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### 382 .6 5:' 3 8 2.67.-l 

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### al l ha, · c , · ario u s eiTecti, · e date s . ranging between May 13. 2009. 

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### upon \\ · hich fore ig n carriers mu s t be in comp lianc e \\ ·ith the s e sec tion s. A lth o ugh both P art 382 

### an d the Act requir e car ri ers t o e n s ure th at the aircralt th ey opera te arc access ible. S"i ss maintain s th at i t is n ot re quired to comply ,, · ith the ea rly tim e line s se t f o rth in sectio n s 382 .61- 3 82. 69 

### beca u s e the Act a ii O \\ S S\\ · i ss t\\enty (20) 

### year s fi · om the dat e o f it s 2002 

### enactment t o en s ure t h a t it S aircratl are accessible for inJi, · idu a l s with a di s abi lit y. The Department find s th e carr i e r" s a rgument in thi s in s tance unp c rs u as i\ e. /\!though t h e /\ct g ra nt s s,v i ss up to tw e nt y years to bring it s aircraft int o compliance. it does not pro hibit Sw i ss from en s urin g that it s a ircran. that a rc u s ed l o r s e r v i ce t o and from the U.S. a rc access i ble prior to 

### th e t\\ · enty-year deadline in the Sw i ss I a \\ · . In th e s ection o n Co ntli ct of Law Wa i , ·ers and Equi\a len t Alte rnati\ e D e t e rminati o n s i n the prea mble t o the fin a l rule (73 

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- Sec t ion A n a ly s i s d i sc u ss ion of s ecti o n 3 8 2.9 (73 

### red. Reg. at 276 -l 6-27647). 

### \\ ·e s t a ted t h at a f o reign Ia\\ that require s a foreign carrier t o d o s omething proh i bi ted b y th i s r ul e . or that prohibits a foreign c a rrier from dt)ing so mething required by t hi s rule. i s an a ppropriate

1 Pur s uant to 1-1 C FR**~.6 1**  (movable**aisl~** armre s t s ). car ri e r s mu s t en sur e that a ircraft \\'i th 30 or m ore pn ssc ngc r sca t s o n '' hich passenge r a is l e s cat s h aw a rmr es t s are eq ui pp ed \\' ith m ov ab l e aisle armr ests o n at l eas t o ne-h a lf or the ai s l e sc at s in row s in which p assenge r s \\'ith mobi lity i mpa irm e nts arc p er mitt e d to it in eac h cl ass o r s e r v ice. Carrier s a rc not required to r e trof it cab in i nterio r s of ex is ting aim·an to com p i) "ith the requirement s in thi s sec tion. b ut if a car rier rep laces an) of an**ir an·~**  a i s l e sc ab "ith nc" 

### 1: manufa c tured s cat s. the nc" sc at s mu s t include mt)\abl c ai sle arm rests. F o reig n carrie r s arc requi red to co mpi: '' ith the requi reme nt s or**hi ~**  sc ctilln "ith respec t t o nc\\ aircrali ordered a ncr Ma: 1 3.**~009.** or**deli v~red** **ft ~r**  J\1a: 13.2010.

:**Pu uant**  to 1-l CF R .3 8 2 .6 3**(accessibl~** I a' a torie s ). car ri e r s are re quired to**~nsure** t hat aircrart '' i t h more than o ne a isle in "hich la va torie s are pro' ided s h all include at lea s t o ne acce ss ible lm a to r :.**For~ign** carrie r s are r e quired to co m pi) with the requ ire me nt s o r thi s se ction " ith re spec t to ne \\ aircraft or dered a ft er Ma: 1 3.2009. or a irc r aft deli,c r ed a lt e r Ma: 1 3.**~0 10.** 

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ava tor:. "ith an o n - boa rd whee l c h a ir. Ca rr ie r s mu s t nl so provide a n o n -board w h cdchnir on a ircra li thnt d o n o t h ave nn a.:c..:ss ibl c lav at o ry u po n re q ue st o f a pa sse n ge r ,, · h o ca n u se an in acce ss ib l e lava tor: but cannot r eac h it w i thout an o n -boa rd wheelcha ir
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1 P ur s u an t to 1-1 C FR**38~.67** (p r i o r it: s pa ce fo r the s torag e of a pa sse n ge r \\hee l cha ir in th e c a b i n). car ri e r s mu s t ens ure that there is a priorit) s pace in the cabi n o r s ufficient s ize to s to'' at least o ne typica l acl ult-**~:cd** folding. co llap s i b le
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- do" n manual pa sse ng e r ,, · heelchair in aircrali \\'ith I00 or more passe nge r sea ts. Foreig n carrie r s are req uired to co m pl) '' ith the req uire me nt s or this sec t ion for ne\\ ai r cra n ordered a fter Ma: I 3
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. '**Pur nt**  to 1-1 CF R 3 82.69 (cnptioning or on-boa rd audi o-\ is u a l disp la: s). ca r rier s mu s t**ur~** tha t all nc\\ , id cos. DV**o~.** a nd other audio -' is ual di s p la: s pia) cd o n a ir c rati f o r satC t ) p u rpo ses . a nd all s uch nc\\ audi o -\ is u a l di s pl ays p ia: eel on a ircra ft I ( H · in l( mnational purp ose that " e r e c r ea t ed un de r th e carr i er's co ntr o l. arc h ig h- co ntras t ca pti o ne d. Th e requ irc mcn t s l o r sa let:

- r e la t ed a udi o -\ i sua l di s pla: s "ent int o eff ec t o n Nove m be r 1 0. 200 9. and th e r e quir e me nt for inf orma ti onal disp lays wen\ into effect o n Ja nuary 8.**~0 10.** 

### s ubject t()r a contlict or laws v·:ai\'er. This i s not the case with re spec t to the ci t ed pro\'i s i on or the /\ct and the requirem e nt s or sec tion s 

### 382.61

- 382.69. T h e /\ct doc s not pro hibi t S\\ ·iss from co mpl yi n g w ith the requirements in sect ion s 

### .382 .61-382.69 before the t\\ · enty-year deadl ine. a nd Part 38:?. docs n o t prohibit Swiss from re l ying o n the t\\enty-year deadline JJrO\ · icl ed in the Act \V ith r espect to acco mm odations other than those s peci lie d in se ction s 

### 382.61

- 382.69 and lli gh t s other than tho se to or from the lJ 

### .S. The prO\i s ions of Subpart [in Part 

### 382 and the A ct hm ·e s imil ar objectives. complement o n e anot h er. and a ll ow s,,iss ample llexibility to achieYe compl i ance w ith the requirement s of both r egu l at i ons. Swi ss does n ot pro, · id e any inlormation demon s trating th a t it i s precluded rrom making it s a ircr an access i b l e in a ccordance vv · ith the proYi s i o n s and effectiYe date s mandated in se ction s 

### 3 82.61 -3 82.69. The r efore. having round n o con lli ct or Ia''
. the Department mu s t de n y s,,is s · s conflict ol' Ia,, · wa i\W reque s t lor se ction s 382.61. 382.63. 382.65. 382.67. and 382.69. I f you ha\'e any que s tion s about thi s matter. please contact Maegan .J ohnson or Kathleen Bl a nk-Riether. o l"my s tall. at 

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