BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Agreements Adopted by the Traffic Conferences of the International Air Transport Association OST-2010-XXXX

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

15 March 2010 Communications with respect to this document should be sent to

Douglas Lavin Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association IATA Washington, 1776 K St. N.W. #12 th Floor Washington DC 20006

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Summary DOCKET: OST-2010-XXXX US DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 15 March 2010

Filing fee / IATA Acct: USD 61 / 0000-58

US/UST involved: Yes

End of Government Filing Period: 22 March 2010

Meeting site, date: Mail Vote 627 - Resolution 010q

Intended effective date: 1 April 2010

Agreement: TC31 North & Central Pacific Special Passenger Amending Resolution from Korea (Rep. of) to Canada, Caribbean Mexico, Central America, South America (Memo 0509)

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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 Lavin

15 March 2010 Date ServedInternational Air Transport Association

Route de l’Aéroport 33 PO Box 416 CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Airport Switzerland Tel: +41 22 770 2834 Fax +41 22 770 2896 bb www.iata.org E-Mail: tariffs@iata.org 12 March 2010

MEMORANDUM

PTC31 N&C 0509

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences (SP-6094)

FROM: Global Head, Passenger

SUBJECT: Mail Vote 627 - Resolution 010q TC31 North & Central Pacific Special Passenger Amending Resolution from Korea (Rep. of) to Canada, Caribbean Mexico, Central America, South America

Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2010

V OTING R ESULT
- A DOPTED

As no negative votes were cast during the voting period which expired 1400 hours Geneva time 12 March 2010, Mail Vote 627, as circulated by MV627-1 dated 25 February and MV627-3 dated 10 March 2010, is adopted on 12 March 2010.

Seasonal dates in Resolutions from Korea (Rep. of) are amended as attached to meet market requirement.

The filing period for this Mail Vote ends 22 March 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 IDFS PassengerADOPTED Res Doc: 1 Reso: 010q

PTC31 N&C 0509 TC31 SPECIAL PASSENGER AMENDING RESOLUTION FROM KOREA (REP. OF) TO CANADA, CARIBBEAN, MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA

PTC31(Mail 627) 010q New

Begins 12 March 2010 Intended Effectiveness 1 April 2010 Ends 22 March 2010 Expiry 31 March 2011

Type B

RESOLVED that, for application in the TC31 North and Central Pacific seasonal dates in Resolutions from Korea (Rep. of) are amended as follows

Resolution 071ba - Excursion Fares from Kor ea (Rep.of) to Canada, Caribbean, Mexico Resolution 076v - PEX Fares from Korea (Rep.of) to Canada, Caribbean, Mexico Resolution 084gg - GIT Fares from Korea (Rep.of) to Canada, Caribbean, Mexico

Resolution 070hi – Excursion Fares from Ko rea (Rep.of) to Central America, South America Resolution 076by – PEX Fares from Korea (Rep .of) to Central America, South America Resolution 084o – GIT Fares from Korea (R ep.of) to Central America, South America

from Korea (Rep. of)

Current New peak H 24 Jul – 23 Aug H 22 Jul – 06 Sep H 30 Dec – 10 Jan H 30 Dec – 10 Jan

shoulder 1 K 11 Jan – 16 Jan K 11 Jan – 31 Jan K 10 Jul – 23 Jul K 11 Jun – 21 Jul K 24 Aug – 06 Sep K 07 Sep – 21 Sep K 23 Dec – 29 Dec K 11 Dec – 29 Dec

basic L 17 Jan – 09 Jul L 01 Feb – 10 Jun L 07 Sep – 22 Dec L 22 Sep – 10 Dec

IATA Note : Above resolutions will be rescinded when Flex fares are implemented.