A P-NG Service
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Ana Deal
Off, But —
Ansett Still Wants A P-NG Service
ANSETT Airways failed in its bid to take over Australian National Airways. (PIM, July, p. 22). The company will now concentrate on expanding its Australian services, and will, if possible, extend these to take in a service to Port Moresby and Lae.
The Australian Civil Aviation De partment in June refused an Ansett application to extend its service from Cairns in Queensland to Port Moresby.
Ansett immediately sought a re consideration of the decision.
With seven new Convair 440 air liners on order for delivery later this year, Ansett plans to extend its inter capital services in Australia.
Ansett’s offer to ANA was £3,300,000, to take over as a going concern.
Mr. Reg Ansett, managing director of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd., said that with the arrival of the new Convairs, Ansett’s would have a pressurised Convair fleet of 10.
His company does not intend to make any further approach to ANA, but intends instead to “cut ANA to ribbons.”