BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Notice of IATA Traffic Conference

Actions Tentatively Exempted  

From Filing for Approval

Docket OST‐2012‐0058

NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING

BY THE

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

22 January 2013

  

Communications with respect to this

Document should be sent to  

Douglas Lavin  

Regional Vice President – North America  

International Air Transport Association

1201 F Street, NW, Suite 650  

Washington, DC 20004  

(202) 628‐9292
Summary DOCKET:  DOT‐OST‐2012‐0058  DOT ORDER:  None Requested

Date: 22 January 2013

Filing fee/IATA Acct: Waived by Order 2012‐4‐18, Appendix A,

Section D

US/UST involved No

Intended effective date: 1 February 2013 (1681)

1 June 2013 (1683)

1 April 2013 (1684)

Meeting site, date: PTC Composite Meeting of Passenger

Tariff Coordinating Conferences

Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012

Agreements PTC COMP Memo 1681 / 1Nov12

PTC COMP Memo 1683 / 1Nov12

PTC COMP Memo 1684 / 1Nov12

Minutes PTC COMP Memo 1685 / 1Nov12
NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING

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 the procedures specified in Order 2012‐4‐18 (13 April

2012), I am filing with the Department, in Docket OST‐2012‐0058, this Notice, the subject

agreements and supporting documentation.  These agreements are Tier 1 agreements

tentatively exempted by Order 2012‐4‐18 from Condition #2 to the Department’s approval of

the Provisions for the Conduct of the IATA Traffic Conferences, which condition requires pre‐

implementation Department review.  The intended effective date of the agreements is 1 August

2012.  

The subject agreements amend or establish Resolutions and/or Recommended Practices

that do not address subject areas which the Department has indicated it still chooses to review

under Condition #2.  The text of the agreements and other conference documentation sent to

airline Members of IATA accompany this Notice.   The cover pages of the documentation clearly

identify each affected Resolution and/or Recommended Practice and show whether the subject

agreements are amendments or new agreements.  Other pages provide the text of each subject

agreement. Where an affected Resolution or Recommended Practice has previously been

exempted from Condition #2 by Department action, the cover pages include the appropriate
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docket and order number.  The cover pages include a summary to explain the nature and

purpose of the subject amendments and/or agreements.

Respectfully submitted,

  /s/  Douglas Lavin    

Douglas Lavin

Regional Vice President – North America

International Air Transport Association

Attorney‐In‐Fact
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of this notice has been served this day by first class or priority mail on the

following person:

Chief, Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section

Antitrust Division

Department of Justice  

Washington, D.C. 20530

A copy of this notice has been sent this day by email to John Kiser (John.Kiser@dot.gov)

and to Della Davis (Della.Davis@dot.gov) of the Department of Transportation.  

  /s/ Douglas Lavin    

Douglas Lavin

22 January 2013

Date Served
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1 November 2012 

MEMORANDUM

PTC COMP 1681 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

 Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Composite Resolution 024a 

Establishing Passenger Fares and Related Charges 

 Expedited Intended Effective Date: 1 February 2013 

RESOLUTION - ADOPTED

Attached is the amended Composite Resolution 024a, which was adopted at the above 

meeting for an expedited intended effective date of sale on/after 1 February 2013. 

The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 15 December 2012. 

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, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

Airline Distribution Standards 
RESOLUTION AMENDED AT 

COMPOSITE MEETING OF 

PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE 

ABU DHABI, 17 OCTOBER 2012 

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 FEBRUARY 2013 

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD 

024a Establishing Passenger Fares and Related Charges Amending 1 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 

 Resolution : 024a 

 Page : 1 

PTC COMP 1681 

AHU, Oct12 

 

ESTABLISHING PASSENGER FARES AND RELATED CHARGES

PTC1(88)024a Amending 

PTC2(166)024a 

PTC3(93)024a 

PTC12(197)024a

PTC23(162)024a

PTC31(127)024a 

PTC123(176)024a 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 February 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type A, 

 except Attachment ‘A’ 

 which is Type B 

RESOLVED that, Resolution 024a, Attachment A and Attachment B are amended as follows 

ATTACHMENT 'A' 

Countries for which passenger fares and excess baggage charges are established in US 

Dollars 

Afghanistan Lebanon 

Angola Liberia 

Anguilla Madagascar 

Antigua & Barbuda Malawi 

Argentina Maldives 

Bahamas Mexico 

Bangladesh Mongolia 

Barbados Montserrat 

Belize Myanmar

Bermuda Nicaragua 

Bolivia Nigeria 

Bonaire Palestinian Territory, 

Brazil Occupied 

Burundi Panama 

Cambodia Paraguay 

Cayman Islands Peru 

Chile Philippines 

Colombia Rwanda 

Congo, Dem. Rep. of Saba 

Costa Rica Sint Eustatius 

Cuba St. Kitts and Nevis 

Dominica St. Lucia 

Dominican Republic St. Vincent and 

Ecuador the Grenadines 

El Salvador Sao Tome and Principe 

Eritrea Sierra Leone 

Ethiopia Somalia 

Gambia Suriname 

Ghana Tanzania, United Republic of 

Grenada Timor Leste 

Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago 

Guinea Turkmenistan

Guyana Uganda 

Haiti Ukraine 

Honduras United States and 

Indonesia US Territories 

Iraq Uruguay 

Israel Venezuela 

Jamaica Viet Nam 

Kenya Zambia 

Laos Zimbabwe 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 

 Resolution 024a 

 Page : 2 

PTC COMP 1681 

AHU, Oct12 

Rounding for these countries in US Dollars shall be the same as reflected in 

Resolution 024d Attachment 'A' for the United States 

ATTACHMENT 'B' 

Countries for which passenger fares and excess baggage charges are established in euro 

Albania 

Armenia 

Austria 

Azerbaijan 

Belarus 

Belgium 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Bulgaria 

Cape Verde 

Croatia 

Cyprus 

Estonia 

Finland 

France except French 

Polynesia (including Wallis and Futuna), 

New Caledonia (including Loyalty Islands) 

Georgia 

Germany 

Greece 

Ireland 

Italy 

Kyrgyzstan 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Macedonia (FYROM) 

Malta 

Moldova, Republic of 

Monaco 

Montenegro 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

Romania 

Russia 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Tajikistan 

Turkey 

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan 

Rounding for these countries in euros shall be the same as reflected in Resolution 

024d Attachment 'A' for the countries whose national currency is the euro 

IATA Note: 

Current fares will be converted to US Dollar (USD) using the IROE effective 1 January 2013, 

and the resultant levels rounded in accordance with Resolution 024d. 
PTC COMP 1681 

AHU, Oct12 

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Summary of Agreements 

For intended effective date of 1 February 2013, Composite meeting the following changes 

• Amend currency in which fares are established from Turkmenistan from euro (EUR) 

to US Dollars (USD) 

• Amend currency in which fares are established from Myanmar from kyat (MMK) to US 

Dollars (USD) 
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1 November 2012 

MEMORANDUM

PTC COMP 1683 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

 Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Composite Resolutions 012c, 017b

 Intended Effective Date: 1 June 2013 

RESOLUTIONS - ADOPTED

Attached are amended Composite Resolutions 012c and 017b, which were adopted at the 

above meeting for an intended effective date of 1 June 2013. 

The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 15 December 2012. 

