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From: | "greg" <gregoire@paradise.net.nz> |
Date: | Mon, 17 Sep 2001 20:51:34 +1200 |
Ben, I agree many parties are at
fault.
However, the NZ Govt had to concern itself with the
matter of landing rights if foreign ownership of the national flag carrier was
increased.
NZ has access to British airports and airspace
precisely beacause they have access to ours. To make the point clearer
suppose Afganistan was moving toward a 49% stake in Air NZ. Britain would
take away NZ's landing rights leaving out exporters at the mercy of overseas
airlines. This would sink little old NZ.
I don't see how the Govt could have acted any
quicker. As Cullen said the ground kept changing. Also if the board
of Air NZ did a bad job of due dilligence when buying Ansett, who is currently
advising the Govt on these issues.
Rgds,
greg
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