### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Agreements Adopted by the Traffic Conferences of the International Air Transport Association OST-2011-XXXX

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

25 February 2011 Communications with respect to this document should be sent to
Douglas E. Lavin Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association 1776 K.St. N.W. #12 th 

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Summary DOCKET: OST-2011-XXXX US DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 25 February 2011
Filing fee / IATA Acct: USD 122 / 0000-06

US/UST involved: No
End of Government Filing Period: 15 December 2010
Meeting site, date: Geneva, 22 October 2010

Intended effective date: 1 April 2011
SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Geneva, 22 October 2010 Composite Resolutions 017a, 017c Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011

R1 017a

R2 017c

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APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT
Pursuant to statements submitted by Member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the undersigned has been constitu ted to be their attorney-in-fact for filing with the Department of Transportation copi es of agreements adopted by the IATA Traffic Conferences. On their behalf, and pursuant to Sections 41308 and 41309 of Title 49 of the United States Code and Parts 303.03, 303.05 and 303.30(c) of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, I am filing with the Department this application for approval of an IATA agreement. This agreement and related factual and explanatory material and documentation required by 14 C.F.R. 303.31 and Department and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) precedent are contained in the IATA Traffic Co nference documentation summarized above. This agreement arises from the continui ng process of Tariff Coordinating Conferences and was developed in the context of prior D epartment and CAB rulings addressing related resolutions which reflected regulatory and market conditions then in effect. Thus, the present agreement should be viewed as part of a dynamic process of IATA Member airline adjustment to governmental and economic factors. On previous occasions, the Department has found such agreements to be consistent with the public interest when they do not result in fares or rates that are unlawful or injurious to competition in the markets at issue. A pproval of the present agreement would not yield fares or rates that are unlawful or injurious to competition. Moreover, approval of this agreement, which reflects compromises among the differing economic and social philosophies of the many nations whose airlines are parties, will advance the public interest in maintaining good aviation relations with other countries. We request early approval by the Departm ent of the foregoing agreement, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41309, and the grant of full antitrust immunity, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41308. The conferral of full antitrust immunity would be in the public interest and necessary for the transaction to proceed. This agreement is a product of the IATA Tariff Coordinating Conferences which the Department found to be anticompetitive but nevertheless approved and immunized in Order 85-5-32 (May 6, 1985) on foreign policy and comity grounds because such action is necessary to achieve the serious transportation need of maintaining good aviation relations with other countries and these benefits are not obtainable by reasonably available means having materially less anticompetitive effects. This agreement concerns fares or rates between non-U.S. points and thus has at most indirect application in foreign air transportation. The U.S. authorities have recognized (e.g, Order 79-8-194, 30 August 1979) that the interests of sovereign nations in the conditions governing air transportation between them greatly exceed any that the U.S. might have by reason of U.S. airline, citizen or shipper partici pation. This agreement is not adverse to the public interest or in violation of the Act and, therefore, should be granted full immunity. Respectfully submitted

___________________________ Douglas Lavin Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of this application or a summary notice thereof has been served by first class or priority mail on the following person

Chief, Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section Antitrust Division Department of Justice Washington D.C. 20530

________________________________ Douglas E. Lavin

25 February 2011 Date ServedInternational Air Transport Association
Route de l’Aéroport 33 PO Box 416 CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Airport Switzerland Tel: +41 22 770 2842 Fax +41 22 770 2896 AS www.iata.org E-Mail: tariffs@iata.org 2 November 2010

MEMORANDUM
PTC COMP 1596

TO: Members Participating in Ta riff Coordinating Conferences
FROM: Manager Interline Tariffs
SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Geneva, 22 October 2010 Composite Resolutions 017a, 017c Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011

R ESOLUTIONS - A DOPTED Attached are Composite Resolutions, which were adopted at the above meeting for an intended effective date of 1 April 2011. The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 15 December 2010

. Members are reminded of their obligations under Resolutions 001 and 006 to advise this office by the end of the filing period whether approval by their Government authorities is required and, if so, to accomplish the necessary filing formalities. The effective date will be declared in accordance with Resolutions 001 and 006, when all the known necessary Government approvals have been received.