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, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

Airline Distribution Standards 
RESOLUTIONS AMENDED AT 

COMPOSITE MEETING OF 

PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE 

ABU DHABI, 17 OCTOBER 2012 

EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 JUNE 2013 

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD 

012c Fare Construction Acronyms Amending 1 

017b Construction Rules for Pricing Units Amending 2 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 

 Resolution : 012c 

PTC COMP 1683 

AHU, Oct12 

FARE CONSTRUCTION RULE ACRONYMS

PTC1(88)012c Amending 

PTC2(166)012c 

PTC3(93)012c 

PTC12(197)012c

PTC23(162)012c

PTC31(127)012c 

PTC123(176)012c 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 June 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that Resolution 012c is amended as follows 

Acronym Name Resolution/Reference Fares Applicable Fare 

CTM Circle Trip Minimum 

check 

017b Section C, 3) Normal

Special

day of week, 

seasonality (including 

blackout dates) 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 2 

 Resolution : 017b 

PTC COMP 1683 

AHU, Oct12 

CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR PRICING UNITS

PTC1(88)017b Amending 

PTC2(166)017b 

PTC3(93)017b 

PTC12(197)017b

PTC23(162)017b

PTC31(127)017b 

PTC123(176)017b 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 June 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that Resolution 017b is amended as follows 

SECTION C - CIRCLE TRIP FARES 

1) the applicable fare for a circle trip shall be the lowest combination of half round trip fares in the 

direction of travel along respective sections involved in the trip, beginning the calculation from the 

point of unit origin of the trip; provided that for any fare component which terminates in the country 

of unit origin, the fare applicable to such fare component from the country of unit origin shall be 

used 

2) a) the applicable fare for a circle trip – normal fare (excluding any side trip which has been charged 

as a separate pricing unit) shall not be less than the direct route normal or special round trip fare, 

as appropriate, for the highest rated pair of points applicable to the class of service used from the 

point of unit origin to any stopover point on the route of travel 

b) i) the foregoing provisions shall not apply to local combinations

 ii) when there are round trip fares with different global indicators from the point of unit origin to any 

stopover point, the fare to be used for the check must be that applicable to the flown itinerary 

 (subsequent paragraphs renumbered) 

...... 

e) for round the world travel originating in Australia/New Zealand the provisions of Subparagraphs 

2)a) and 2)b) shall not apply 

 f) when checking the circle trip minimum fare, when special fares are used the comparison shall be 

as provided in Resolution 017c, Subparagraph 5)b)

g) the foregoing provisions need not be applied for points which have been excluded from the 

higher intermediate point rule, subject to the same conditions contained in the exclusion 

 h) special fares only: the foregoing provisions need not be applied for points which have passed 

the HIP check and have not qualified to be a HIP point
PTC COMP 1683 

AHU, Oct12 

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Summary of Agreements 

For intended effective date of 1 June 2013, Composite meeting adopted the following 

changes. 

• Circle Trip Minimum check deleted for simplification (Resolutions 012c, 017b) 
International Air Transport Association 

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1 November 2012 

MEMORANDUM

PTC COMP 1684 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

 Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Composite Resolutions 012, 017f, 024d, 024e, 024k

 Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2013 

RESOLUTIONS - ADOPTED

Attached are Composite Resolutions 012, 017f, 024d, 024e and 024k, which were 

adopted at the above meeting for an intended effective date of 1 April 2013. 

The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 15 December 2012. 

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, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

Airline Distribution Standards 
RESOLUTIONS AMENDED AT 

COMPOSITE MEETING OF 

PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE 

ABU DHABI, 17 OCTOBER 2012 

EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 APRIL 2013 

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD 

012 Glossary of Terms Amending 1 

017f Exchange, Reissues and Refunds Amending 2 

024d Currency Names, Codes, Rounding Units and 

Acceptability of Currencies Amending 3 

024e Rules for Payment of Local Currency Fares Amending 4 

024k Currency Related Rules Amending 5 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 

 Resolution : 012 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

PTC1(88)012 Amending 

PTC2(166)012 

PTC3(93)012 

PTC12(197)012

PTC23(162)012

PTC31(127)012 

PTC123(176)012 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that Resolution 012 is amended as follows 

ECAA European Common Aviation Area and related States: 

Albania Liechtenstein

Austria Lithuania

Belgium Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia FYROM

Bulgaria Malta

Croatia Montenegro

Cyprus Netherlands

Czech Republic Norway

Denmark Poland

Estonia Portugal

Finland Romania 

France Serbia

Germany Slovakia

Greece Slovenia

Hungary Spain

Iceland Sweden

Ireland Switzerland

Italy United Kingdom

Latvia 

in the event other nations join the European Common Aviation Area the Secretary is 

authorised to update this list. The Secretary shall circulate such changes and effective 

dates to all TC Members

Side Trip travel from and/or to an identical enroute point of a fare component
ADOPTED Res Doc : 2 

 Resolution : 017f 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

EXCHANGE, REISSUES AND REFUNDS

PTC1(88)017f Amending 

PTC2(166)017f 

PTC3(93)017f 

PTC12(197)017f

PTC23(162)017f

PTC31(127)017f 

PTC123(176)017f 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that Resolution 017f, Section C, Paragraph 2)a) is amended as follows 

Section C – Totally Unused Tickets 

2) Other Voluntary Changes (Reissue) 

a) when a passenger requests a change other than as in 1) a) above, the fare for the revised 

journey shall be assessed based on the fares in effect on the date of original issue and 

applicable at the time of commencement of transportation. and the IATA rate of exchange 

applicable at the time of the original transaction and The IATA rate of exchange in effect on

the date of original issue shall apply. 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 3 

 Resolution : 024d 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

CURRENCY NAMES, CODES, ROUNDING UNITS AND ACCEPTABILITY OF 

CURRENCIES

PTC1(88)024d Amending 

PTC2(166)024d 

PTC3(93)024d 

PTC12(197)024d

PTC23(162)024d

PTC31(127)024d 

PTC123(176)024d 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type A 

 except Attachment ‘A 

‘ which is Type B 

RESOLVED that Resolution 024d, Paragraph 4), and Attachment ‘A’ are amended as follows 

4) Acceptability of Currencies 

a) a currency marked # indicates that acceptance of this currency is 

restricted to the country in which such currency is the currency of payment

concerned

i) traffic documents paid for in a currency marked ‘#’ may be reissued

in any country

ii) MCOs for unspecified transportation issued in a currency marked #

and totally unused traffic documents paid for in a currency marked # 

will may only be honoured exchanged in the country in which such

currency is the currency of original payment 

b) traffic documents paid for in a currency marked ‘#’, whether totally unused

or partly used, may only be refunded in the country in which such currency

is the currency of payment

c) the Secretary is authorised to update Attachment A by additions and/or

deletions to the list of currencies marked with ‘#’ upon notification by the

IATA Currency Coordination Working Group. Such changes shall be

circulated to all TC Members.
ADOPTED Res Doc : 3 

 Resolution : 024d 

 Page : 2 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

ATTACHMENT 'A' 

 Rounding Units 

Country Name 

Currency 

Code

Alpha Num

Currency Name 

Acceptability 

Local 

Currency 

Fares 

and 

Related 

Charges 

Other 

Charges 

Decimal

Units Notes 

Benin XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Bosnia and Herzegovina BAM 977 Convertible Mark # (delete) 1 1 0 

Burkina Faso XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Cameroon XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Central African Republic XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Chad XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Congo XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Cote d'Ivoire XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Croatia HRK 191 Kuna #(delete) 1 1 0 4 

Curacao ANG 532 Antillean Guilder # 1 1 0 

Dominican Republic DOP 214 Dominican Peso # 1 1 0 

Equatorial Guinea XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Gabon XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Guinea-Bissau XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Haiti HTG 332 Gourde # 1 1 0 

Hungary HUF 348 Forint #(delete) 100 100 0 

Korea, Republic of KRW 410 Won #(delete) 100 100 0 

Madagascar MGA 969 Ariary # 100 100 0 

Malawi MWK 454 Kwacha # 1 0.1 2 

Mali XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Niger XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Poland PLN 985 Zloty #(delete) 1 0.01 2 

Russia RUB 643 Russian Ruble #(delete) 5 1 0 

Senegal XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Seychelles SCR 690 Seychelles 

