Show I Lower I Air Fares Faresi i i I Pan American has announced I plans to lower fares on international international flights by approximately Under the proposed new fare groups of ten travelers would be charged only for fora a jet trip from New York to London Lon Lon- don and return TRAVELERS WOULD have to agree to spend between 70 and 90 on hotels and other ground expenses but other than that they I could map their own itinerarIes And they could travel on any day of the week The groups would I I not have to belong to any organ organ- as has been required in inthe the past for cheap group fares The International Air Transport Transport Trans Trans- port Association is meeting in Rome this month to study the question of air fares after next Mar 31 when the cur current r e n t agreement expires I PAN PAN-A PAN PAN-AM'S IS I'S MOVE puts the I pressure on many of the govern govern- I owned ment-owned airlines to agree to lower fares These airlines have in the past often resisted efforts by U US U.S. S lines Unes to lower tares fares as a means of expanding the volume of air travel Each time fares have been cen low red volume has greatly Increased Because supplemental airlines airlines air air- lines can now offer group fares lower than regular airline group fares it is obvious lATA IATA Is I behind the times In Its current price scheduling and one hopes I Pan Pan-Am's proposal Is accepted 1 |