The goodwill we hope from them is to show some flexibility in cargo and passenger charters so we can make some progress on that front as soon as possible.

If the 2006 Lunar New Year charter flights are based on the same model of the 2005 charters, there should be no problem, unless the Chinese side unilaterally changes the rules.

If you are not stuck with fixed machinery costs and simply hire equipment when necessary, you have far more flexibility in business decisions. You can reduce or increase production dramatically depending on prices.

Our mainland policies remain the same. We still hope the two sides can sit down and make some breakthroughs in functional talks.

This was a classic inside job, ... Their status gave them unrestricted access to international passenger and cargo flights.

There is a just a lot of buzz around charters here – it's as if charters are the only option for change, ... Other ways could be explored.