Rupee 

# 1 1 0 

Togo XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Venezuela, Bolivarian 

Republic of 

VEF 937 Bolivar Fuerte # 0.01 0.01 2 4 
ADOPTED Res Doc : 4 

 Resolution : 024e 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

RULES FOR PAYMENT OF LOCAL CURRENCY FARES

PTC1(88)024e Amending 

PTC2(166)024e 

PTC3(93)024e 

PTC12(197)024e

PTC23(162)024e

PTC31(127)024e 

PTC123(176)024e 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type A 

RESOLVED that Resolution 024e, Sections B, C and D are amended as follows 

SECTION B: PAYMENT IN THE COUNTRY OF COMMENCEMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION 

1) payment shall be made as follows 

 a) in the currency of the country of commencement of transportation; or 

 b) in any currency not marked # in Resolution 024d, provided that the equivalent 

of the local currency fare is collected at the bankers buying selling rate of 

exchange in effect on the date of issuance of the transportation document 

 c) when a transportation document issued outside the country of commencement 

of transportation is tendered for payment (in total or in part), the provisions of 

Section C shall apply 

SECTION C: PAYMENT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OF COMMENCEMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION 

1) payment shall be made as follows 

 a) the amount to be paid shall be determined by converting the total amount to 

be collected, expressed in the currency of the country of commencement of 

transportation, into the currency of the country of payment at the applicable 

bankers selling rate of exchange in effect on the date of the transaction 

 b) payment shall be made either in the currency of the country of payment, or in 

any currency not marked # in Resolution 024d, provided that the equivalent of 

the local currency amount of the country of payment established in 

accordance with Subparagraph a) is collected at the bankers buying selling

rate of exchange in effect on the date of the transaction 

SECTION D: DETERMINATION OF RATES OF EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENTS 

ACCORDING TO SECTIONS B AND C 

1) if the bankers buying rate is unavailable, then the bankers selling rate may be 

used 

....... (subsequent paragraphs to be renumbered)
ADOPTED Res Doc : 5 

 Resolution : 024k 

PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

CURRENCY RELATED RULES

PTC1(88)024k Amending 

PTC2(166)024k 

PTC3(93)024k 

PTC12(197)024k

PTC23(162)024k

PTC31(127)024k 

PTC123(176)024k 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2012 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2013 

 Ends 15 December 2012 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type A 

RESOLVED that Resolution 024k, Paragraphs 2), 3) and 6) are amended as follows 

2) Excess Baggage Charges 

a) for payment of excess baggage charges filed in a currency other than in local 

currency of the country of commencement of travel, the amount in local 

currency shall be converted to the currency of the country of payment at the 

bankers buying selling rate 

b) if payment is in a currency other than that of the country of payment, the 

equivalent in the currency of payment shall be collected at the bankers selling 

rate of exchange

3) Other Charges

 a) other charges established in local currency amounts to be shown on the ticket 

shall be converted to the currency of the country of sale at the bankers selling 

rate 

 b) if payment is in a currency other than the currency of the country of payment, 

the equivalent of the local currency amount of the country of payment shall be 

collected at the bankers buying selling rate of exchange 

...... 

6) if the bankers buying rate is unavailable, then the bankers selling rate may be 

used
PTC COMP 1684 

AHU, Oct12 

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

Summary of Agreements 

For intended effective date of 1 April 2013, Composite meeting adopted the following 

changes. 

• Deleted definition of ‘European Common Aviation Area and related states (ECAA)’ as 

this was no longer required for fares purposes (Resolution 012) 

• Definition of ‘Side Trip’ amended to provide more clarity (Resolution 012) 

• Wording amended to be more explicit for handling of change request for totally 

unused tickets (Resolution 017f) 

• List of currencies restricted for acceptance updated and aligned with the list provided 

by IATA Currency Coordination Working Group to reflect the airline ability to 

repatriate funds, and clarified the conditions of application for such currencies 

(Resolution 024d) 

• Agreed to use only the Bankers Selling Rate for conversion processing to provide 

more consistency, uniformity and transparency, as well as for reasons of 

simplification and that Bankers Buying Rates are often not available (Resolutions 

024e, 024k) 

 

 
1 November 2012 

MEMORANDUM 

PTC COMP 1685 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

SUBJECT: Composite Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conferences

 Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

MINUTES

Attached are the Minutes of the Composite Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordinating 

Conferences, which was held in Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 under the Chairmanship of 

Mrs. Patricia George. 

Alban Sato 

Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards 

www.iata.org 

International Air Transport Association

Route de l'Aeroport 33 

PO Box 416 

CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Airport 

Switzerland 

Tel: +41 22 770 2878 

Email:satoa@iata.org 
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS 

• Opening of Meeting 

• Attendance Record 

• Determination of Voting Membership 

• Examination of Credentials of Accredited Representatives and Alternates 

• Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting 

• US DoT and the New Filing/Approval Process 

• Introduction of IATA Premium Economy Class Flex Fares 

• Introduction of IATA Flex Fares for TC132 Between TC1 and TC2 vi TC3 (PA) 

• Report of the Resolution Advisory Working Group (RADWG) 

• Report of the Fare Selection Working Group (FSWG) 

• Report of the Currency Conversion Working Group (CCWG) 

• Fares Currency from Russia 

• Fares Currency from Turkmenistan 

• Fares Currency from Myanmar 

• Elimination of CTM Check for Special Fares 

• Totally Unused Tickets – Changes to Subsequent Coupons 

• Using Only BSR for Currency Conversion 

• Restricted Currencies 

• Introduction of Paragraphs 31 and 33 to Specify Voluntary Changes and Voluntary 

Refunds 

• Definition of European Common Aviation Area 

• Clarification of Side Trip Definition 

• Close of Meeting 

Attachment ‘A’: Attendance Record 

Attachment ‘B’: Terms of Reference - Resolution Implementation Working Group (RIWG) 

Attachment ‘C’: Fare Selection Criteria Resolution 

Attachment ‘D’: Resolution 024a - Fares Currency from Turkmenistan and Myanmar 

Attachment ‘E’: Resolutions 012c, 017b - Elimination of CTM Checks 

Attachment ‘F’: Resolution 017f – Totally Unused Tickets 

Attachment ‘G’: Resolutions 024e, 024k – Using Only BSR for Currency Conversion 

Attachment ‘H’: Resolution 024d – Restricted Currencies 

Attachment ‘I’ : Terms of Reference – Paragraphs 31/33 Working Group 

Attachment ‘J’: Resolution 012 – Definition of ECAA, Side Trip 

Attachment ‘K’: Summary of Agreements 
COMPOSITE MEETING OF PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCES 

Abu Dhabi, 17 October 2012 

M I N U T E S 

OPENING OF MEETING 

 The Chairman, Mrs. Patricia George, opened the Composite Meeting of Tariff 

Coordinating Conferences at 1400 hours on Wednesday, 17 October 2012. The 

Meeting had been convened by Memorandum PTC COMP 1650, dated 4 November 

2011. It comprised the following: 

 89th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 1 

167th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 2 

94th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 3 

 198th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 12 

 163rd Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 23 

128th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 31 

177th Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordination Conference 123 

 As with all traffic conference meetings, this meeting has immunity from US anti-trust 

laws, on the condition that all agreements are submitted for specific approval by the US 

authorities. IATA would submit the agreements to the DoT in accordance with this 

condition. Consistent with this, IATA's Board of Governors has determined that any 

agreement reached at this meeting must not be put into effect prior to its declaration of 

effectiveness. This ruling is contained in the Provisions for the Conduct of the IATA 

Traffic Conferences and must be complied with. 

ATTENDANCE RECORD 

 The Attendance Record is at Attachment 'A'. 

DETERMINATION OF VOTING MEMBERSHIP 

 The Voting Membership for the meeting was determined in accordance with the 

Provisions for the Conduct of the IATA Traffic Conferences. 

EXAMINATION OF CREDENTIALS OF ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES AND 

ALTERNATES 

 The accreditation received by IATA was examined and found to be in accordance with 

the Provisions for the Conduct of the IATA Traffic Conferences. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 

 The following minutes were approved: 

 Composite Meeting of Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

 Singapore, 14 October 2011 

 Memorandum PTC COMP 1656 dated 30 November 2011 

 

GENERAL/NEW ITEMS 

• US DOT AND THE NEW FILING/APPROVAL PROCESS 

The meeting was advised that the DoT, after many years of lobbying and 
negotiations, had agreed with the IATA proposal to exempt the vast majority of 

COMP, PSC and CSC agreements from the obligation to undergo prior US DoT 

review. However, for COMP, agreements that had been pending approval for many 

years need to be sorted out. 

