On May 9, 6:52=A0am, Chris Blunt wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 03:03:14 -0700 (PDT), grusl
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> >On May 7, 9:50=A0am, Alan S wrote:
> >> On Wed, 07 May 2008 08:53:23 +0800, Chris Blunt
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> >> >On Wed, 7 May 2008 00:26:07 +0200, Alfred Molon
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> >> >>By the way, this NG is quite dead.
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> >> >I thought it was just my news server missing a lot of posts recently,
> >> >but perhaps it really is dying. Where did everyone go?
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> >> >Chris
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> >> All away wandering through Asia?
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> >Possibly ... I know I'm at Changi airport en route HKG-BLR. Direct
> >Dragonair flights HKG-BLR start later in May. Cathay to follow in
> >October.
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> Its strange that Cathay are planning to compete with Dragonair on that
> route since they own Dragonair now. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but
> as far as I know Cathay don't fly on any other routes operated by
> Dragonair.
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I thought the same thing but both airlines have announced their plans
to the media and the travel trade press has reported it. I think there
will be different fare structures.
We'll see, I guess. The possibility remains that for whatever reasons
- equipment, routing etc. - KA will fly the route May-October, and be
replaced by CX, but that's not what either airline has said.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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