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Special Air Fares For Island
A SPECIAL 50 per cent, fare reduction for students making return air journeys in school vacation periods is announced by Qantas (Australia).
This concession will benefit students who attend Australian schools but whose homes are in India, Malaya, New Guinea New Britain, Fiji and Norfolk Island.
On overseas QEA services, Australia- England and Australia-Piji, the conces sion applies to school-children and students of colleges and secondary schools between the ages of 12 and 18 years. On regional services to New Guinea, New Britain and Norfolk Island, students be tween 15 and 19 years benefit. Children younger than these age-groups already re ceive a 50 per cent, fare reduction.
Application for student excursion tickets on overseas services must be sup ported by a certificate from the school principal certifying that the student is trayelling during a regular school vacation period and intends to visit parents or gusirdians residing in a country other than that in which the school is situated.
On regional services, the certificate need only stipulate that the student is on vacaand the rebate will also apply to a single journey. y a School vacation return fares are valid for four months.