RADWG agreed to establish a working group that will outline the implementation plan 

for the pending agreements and requested the Composite meeting to endorse the 

establishment of the working group. 

Final Result: 

The meeting endorsed the establishment of the working group. LH and BA 

volunteered to participate, in addition to KQ TG SK KL HR AF UA CX LY FI who had 

already agreed to participate. A draft term of reference is in Attachment ‘B’. 

• INTRODUCTION OF PREMIUM ECONOMY FLEX FARES 

CX proposed that the meeting agree on the concept of introducing IATA Premium 

Economy Flex fares and establish a working group to review changes required to the 

Composite resolutions. CX advised that similar requests are being addressed at other 

IATA working groups. LH JL expressed concern that significant investment be 

required for IT development. KE questioned how an airline should interline with a 

premium economy product should interline one without the product. IATA advised 

that PSC Resolution 728 designates an RBD ‘W’ for the purpose of premium 

economy product. CX advised that a new designation for a cabin would allow carriers 

to differentiate the product, which is being introduced by more airlines. Chairman 

advised the group that the working group will be established to ‘explore’ how such 

fares product can be introduced, including finding solutions for questions such as the 

one raised by KE. Chairman further clarified that agreeing to the establishment of the 

working group will not necessarily commit airlines to agree to the fares product itself. 

Final Result: 

Meeting agreed to establish a working group to explore how the IATA Premium 

Economy Fares can be introduced. CX JL SK PR LY volunteered to participate. 

Concern was expressed that the number of volunteers shows limit interest of the 

meeting. IATA advised that in consultation with the carriers volunteered, it will 

develop a terms of reference for the working group with which additional volunteers 

will be sought. 

• INTRODUCTION OF IATA FLEX FARES FOR TC132 BETWEEN TC1 AND TC2 

VIA TC3 (PA)

Composite meeting was requested to endorse IATA holding an e-Tariff session to 

introduce Flex fares for the new route which was agreed at the 2011 Composite 

meeting. 

Final Result: 

The meeting agreed for an e-tariff session to be held for the new market. IATA will 

propose a basic formula on the e-tariff platform, based on which carriers can propose 

amendments. IATA advised that all Tariff Coordination members are welcome to 

participate. 

 

RESOLUTION ADVISORY WORKING GROUP (RADWG) REPORT 

Meeting was advised that the Resolution Advisory Working Group (RADWG) met 

twice in 2012 and, though the time was limited as priority was given to other issues, 

the group agreed on several changes that had been forwarded to the Composite 

meeting for final approval. 

In 2013 the working group will meet twice in 2013 as follows and carriers were 

encouraged to participate. 
Date Meeting Venue 

11 - 15 March 2013 CCWG, RADWG YMQ 

9 - 13 September 2013 CCWG, RADWG GVA 

Final Result: RADWG report was noted 

 

FARE SELECTION WORKING GROUP (FSWG) REPORT 

A report of the Fare Selection Working Group (FSWG) was presented to the meeting. 

FSWG was established by the 2011 Composite Conference to address increasing 

dissatisfaction with the current fare selection logic. 

The working group was chaired by Alen Ovuka/Air New Zealand and later by Lesa 

Alexander/Hahn Air and supported by Lisa Schilling/Expedia. The working group met 

three times to develop a recommendation to the 2012 Composite Conference. 

Two options were developed by the working group: 

Option A – MSC + Longest Consecutive International-Domestic TPM 

 

 Option B – Longest Consecutive International-Domestic TPM + First International 

The airlines in the working group made a great effort to come to an agreement, 

making compromises every step of the way. Contributions from system providers for 

this effort were greatly appreciated. While it would have been preferable to present a 

unified recommendation to the Composite meeting, it was determined that no further 

progress can be made at FSWG. Further guidance was requested from the 

Composite meeting, including the proposals below: 

1. Note that 017h will be deleted from the Composite Resolutions Manual 

2. Vote on Option A and Option B, noting system issues and constraints if hybrid or 

any other options are voted 

3. Conference to recommend that any further actions to address the issues identified 

to be supported within appropriate existing IATA Working Groups 

4. Conference to disband the FSWG 

A straw vote showed that majority of the carriers favored Option A, based on which 

Chairman took a formal vote on Option A. The vote revealed the following positions: 

Support: CA JL KE BA LH VA AB SK LO AF KL UA TM KQ AY MH QR HR PR 

ME SU 

Opposed: CX OU FI 

Carriers opposed were concerned that 

• Changes to the criteria may require more fare filing and yet give airlines less 

control 

• Option A would limit the carrier’s fares to be priced in some markets 

• Option A would limit smaller carriers’ fares from being quoted 

• Option B is more competitive and would provide passengers more options 

Final Result: 

Three carriers opposing Option A reluctantly abstained on the vote and Option A was 

adopted. (Attachment ‘C’) 

Meeting was advised that the tentative effective date is set for sale(ticketing) on/after 

1 June 2013 to ensure that necessary government approvals are obtained and 

systems to have a solution in place. Airlines requested that three to four months 

advance notification be issued prior to implementation. IATA advised that an 

implementation date will be advised at a later date to conform to this request. 
Meeting was also advised that Resolution 017hh Fare Selection Criteria within 

Europe, and 017i Carrier Selection for Fare Construction Checks will be maintained 

and will be reviewed by RADWG is any further action is needed. 

The conference noted that: 

• Resolution 017h will be taken off the Resolutions manual 

• FSWG is being disbanded having completed its work 

 

CURRENCY CONVERSION WORKING GROUP (CCWG) REPORT 

The meeting was advised that the Currency Conversion Working Group (CCWG), 

established by the 2011 Composite Conference, met three times in 2012. The group 

is chaired by Bernard Charrier/ Air France and co-chaired by Marianne 

Klinkenberg/KLM. 

The group focused on the following agenda: 

1. Using BSR only in currency conversion transactions 

(instead of BSR/BBR which is the current procedure) 

2. Updating the list of currencies with restrictions on acceptability marked with ‘#’ in 

Resolution 024d, Attachment ‘A’ 

3. Establishing a singe automated source of exchange rates in Resolution 024e 

 Agenda Items 1. and 2. above were submitted separately. 

 

The Composite Conference was requested to review the progress made by the 

CCWG and vote on the following: 

1. Endorse the CCWG recommendation of a single automated source of 

currency exchange rates 

2. Provide guidance whether IATA should be the exchange rate provider to 

manage and maintain the file, similar to the IROE and ICH process. IATA is 

prepared to develop the file and present at the next CCWG meeting to meet 

the system requirements. 

3. Airlines to advise the deletion of country specific sources in Resolution 024e 

Attachment A by end-February 2013. IATA will communicate with all airlines 

whose countries are listed in the attachment. 

 

Some carriers advised that some country-specific source is required due to 

government requirement. IATA ensured the meeting that endorsement from the 

Composite Conference will be sought before making the changes, however 

simplification of the list is required to facilitate automation. 

Final Result: Meeting endorsed CCWG recommendation for s single automated 

source provided by IATA. Airlines will provide necessary information to IATA in 

regards to the source for rates of exchange. 

 

 

RESOLUTION 024A – ESTABLISHING PASSENGER FARES AND RELATED CHARGES 

• Russia 

In order to simplify business methods and in view of national currency stability, SU 

proposed to establish fares, related charges and add-ons from Russia in Ruble 

(RUB). 

Although SU advised that the proposal has an endorsement from the Russian 

authority, UN commented that information has not been received by them. LH/AF 

questioned if this proposal was government-driven. 

Final Result: Defeated. 
The proposal was opposed by KE LH AF KL CX UN VN QR LY for the reasons that 

Ruble is still volatile and not stable enough. Some carriers believed that the action 

should not be taken unless it is a government requirement. 

