Air Fares Cut
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New Rates for Hebrides and Solomons
A SUBSTANTIAL cut in air-fares be tween Sydney and the New Heb rides and Solomon Islands was an nounced during the month by Trans Oceanic Airways, Ltd. The following table shows the nature of the reductions:
It is not anticipated that the Govern ment-owned Company, Qantas Empire Airways, Ltd., will ignore this competi tion. TO A rates were already below those of Qantas; and the new cut means that TOA fare to Honiara is now £l9 below that charged by Qantas, and only £lO above the shipping fare.
Naturally, the public always likes to see a little liveliness in these matters But the big transportation companies— with apparent wisdom, in these extremely difficult times of rising costs and trade union lunacies—will do everything pos sible to avoid cut-throat competition.
New Fare Return Single Sydney-Vila £71 2 0 £39 10 0 Sydney-Santo £76 10 0 £42 10 0 Sydney-Honiara-Tulagi £99 0 0 £55 0 0 Noumea-Vila £18 0 0 £10 0 0 Noumea-Santo £27 0 0 £15 0 0 Previous Fare Return Single Sydney-Vila £81 0 0 £45 0 0 Sydney-Santo £90 0 0 £50 0 0 Sydney-Honiara-Tulagi £117 0 0 £65 0 0 Noumea-Vila £22 10 0 £12 10 0 Noumea-Santo £33 15 0 £18 15 0