§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement about his talks with the American aviation authorities on air fares on the North Atlantic route after 1st April 1973.
§ Mr. OnslowI regret that we have not reached agreement with the United States aviation authorities on the new cheap air fares which our airlines wish to apply on scheduled services across the North Atlantic from 1st April 1973. We and our European Civil Aviation Conference colleagues consider therefore that the sensible course is to continue with the existing fares for this summer, and we have urged our airlines now meeting in the International Air Transport Association to seek agreement on this basis.