• Turkmenistan 

In order to provide effective operation of the national air carrier and to simplify 

interline billing and settlement process, Turkmenistan Airlines proposed to establish 

fares, related charges and add-ons from Turkmenistan in US Dollar (USD) effective 1 

February 2013. 

Final Result: Adopted for sale on/after 1 February 2013 per Attachment ‘D’

Latest IROE available on 1 January 2013 will be used for the conversion process. 

• Myanmar 

So that airlines have protection from drastic exchange rate fluctuation and aligned for 

more accurate settlement process, TG proposed to establish fares, related charges 

and add-ons from Myanmar in US Dollar (USD) effective 1 February 2013. 

Final Result: Adopted for sale on/after 1 February 2013 per Attachment ‘D’

Latest IROE available on 1 January 2013 will be used for the conversion process. 

 

ELIMINATION OF CTM CHECK FOR SPECIAL FARES 1 JUNE 2013 

RADWG meetings in 2012 discussed the application of Circle Trip Minimum (CTM) 

check for Special fares extensively, however, it was pointed out that the check is 

rarely applied and may not be necessary. Deletion of the check will simplify the fare 

construction rules. 

It has also been pointed out that, even without the check, carriers have control by 

filing/coding Paragraph/Category 10 accordingly. 

Composite meeting was requested to agree on the deletion of CTM for Special Fares 

for effective 1 June 2013. 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment ‘E’

Meeting was advised that the definition of ‘Local Combination’ will be reviewed further 

at the next RADWG meeting in March 2013. 

 

TOTALLY UNUSED TICKETS – CHANGES TO SUBSEQUENT COUPON 1 APRIL 2013 

Resolution 017f Section C does not specifically address a scenario where a totally 

unused ticket that had a change to subsequent flight coupons (other than the first 

coupon), requiring that the difference between the old and the new carrier fares will 

have to be collected, where the new fare is the one valid at the original date of 

commencement of travel. 

RADWG agreed to amend the paragraph 2 a) to be more explicit, and the Composite 

meeting was requested to approve the amendment. 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment ‘F’

 

USING ONLY BSR FOR CURRENCY CONVERSION 1 APRIL 2013 

Tasked with simplification and establishment of a uniform cross rate currency 
conversion process, CCWG reviewed the necessity of using both the Bankers Selling 

Rate (BSR) and the Bankers Buying Rate (BBR) in the process. 

While the group recognized that certain governments, such as US and Philippines, 

require the use of BBR in certain transactions, there was no strong requirement to 

use BBR from airlines. 

It was also identified that BBR is not often available for certain countries, forcing 

systems to use BSR instead. 

A survey to airlines revealed that most airlines support to use only the BSR. 

Composite meeting was requested to agree to use only BSR for conversion 

processing and delete references to BBR in Resolutions 024e and 024k 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment G. 

RESTRICTED CURRENCIES 1 APRIL 2013 

The CCWG discussed Restricted Currencies as designated by the ‘#’ sign in 

Resolution 024d Attachment A. In the past, IATA Passenger Interline Tariffs took 

direction from the Finance Department on adding or deleting the ‘#’ sign against a 

currency. The recommended changes were then brought forward to the Composite 

Conference for voting. There has been no change to the list in several years and 

currently there is no formal process outlined. 

The group discussed the survey results which queried carriers on the acceptance of 

restricted currencies for exchanges and reissues as well as payment for tickets. The 

survey responses confirmed that carriers look to the IATA Composite Resolutions to 

determine which currencies are restricted. 

With the support from IATA Currency Coordination Working Group (ICWG), CCWG 

developed proposals for the Composite meeting to align restricted currencies with the 

list of currencies maintained by ICWG that can be repatriated. 

Proposed Action: 

Composite meeting was requested to: 

1. Agree to align the restricted currencies in Resolution 024d, Attachment ‘A’ to the 

current ICWG list 

2. Agree to the process of updating the list of restricted currencies 

3. Agree to the clarification of the conditions of application of such currencies 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment ‘H’
INTRODUCE NEW PARAGRAPHS 31 AND 33 TO SPECIFY VOLUNTARY CHANGES 

AND VOLUNTARY REFUNDS 

Resolutions 100 and 101 currently specify voluntary and involuntary change and 

refund provisions in Paragraph 16. However, ATPCO’s automated rules product 

utilizes Voluntary Changes (Category 31) and Voluntary Refunds (Category 33) to 

distribute comprehensive change and refund data that enables automated change 

and refund processing. All GDSs process Categories 31 and 33 in their automated 

products, and airline adoption continues at a fast pace. However, while some airlines 

use Categories 31 and 33 for their change and refund processing, their revenue 

accounting systems are set up based on the IATA standards and only evaluate text 

data in Penalties (Category 16) due to the fact that Resolutions 100 and 101 do not 

recognize Categories 31 and 33. While carriers are encouraged to ensure data in 

Category 16 accurately reflects the data in Categories 31 and 33, this is not always 

possible due to the vast functionality offered in Categories 31 and 33. Revenue 

accounting systems that only rely on Category 16 may argue a ticket was incorrectly 

reissued or refunded since these systems are not recognizing the full provisions 

specified in Categories 31 and 33. This results in disagreements and/or debit 

memos. Systems contacted ATPCO and indicated they are spending a large amount 

of time and personnel on this issue. 

To encourage automation and reduce time and personnel spent to resolve disputes, 

ATPCO proposed to create Paragraphs 31 and 33 in Resolutions 100 and 101 to 

specify voluntary change and voluntary refund data, respectively. 

IATA agreed that the establishment of paragraphs 31 and 33 would be useful for the 

industry, providing additional standards to promote automation. Introduction of similar 

paragraphs in IATA fares resolution at the same time will ensure that the automated 

re-price is supported when YY fares are being applied in a journey, at the same time 

providing a default processing for carrier filings. An airline expressed concern that 

ATPCO category 33 texts are not yet available for display, ATPCO advised that there 

is a business case to publish the texts. Another airline also commented that it is the 

responsibilities of the airlines to keep category 16, category 31 and any other 

categories in sync. 

The group agreed to report to the Composite meeting endorsement of RADWG to 

introduce Paragraphs 31/33 to support automated reissue and refund with a view to 

reformat the resolutions to standardize and facilitate automation. 

Composite meeting was requested to 

• Composite Meeting to endorse the establishment of the Paragraphs 31_33 

Working Group with the terms of reference 

• Composite Meeting to enlist volunteers for the working group. The volunteers will 

need to: 

 prepare for conference call, meetings 

 budget as needed for the meetings 

Final Result: 

Establishment of working group, with terms of reference as shown in Attachment ‘I’

agreed. BA AY MH LH UA LY VN GF FI CX volunteered to participate. 

 
DEFINITION OF EUROPEAN COMMON AVIATION AREA (ECAA) 1 APRIL 2013 

European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) has been defined in Resolution 012 to 

define an area for Tariff Conferences to address a certain regulatory requirement. 

However, the definition is no longer required as the Flex Fares have been 

implemented worldwide, and as a result the unique definition is no longer required to 

address the regulatory issue. 

In addition ECAA is being considered to be expanded to countries outside Europe, 

and the continued existence of the definition in the Resolution may be confusing. 

The meeting agreed to propose to the Composite meeting to delete the definition, and 

validate beforehand any impact on pricing or tax processing if any. 

Composite meeting was requested to agree to delete the definition for ‘ECAA - 

European Common Aviation Area’ as agreed by RADWG 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment ‘J’

 

CLARIFICATION OF SIDE TRIP DEFINITION 1 APRIL 2013 

RADWG was advised that the airlines had agreed to amend paragraph 10) of certain 

YY area fares resolutions, and was requested to review the wording. 

Systems advised that, while a more data-driven solution is preferable, ‘side trip’ 

provisions are hard-coded. While the new wording may be clearer, the group agreed 

that it would not support pricing if embedded in YY fares provisions and 

recommended that the definition in Resolution 012 to be amended. 

