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Old 6th May 2002, 22:19
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Amelia_Flashtart
 
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If it was a pure cargo 737 or a combi - Vincent would make a fortune.

I have done a lot of work in East Timor in the past 12 months, and anyone who has been there will tell you that the land was laid waste and stripped of everything and all infrastructure destroyed before independence. Everthing is imported and much of it from Australia. This means there is a requirement for a reliable and frequent service, both air and sea, to allow essentials to be brought into the country.

The majority of goods arrive by sea, but the current lack of air freight capacity means that often we have shipped goods by sea that we would normally send air freight.

Just look at the aircraft currently being operated into Dili and you will see what I mean.
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