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...jets are priced higher than they ought to be. Second, the report states that the higher prices are a result of flying to the Continent, but the charge was that no matter where you go, the HSA fares are too high. Third, the report claims that the termination of BOAC propjet service forced a switch to jets, but again it does not explain why the prices are apparently out of line. In the whole section defending prices, there was not a single figure to back up the report's position, a notable omisson in a "full discussion" of such...
...embarrassing for the British, and this week they begin to do something about it. Into passenger service across the Atlantic goes the new Super VC 10, made by British Aircraft Corp. and flown by British Overseas Airways Corp. Making the most of innovation and looking ahead to supersonic jets, BOAC is beckoning jaded transatlantic travelers to board "the most advanced aircraft you can fly in for the next six years...
Nonetheless, BOAC has mixed feelings about its new plane. The Super VC 10 carries 180 passengers v. the Boeing 707's 189, will be more expensive to purchase ($11.2 million each), operate and maintain. BOAC was ready to buy eight 707s to add to its present 20, in fact, but the British government persuaded the line to buy 17 Super VC 10s instead as an aid to the ailing British aircraft industry; as a sweetener, the government cancelled BOAC debts totaling $308 million. So far, British Aircraft has had trouble selling the planes outside of Britain (total sales...
...point the HSA's case is arguable. The withdrawal of the British Overseas Airways Corporation from the charter market undoubtedly caused the Charter Flights Agency a great deal of hardship. The HSA has always obtained its planes from University Travel Service, and UTS has always dealt exclusively with BOAC. This year, bargaining with reluctant and unfamiliar companies, the UTS probably incurred higher prices...
...Harvard retain its tics with UTS? Other Boston agencies have in the past spread their goodwill to airlines other than BOAC and might have this year secured the HSA contracts with airlines cheaper than Air France and Swissair. We do not know. The HSA report should treat this issue directly and in great detail...