The group agreed to amend the definition of ‘side trip’ in Resolution 012 as follows: 

Side Trip travel from and/or to an identical enroute point of a fare component 

This means that following journey would be permitted, as the side trip returns to the 

same point B: 

A – (B – C – B) – D 

A – (B – C /– B) – D – E 

A – (B – C /– X – B) – D – E 

Where as A – (B – C – D) – E – F would not be permitted as it returns to a different 

point D. 

Composite meeting was requested to agree to amend the definition for ‘Side Trip’ as 

follows as agreed by RADWG. 

Final Result: Adopted as shown in Attachment ‘J’

 

CLOSE OF MEETING 

The Chairman thanked the delegates and IATA staff for their support, cooperation 

and active participation in the discussion. 

The Conference expressed gratitude to the Chairman for the very successful 

meeting. 

The Composite Meeting was closed at 1730 hours on 17 October 2012. 
ATTACHMENT ‘A’ 
ATTACHMENT ‘B’ 

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Terms of Reference for US DoT and the new Filing/Approval Process

Terms of Reference (DRAFT)

The Resolution Implementation Working Group (RIWG), reporting to the Composite 

Conference is a forum whereby IATA Members and IATA Strategic Partners may: 

1. Review the list of items pending DoT approval 

2. Assess priority according to airline requirements and system capability 

3. Measure impact 

4. List action items required, i.e. training and communication 

5. Draft implementation plan 

6. Assess if any changes required 

Membership

Membership is open to all IATA member airlines and Strategic Partners 

Procedures

• Meetings will be called as necessary and combined with others where possible 

• The RIWG will liaise closely with other IATA groups as necessary 

• Implementation issues will be decided by consensus 

• Recommendations regarding IATA tariff coordination (TC) resolutions will be agreed 

by a simple majority vote for which on IATA TC members may vote. Such 

recommendations will be forwarded to the RADWG 

• Recommendations regarding other IATA resolutions will be forwarded to the 

appropriate Committee for their consideration 

Deliverables: viable update/proposal to the Composite meeting October 2013 

Chairman: TBD

Co-Chairman: TBD 
ATTACHMENT ‘C’ 

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Option A 

FARE SELECTION CRITERIA 

PTC1 Expiry Indefinite 

PTC2 

PTC3 Type B 

PTC12 

PTC23 

PTC31 

PTC123 

RESOLVED that, 

1) for the purposes of fare selection, the fares to be used will be those applicable to the 

carrier selected. These may be either 

 a) carrier specific fares, or 

 b) if all fares of the selected carrier cannot be used, the YY fare (subject to the selected 

carrier’s acceptance of the use of YY fares), or 

 c) if a partial structure has been filed as carrier specific fares then the remainder of the 

structure will be established using YY fares unless the carrier has advised that such 

YY fares will not apply 

Examples

 1. The carrier only has fares records for carrier specific Normal Fares - the special fares 

structure for that carrier will be the YY fares 

 2. The carrier has only a single fares record for a carrier specific PEX fare - the Normal 

fares and the rest of the special fares for that carrier will be the YY structure 

 3. The carrier has no fares records for carrier specific fares - the YY structure will apply 

for that carrier 

2) the fares to be applied, in the direction of the fare selection in accordance to 017a, will be 

the lowest of 

 a) the fares for the carrier who performs 

 i. the carriage on the first sector which crosses from one area to another, if none 

 ii. the carriage on the first sector which crosses from one sub-area to another, if none 

 iii. the carriage on the first international sector 

 b) the fares for the carrier who performs the greatest part of consecutive carriage, either 

wholly international or a combination of international and domestic, measured by TPM 
ATTACHMENT ‘C’ 

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EXAMPLES OF FARE COMPONENTS CROSSING AREAS: 

1. Journey: PAR-XX-BKK-ZZ-AKL-BB-DXB-XX-PAR 

 ----------------- ----Æ Å-------------------- 

Fare Components: 

 PAR-AKL the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier PAR-BKK (area 

crossing carrier) and carrier BKK-AKL (longest international carriage) 

 AKL-PAR the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier DXB-AKL (both the 

longest consecutive carriage and area crossing carrier) 

2. Journey: BOM-XX-TYO-ZZ-HNL-BB-SEL-XX-BOM 

 ------------Æ Å--------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 BOM-HNL the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier BOM-TYO (longest 

international carriage) and carrier TYO-HNL (area crossing carrier) 

 HNL-BOM the fares to be applied will be carrier SEL-HNL (both the longest 

consecutive carriage and area crossing carrier) 

3. Journey: RIO-XX-NYC-ZZ-LON-BB-WAS-XX-SAO-XX-RIO 

 -----------Æ Å------------------ 

 Fare Components: 

 RIO-LON the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier RIO-NYC (longest 

international carriage) and carrier NYC-LON (area crossing carrier) 

 LON-RIO the fares to be applied will be lowest of carrier WAS-LON (area crossing 

carrier) and the carrier RIO-SAO-WAS (longest consecutive carriage) 

4. Journey: YVR-DD-SEL-XX-IST-BB-HKG-ZZ-YVR-ZZ-YTO 

 ------ -----------------Æ Å------------------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 YVR-IST the fares to be applied will be the lowest of the carrier YVR-SEL (first 

area crossing) and carrier SEL-IST (longest international carriage) 

 IST-YTO the fares to be applied will be lowest of the carrier YVR-HKG (first area 

crossing carrier) and the carrier YTO-YVR-HKG (longest consecutive 

carriage) 

5. Journey: BKK-XX-VIE-ZZ-YMQ-ZZ-YYC-BB-LON-XX-BKK 

 -------------------------------Æ Å---------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 BKK-YYC the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier BKK-VIE (first area 

crossing) and carrier VIE-YMQ-YYC (longest consecutive carriage) 

 YYC-BKK the fares to be applied will be those of carrier BKK-LON (both the longest 

consecutive carriage and the first area crossing carrier) 
ATTACHMENT ‘C’ 

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EXAMPLES OF FARE COMPONENTS BETWEEN SUB-AREAS: 

1. Journey: CAI-XX-ADD-ZZ-JNB-XX-KRT-ZZ-CAI 

 --------------------Æ Å-------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 CAI-JNB the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier CAI-ADD (first subarea crossing) and carrier ADD-JNB (longest international carriage) 

 JNB-CAI the fares to be applied will be lowest of carrier KRT-JNB (both the longest 

consecutive carriage and the first sub-area crossing within Area 2 carrier) 

2. Journey: MEL-XX-JKT-DD-TYO-ZZ-MNL-XX-BNE-XX-MEL 

 ---------------------Æ Å-------------------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 MEL-TYO the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier MEL-JKT (first subarea crossing) and carrier JKT-TYO (longest international carriage) 

 TYO-MEL the fares to be applied will be lowest of carrier BNE-MNL (first sub-area 

crossing carrier) and carrier MEL-BNE-MNL (longest consecutive 

carriage) 

EXAMPLES OF FARE COMPONENTS WITHIN A SUB-AREA 

1. Journey: KUL-XX-BKK-DD-CAN-DD-BJS-ZZ-HKG-XX-KUL 

 ---------------------------------Æ Å--------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 KUL-BJS the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier KUL-BKK (first 

international) and carrier BKK-CAN-BJS (longest consecutive carriage) 

 BJS-KUL the fares to be applied will be lowest of carrier KUL-HKG (both the 

longest consecutive carriage and the first international sector) 

2. Journey: SCL-XX-ASU-DD-SAO-DD-RIO-ZZ-ASU-XX-SCL 

 -------------------------------Æ Å---------------------- 

 Fare Components: 

 SCL-RIO the fares to be applied will be the lowest of carrier SCL-ASU (both the 

longest consecutive carriage and the first international sector) 

 RIO-SCL the fares to be applied will be lowest of carrier SCL-ASU (both the 

longest consecutive carriage and the first international sector) 
ATTACHMENT ‘C’ 

