadelphia, now wants to offer both standby and budget fares from these destinations, plus Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Minne apolis, together with budget fares out of Detroit and Washington. The airlines want the new fares to come into effect on April 1, but the British Government is understood to oppose the proliferation of low fares, and the Pan Am and TWA filings remain strictly "subject to govern ment approval." The US and British Governments are now discussing North Atlantic scheduled fares for the coming peak season. Unusually, the British Civil Avia tion Authority has reacted with a public warning about the US carrier's filings. "To avoid misunderstandings, the travelling public should be aware that the proposed fares have not been approved by the CAA," the Authority says. The British reaction to Braniff's proposed London-Dallas fares pro vides an indication of CAA and Department of Trade thinking. Economy and immediate-purchase excursion fares as approved by the British Government are all likely to be higher than the levels originally filed by the airline, and the advance- purchase time for the Super-Apex is to be 45 days rather than 21 requested by Braniff. The US carrier did not propose a budget fare, and its filing of a standby was rejected. The Braniff fares, however, still await government approval. Delta London service from May 1 DELTA Air Lines' new Atlanta- London Gatwick service will be in augurated on May 1. The airline is able to fix a firm starting date now that it has agreed to lease two Lock heed TriStar 100s from TWA. The service will be daily, and Delta is taking advantage of its right to offer through-plane service beyond Atlanta to New Orleans. The bulk of the traffic is however expected to move through the airline's main hub at Atlanta. The Delta TriStars will be con figured with 24 seats in first class and 238 in economy, and a full range of standby, budget and advance-purchase excursion fares will be offered. • Delta chairman W. T. Beebe is stepping down as chief executive officer of the airline in favour of the airline's president, David C. Garrett. Announcing the new appointment, Kenya Airways is now using McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s formerly operated by East African Airways on regional services Beebe notes that he is only two years away from normal retirement age and that Garrett's new appointment is part of a smooth handover of senior responsibility within the airline. Gatwick-Heathrow link on June 8 ? BRITAIN'S Civil Aviation Authority is expected shortly to schedule a hearing on the proposed Gatwick- Heathrow helicopter service. British Caledonian Airways, British Airways and the British Airports Authority have made a joint application to operate the link from June 8. The CAA is now closing its lists of objectors and will set a hearing date shortly. The airlink would probably be operated at 30min intervals and the fare would be £12 single, although final details have not been decided. Aircraft used would be British Air ways Sikorsky S-61Ns. mm^^**^ Braniff will use Gatwick BRANIFF has been persuaded by the UK Government to use London Gat wick Airport. The airline has finally announced that its new Dallas-London service will use the smaller airport. Free limousine and helicopter trans port to Heathrow is to be provided for interlining passengers, however, and Braniff says that it will move into Heathrow if the British Govern ment designates British Airways as its own Dallas carrier. The US airline hopes to offer heli copter transport by June 1, using the Gatwick-Heathrow helicopter service now being proposed by the British Airports Authority in co-operation with British Airways and British Caledonian. Braniff has now worked out a final range of fares for the new service, following the refusal of the British Government to approve its original package. A Super-Apex advance- purchase excursion fare is on offer, but the proposed London-Dallas round trip standby fare was rejected by the British Government. Braniff is also offering a Group 100 fare for joint bookings of more than 100 passengers, a concept more familiar on US domestic routes than on the North Atlantic. Most of the fares originally proposed have been in creased, and Braniff says that it hopes that the British Government will relent and allow it to offer lower fares.
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