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

 30 November 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. #12th Floor 

Washington DC 20006 
Summary DOCKET: OST-2011-XXXX US DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 30 November 2011 

Filing fee / IATA Acct: USD 61 / 0000-28 

US/UST involved: No 

End of Government Filing Period: 30 November 2011

Intended effective date: 15 December 2011 

Agreement: Mail Vote 695

TC3 Special Passenger Amending Resolution 010n 

Special Passenger Amending Resolution between 

China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) and Japan 

 Intended Effective Date: 15 December 2011 

 (Memo 1440) 

r1 010n 
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT

 Pursuant to statements submitted by Member airlines of the International Air Transport 

Association (IATA), the undersigned has been constituted to be their attorney-in-fact for filing 

with the Department of Transportation copies 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 Conference documentation summarized above. 

 This agreement arises from the continuing process of Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

and was developed in the context of prior Department 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. Approval 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 Department 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 participation. 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 E. Lavin 

 Regional Vice President – North America 

International Air Transport Association 
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 

30 November 2011 

Date Served 
International Air Transport Association 

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10 November 2011 

MEMORANDUM

PTC3 1440 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager, Passenger Interline Tariffs 

SUBJECT: Mail Vote 695

TC3 Special Passenger Amending Resolution 010n 

Special Passenger Amending Resolution between 

China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) and Japan 

 Intended effective Date: 15 December 2011 

MAIL VOTE - ADOPTION

As no negative votes were cast during the voting period which expired 10 November 2011, 

1400 hours Geneva time, Mail Vote 695 as circulated by MV695-1 dated 4 November 2011 

is declared adopted on 10 November 2011. 

It is proposed to introduce fares between Beijing (BJS) and Okinawa (OKA) equal to levels 

between Beijing (BJS) and Nagoya (NGO) as attached. A Member will commence 

operation and these fares are required. 

The filing period for this Mail Vote ends 30 November 2011. 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 Standards 

ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 

 Resolution: 010n 

PTC3 1440 

MV695, Nov11 

TC3 

SPECIAL PASSENGER AMENDING RESOLUTION 

BETWEEN CHINA (EXCLUDING HONG KONG SAR AND MACAO SAR) AND JAPAN 

PTC3(Mail 695)010n New 

Begins 11 November 2011 Intended Effectiveness 15 December 2011 

Ends 30 November 2011 Expiry Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that, 

specified fares are introduced for intended effectiveness 15 December 2011 between Beijing 

(BJS) and Okinawa (OKA) equal to levels between Beijing (BJS) and Nagoya (NGO). 

IATA Note: Flex fares will replace the specified levels as soon as necessary government 

approval is received.