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GENERAL 

 3) surface sectors 

 a) for the purpose of determining the carrier performing the greatest part of the consecutive 

international and domestic carriages, surface sectors will not be considered for the calculation of 

consecutive TPM 

 Example: SPK-ZZ-TYO xxx OSA-ZZ-HKG-BB-SIN 

TYO-OSA surface sector is not considered for the calculation of TPM, 

therefore the comparison would be: 

 SPK-TYO (carrier ZZ) 510 

 OSA-HKG (carrier ZZ) 1548 

 HKG-SIN (carrier BB) 1594 

The result is HKG-SIN has the longest consecutive international TPM and carrier BB’s fares 

will be selected for comparison. 

b) if the longest TPM sector is a surface sector, such sector is not considered 

c) if the sector for which the selection is to be made is a surface sector, YY fares will be selected 

 4) for the purpose of this Resolution 

a) travel between Canada and USA is not considered as international travel 

Example: YUL-NYC-MEX 

 first international sector is NYC-MEX 

b) travel between Denmark, Norway and Sweden is considered as international travel 

Example: STO-CPH-LON 

 first international sector is STO-CPH 

c)within TC1 when crossing sub-areas, the following applies: 

North America Canada, Greenland, Mexico, St. Pierre 

and Miquelon, USA 

 

Caribbean Anguilla Guadeloupe 

 Antigua and Barbuda (including St.Barthelemy 

 Aruba and Northern St.Martin) 

 Bahamas Haiti 

 Barbados Jamaica 

 Bermuda Martinique 

 Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius Montserrat 

 British Virgin Islands St.Kitts and Nevis 

 Cayman Islands St. Maarten 

 Cuba Saint Lucia 

 Curacao St.Vincent and the Grenadines 

 Dominica Trinidad and Tobago 

 Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands 

 Grenada Suriname 

 Guyana 

 French Guiana 

 

Central America Belize Guatemala 

 Costa Rica Honduras 

 El Salvador Nicaragua 

 

South America Argentina Panama 

 Bolivia Paraguay 

 Brazil Peru 

 Chile Uruguay 

 Colombia Venezuela 

 Ecuador 
ATTACHMENT ‘D’ 

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RESOLUTION 024a ESTABLISHING PASSENGER FARES AND RELATED CHARGES 

ATTACHMENT 'A' 

Countries for which passenger fares and excess baggage charges are established in US 

Dollars 

Afghanistan Lebanon 

Angola Liberia 

Anguilla Madagascar 

Antigua & Barbuda Malawi 

Argentina Maldives 

Bahamas Mexico 

Bangladesh Mongolia 

Barbados Montserrat 

Belize Myanmar

Bermuda Nicaragua 

Bolivia Nigeria 

Bonaire Palestinian Territory, 

Brazil Occupied 

Burundi Panama 

Cambodia Paraguay 

Cayman Islands Peru 

Chile Philippines 

Colombia Rwanda 

Congo, Dem. Rep. of Saba 

Costa Rica Sint Eustatius 

Cuba St. Kitts and Nevis 

Dominica St. Lucia 

Dominican Republic St. Vincent and 

Ecuador the Grenadines 

El Salvador Sao Tome and Principe 

Eritrea Sierra Leone 

Ethiopia Somalia 

Gambia Suriname 

Ghana Tanzania, United Republic 

of 

Grenada Timor Leste 

Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago 

Guinea Turkmenistan

Guyana Uganda 

Haiti Ukraine 

Honduras United States and 

Indonesia US Territories 

Iraq Uruguay 

Israel Venezuela 

Jamaica Viet Nam 

Kenya Zambia 

Laos Zimbabwe 

Rounding for these countries in US Dollars shall be the same as reflected in 

Resolution 024d Attachment 'A' for the United States 
ATTACHMENT ‘D’ 

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RESOLUTION 024a ESTABLISHING PASSENGER FARES AND RELATED CHARGES 

ATTACHMENT 'B' 

Countries for which passenger fares and excess baggage charges are established in euro 

Albania 

Armenia 

Austria 

Azerbaijan 

Belarus 

Belgium 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Bulgaria 

Cape Verde 

Croatia 

Cyprus 

Estonia 

Finland 

France except French 

Polynesia (including Wallis and Futuna), 

New Caledonia (including Loyalty Islands) 

Georgia 

Germany 

Greece 

Ireland 

Italy 

Kyrgyzstan 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Macedonia (FYROM) 

Malta 

Moldova, Republic of 

Monaco 

Montenegro 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

Romania 

Russia 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Tajikistan 

Turkey 

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan 

Rounding for these countries in euros shall be the same as reflected in Resolution 

024d Attachment 'A' for the countries whose national currency is the euro 

IATA Note: 

Current fares will be converted to US Dollar (USD) using the IROE effective 1 January 2013, 

and the resultant levels rounded in accordance with Resolution 024d. 
ATTACHMENT ‘E’ 

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• Resolution 012c - FARE CONSTRUCTION RULE ACRONYMS

Acronym Name Resolution/Reference Fares Applicable Fare 

CTM Circle Trip Minimum 

check 

017b Section C, 3) Normal

Special

day of week, 

seasonality (including 

blackout dates) 

• Resolution 017b - CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR PRICING UNITS

SECTION C - CIRCLE TRIP FARES 

1) the applicable fare for a circle trip shall be the lowest combination of half round trip fares 

in the direction of travel along respective sections involved in the trip, beginning the 

calculation from the point of unit origin of the trip; provided that for any fare component 

which terminates in the country of unit origin, the fare applicable to such fare component 

from the country of unit origin shall be used 

2) a) the applicable fare for a circle trip – normal fare (excluding any side trip which has been 

charged as a separate pricing unit) shall not be less than the direct route normal or 

special round trip fare, as appropriate, for the highest rated pair of points applicable to the 

class of service used from the point of unit origin to any stopover point on the route of 

travel 

b) i) the foregoing provisions shall not apply to local combinations

 ii) when there are round trip fares with different global indicators from the point of unit 

origin to any stopover point, the fare to be used for the check must be that applicable to 

the flown itinerary 

 (subsequent paragraphs renumbered) 

...... 

 e) for round the world travel originating in Australia/New Zealand the provisions of 

Subparagraphs 2)a) and 2)b) shall not apply 

 f) when checking the circle trip minimum fare, when special fares are used the 

comparison shall be as provided in Resolution 017c, Subparagraph 5)b)

g) the foregoing provisions need not be applied for points which have been excluded from 

the higher intermediate point rule, subject to the same conditions contained in the 

exclusion 

 h) special fares only: the foregoing provisions need not be applied for points which have 

passed the HIP check and have not qualified to be a HIP point
ATTACHMENT ‘F’ 

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Resolution 017f - EXCHANGE, REISSUES AND REFUNDS

Section C – Totally Unused Tickets 

2) Other Voluntary Changes (Reissue) 

a) when a passenger requests a change other than as in 1) a) above, the fare for the 

revised journey shall be assessed based on the fares in effect on the date of original

issue and applicable at the time of commencement of transportation. and the IATA 

rate of exchange applicable at the time of the original transaction and The IATA rate

of exchange in effect on the date of original issue shall apply. 
ATTACHMENT ‘G’ 

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Resolution 024e - RULES FOR PAYMENT OF LOCAL CURRENCY FARES 

SECTION B: PAYMENT IN THE COUNTRY OF COMMENCEMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION 

1) payment shall be made as follows 

 a) in the currency of the country of commencement of transportation; or 

 b) in any currency not marked # in Resolution 024d, provided that the equivalent 

of the local currency fare is collected at the bankers buying selling rate of 

exchange in effect on the date of issuance of the transportation document 

 c) when a transportation document issued outside the country of commencement 

of transportation is tendered for payment (in total or in part), the provisions of 

Section C shall apply 

SECTION C: PAYMENT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OF COMMENCEMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION 