Alban Sato Manager, Interline Tariffs Passenger Interline StandardsRESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT

COMPOSITE MEETING OF PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE

GENEVA, 22 OCTOBER 2010

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 APRIL 2011

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD
017a Construction Rules for Journeys Amending 1
017c Construction Rules for Fare Components Amending 2ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 Resolution: 017a Page: 1

PTC COMP 1596 GVA, Oct10 CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR JOURNEYS

PTC1(87) 017a Amending PTC2(165) 017a PTC3(92) 017a PTC12(196) 017a PTC23(161) 017a PTC31(126) 017a PTC123(175) 017a
Filing Period Begins 15 November 2010 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2011 Ends 15 December 2010 Expiry: Indefinite
Type A
RESOLVED that, Resolution 017a, Section A, Sub-Paragraph 2) d) and 3 a) are amended as follows

SECTION A - APPLICATION 2) fares to be assessed for the total journey shall be the applicable fares effective on the date of departure on the first sector d) fares shall be assessed in the direction of travel, except that the fare component into the country of pricing unit origin shall be in the direction from such country, i.e. not in the direction of travel
Example 1: Travel FRA-MAD-JNB-MAD-FRA
Construction could be FRA-JNB RT 1 pricing unit

or FRA-MAD RT 1 pricing unit MAD-JNB RT 1 pricing unit Total of 2 pricing units • component JNB-MAD must be in the direction from MAD to JNB
Example 2: Travel SYD-SIN-BNE-SYD
Construction could be
SYD-SIN RT 1 pricing unit

or SYD-SIN 1⁄2 RT )
BNE-SIN 1⁄2 RT ) 1 Pricing unit
BNE-SYD 1⁄2 RT )
Total of 1 circle trip pricing units

• component SIN-BNE must be in the direction from BNE to SIN because the fare component is back in to country of pricing unit originADOPTED Res Doc: 1 Resolution: 017a Page: 2

PTC COMP 1596 GVA, Oct10 3) a) if the routing of a journey is determined as not fulfilling the definition of round trip or circle trip, it shall be assessed as follows, subject to the routing i) as a one way journey ii) as a series of one way subjourneys iii) as a round trip, or circle trip journey with the surface sector assumed flown iv) as an open jaw using two half round trip fares (subject to Paragraph 2) d) above) v) if there is a common point/country - as a mix of one way subjourney and a return subjourney (subject to Par agraphs 2)c) and 2)d) above) Example : Travel PAR-ATH Construction PAR-ATH OW 1 pricing unit • does not qualify for RT, CT or normal fare OJ vi) if there is a common point/country - as a mix of side trip and a return subjourney (subject to Paragraphs 2)c) and 2)d) above) Example : Travel MAN-LON (/-PAR-LON) NCE-MAN
Construction MAN-NCE RT 1 pricing unit
PAR-LON OW 1 pricing unit

• does not qualify for RT, CT or normal fare OJ. PAR-LON must be in the direction PAR to LON as the side trip is considered separate.ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 Resolution: 017c

PTC COMP 1596 GVA, Oct10 CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR FARE COMPONENTS

PTC1(87) 017c Amending PTC2(165) 017c PTC3(92) 017c PTC12(196) 017c PTC23(161) 017c PTC31(126) 017c PTC123(175) 017c
Filing Period Begins 15 November 2010 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2011 Ends 15 December 2010 Expiry: Indefinite
Type A
RESOLVED that, Resolution 017c Paragraph 5) a) iv) is amended as follows

iv) when comparing normal fares of the “same cl ass of service” in order to determine if there is a higher intermediate fare, the following sequence shall be followed sleeper seat is compared with sleeper seat fare; if no sleeper seat fare, compare with the highest first class fare, ignoring any fare rule provisions provided that where more than one first class fare is published, compare with the highest first class fare

first class fare is compared with first class fare; if no first class fare, compare with the highest intermediate/business class fare (or next lower class fare) , ignoring any fare rule provisions provided that where more than one intermediate/business class fare is published, compare with the highest intermediate/business class fare

intermediate/business class fare is compared with intermediate/business class fare; if no intermediate/business class seat fare, compare with the highest economy class fare, ignoring any fare rule provisions provided that where more than one economy class fare is published, compare with the highest economy class fare

economy class is compared with economy class fare;
if no economy class fare to compare, no check is requiredPTC COMP 1596 GVA, Oct10 SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT
Resolutions 017a, 017c
Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011
The Composite meeting met in Geneva 22 October 2010. The agreement contains amendments to Composite Resolutions 017a and 017c with an intended effective date of 1 April 2011. The change is briefly described below.

• Added an example to 017a Section A, Sub-Pa ragraph 2) d) to ensure clarity for the direction of domestic fares ticketed as a part of an international journey

• Added an example to 017a Section A, Sub- Paragraph 3) a) to ensure clarity for one way (OW) fare in a side trip

• Amended 017c Paragraph 5), a), vi) to clarify processing for HIP application when no comparable fares exist in the same class