"WHERE WILL THE CANBERRA DESPOTISM END?"
Received Sundav, 0.50 p.m. MELBOFRNL, Nov. 16. Legal action would probably be taken against Ansett Airways if lli.? company refused to increa.se its fares, said oflicials of the f'ivil Aviation J;epartment. The managing director oi Ansett Airways (Mr. R. M. Ansett ) said his iirm would ignore the Department's order to iucrease its fares by 20 per cent. __ The Department on Thursday ordered Ansett Airways to iucrease its rates which are now 20 j>er cent. lower than those of the Government-owned transAustralia Airlines and Australian National Airways on the same routes. Ansett Airways was ordered that where its serviees did not co'mnete with trans-
Australia Airlines its fares must remain unchanged. The Minister of Air C\Ir. Drakeford) said action to force the company to full into line with other air serviees would be considered next week. Mr. R. M. Ansett eommented that the Governinent 's iustruction to iucrease fares was " barefac.ed audacitv. " He added: fOne wonders where the Oan- 1 berra despotism is going to end."
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 November 1947, Page 5
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