1) payment shall be made as follows 

 a) the amount to be paid shall be determined by converting the total amount to 

be collected, expressed in the currency of the country of commencement of 

transportation, into the currency of the country of payment at the applicable 

bankers selling rate of exchange in effect on the date of the transaction 

 b) payment shall be made either in the currency of the country of payment, or in 

any currency not marked # in Resolution 024d, provided that the equivalent of 

the local currency amount of the country of payment established in 

accordance with Subparagraph a) is collected at the bankers buying selling

rate of exchange in effect on the date of the transaction 

SECTION D: DETERMINATION OF RATES OF EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENTS 

ACCORDING TO SECTIONS B AND C 

1) if the bankers buying rate is unavailable, then the bankers selling rate may be 

used 

....... (subsequent paragraphs to be renumbered) 
ATTACHMENT ‘G’ 

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Resolution 024k - CURRENCY RELATED RULES 

2) Excess Baggage Charges 

a) for payment of excess baggage charges filed in a currency other than in local 

currency of the country of commencement of travel, the amount in local 

currency shall be converted to the currency of the country of payment at the 

bankers buying selling rate 

b) if payment is in a currency other than that of the country of payment, the 

equivalent in the currency of payment shall be collected at the bankers selling 

rate of exchange

3) Other Charges

 a) other charges established in local currency amounts to be shown on the ticket 

shall be converted to the currency of the country of sale at the bankers selling 

rate 

 b) if payment is in a currency other than the currency of the country of payment, 

the equivalent of the local currency amount of the country of payment shall be 

collected at the bankers buying selling rate of exchange 

...... 

6) if the bankers buying rate is unavailable, then the bankers selling rate may be 

used
ATTACHMENT ‘H’ 

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Resolution 024d - CURRENCY NAMES, CODES, ROUNDING UNITS AND 

ACCEPTABILITY OF CURRENCIES

4) Acceptability of Currencies 

a) a currency marked # indicates that acceptance of this currency is 

restricted to the country in which such currency is the currency of payment

concerned

i) traffic documents paid for in a currency marked ‘#’ may be reissued

in any country

ii) MCOs for unspecified transportation issued in a currency marked #

and totally unused traffic documents paid for in a currency marked # 

will may only be honoured exchanged in the country in which such

currency is the currency of original payment 

b) traffic documents paid for in a currency marked ‘#’, whether totally unused

or partly used, may only be refunded in the country in which such currency

is the currency of payment

c) the Secretary is authorised to update Attachment A by additions and/or

deletions to the list of currencies marked with ‘#’ upon notification by the

IATA Currency Coordination Working Group. Such changes shall be

circulated to all TC Members.
 ATTACHMENT ‘H’ 

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Resolution 024d - CURRENCY NAMES, CODES, ROUNDING UNITS AND 

ACCEPTABILITY OF CURRENCY - ATTACHMENT 'A' 

 Rounding Units 

Country Name 

Currency 

Code 

Alpha Num

Currency Name 

Acceptability 

Local 

Currency

Fares 

and 

Related 

Charges 

Other 

Charges 

Decimal

Units Notes 

Benin XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Bosnia and 

Herzegovina 

BAM 977 Convertible 

Mark 

# (delete) 1 1 0 

Burkina Faso XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Cameroon XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Central African 

Republic 

XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Chad XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Congo XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Cote d'Ivoire XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Croatia HRK 191 Kuna #(delete) 1 1 0 4 

Curacao ANG 532 Antillean 

Guilder 

# 1 1 0 

Dominican Republic DOP 214 Dominican 

Peso 

# 1 1 0 

Equatorial Guinea XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Gabon XAF 950 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Guinea-Bissau XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Haiti HTG 332 Gourde # 1 1 0 

Hungary HUF 348 Forint #(delete) 100 100 0 

Korea, Republic of KRW 410 Won #(delete) 100 100 0 

Madagascar MGA 969 Ariary # 100 100 0 

Malawi MWK 454 Kwacha # 1 0.1 2 

Mali XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Niger XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Poland PLN 985 Zloty #(delete) 1 0.01 2 

Russia RUB 643 Russian Ruble #(delete) 5 1 0 

Senegal XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Seychelles SCR 690 Seychelles 

Rupee 

# 1 1 0 

Togo XOF 952 CFA Franc # 100 100 0 

Venezuela, Bolivarian 

Republic of 

VEF 937 Bolivar Fuerte # 0.01 0.01 2 4 
ATTACHMENT ‘I’ 

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Terms of Reference for Working group to introduce Paragraphs 31 and 33 to specify 

voluntary changes and voluntary refunds 

Terms of Reference (DRAFT)

The Paragraphs 31/33 Working Group (P31_33WG), reporting to the Composite 

Conference is a forum whereby IATA Members and IATA Strategic Partners may: 

1. Discuss and explore foundational requirements for specification of voluntary 

change and voluntary refund process 

2. Identify any requirement for alignment and coordination with any other part of the 

IATA Composite Resolutions 

3. Perform risk versus benefit assessment of introducing Paragraphs 31/33 

4. Minimize necessity of carrier exceptions 

5. Discuss implementation plan 

Membership

Membership is open to all IATA member airlines and Strategic Partners 

Procedures

• Meetings will be called as necessary and combined with others where possible 

• The P31_33WG will liaise closely with other IATA groups as necessary 

• Implementation issues will be decided by consensus 

• Recommendations regarding IATA tariff coordination (TC) resolutions will be 

agreed by a simple majority vote for which on IATA TC members may vote. 

Such recommendations will be forwarded to the RADWG 

• Recommendations regarding other IATA resolutions will be forwarded to the 

appropriate Committee for their consideration 

Deliverables: viable update/proposal to the Composite meeting October 2013 

Chairman: TBD

Co-Chairman: TBD 
ATTACHMENT ‘J’ 

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Resolution 012 – GLOSSARY F TERMS 

ECAA European Common Aviation Area and related States: 

Albania Liechtenstein

Austria Lithuania

Belgium Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia FYROM

Bulgaria Malta

Croatia Montenegro

Cyprus Netherlands

Czech Republic Norway

Denmark Poland

Estonia Portugal

Finland Romania 

France Serbia

Germany Slovakia

Greece Slovenia

Hungary Spain

Iceland Sweden

Ireland Switzerland

Italy United Kingdom

Latvia 

in the event other nations join the European Common Aviation Area the Secretary is 

authorised to update this list. The Secretary shall circulate such changes and effective 

dates to all TC Members

Side Trip travel from and/or to an identical enroute point of a fare component
Attachment ‘K’

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SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT 

The Composite meeting met in Abu Dhabi 17 October 2012. The changes are briefly 

described below. 

For Intended Effect 1 February 2013: 

• Amended currency in which fares are established from Turkmenistan from euro 

(EUR) to US Dollars (USD) 

• Amended currency in which fares are established from Myanmar from kyat (MMK) to 

US Dollars (USD) 

For Intended Effect 1 April 2013: 

• Deleted definition of ‘European Common Aviation Area and related states (ECAA)’ as 

this was no longer required for fares purposes (Resolution 012) 

• Definition of ‘Side Trip’ amended to provide more clarity (Resolution 012) 

• Wording amended to be more explicit for handling of change request for totally 

unused tickets (Resolution 017f) 

• List of currencies restricted for acceptance updated and aligned with the list provided 

by IATA Currency Coordination Working Group to reflect the airline ability to 

repatriate funds, and clarified the conditions of application for such currencies 

(Resolution 024d) 

• Agreed to use only the Bankers Selling Rate for conversion processing to provide 

more consistency, uniformity and transparency, as well as for reasons of 

simplification and that Bankers Buying Rates are often not available (Resolutions 

024e, 024k) 

For Intended Effect 1 June 2013: 

• Circle Trip Minimum check deleted for simplification (Resolutions 012c, 017b) 

• General guideline established for the fare selection criteria in case on interlining, 

which applies a more competitive method, while meeting concerns of certain 

regulatory bodies and enable systems to implement the solution as it is similar to the 

criteria method already approved and implemented for markets within Europe 

(Resolution 017hh)