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

 20 January 2010 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be sent to 

Douglas E. Lavin 

 Regional Vice President – North America 

International Air Transport Association 

IATA Washington, 

601 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 - North Building 

Washington DC 20004 
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Summary DOCKET: OST-2010-XXXX US DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 20 January 2010 

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

US/UST involved: No 

End of Government Filing Period: 26 January 2010

Meeting site, date: Bangkok, 16-19 November 2009 

Intended effective date: 15 February 2010 / 1 April 2010 

Agreement: Mail Vote 618 

TC3 Special Passenger Amending Resolution 010L 

between Japan and Korea (Rep. of) 

 (Memo 1353) 

r1 010L 
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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 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 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of this application or a summary notice thereof has been served by first class or 

priority mail on the following person 

Chief, Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section 

Antitrust Division 

Department of Justice 

Washington D.C. 20530 

________________________________ 

 Douglas E. Lavin 

20 January 2010 

Date Served 
International Air Transport Association 

Route de l’Aéroport 33 

PO Box 416 

CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Airport 

Switzerland 

Tel: +41 22 770 2842 

Fax +41 22 770 2662 

BB www.iata.org E-Mail: tariffs@iata.org 

20 January 2010 

MEMORANDUM 

PTC3 1353 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences (SP-6055) 

FROM: Global Head, Passenger 

SUBJECT: Mail Vote 618

TC3 Special Passenger Amending Resolution 010L 

between Japan and Korea (Rep. of) 

 Intended effective Date: 15 February 2010 / 1 April 2010 

MAIL VOTE - ADOPTED

As no negative votes were cast during the voting period which expired 1400 hours Geneva 

time 19 January 2010, Mail Vote 618 as circulated by MV618-1 dated 11 January 2010 is 

declared adopted. 

It is proposed to introduce fares between Ibaraki (IBR) and Seoul (SEL) as attached. 

A Member will commence direct operation and these fares are required. 

The filing period for this Mail Vote ends 26 January 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 Passenger 
ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 

 Resolution: 010L 

 Page: 1 

MV618 

TC3 

SPECIAL PASSENGER AMENDING RESOLUTION 

BETWEEN JAPAN AND KOREA 

PTC3(Mail 618)010L New 

Filing Period Begins 20 January 2010 Intended Effectiveness 15 February 2010 

 Ends 26 January 2010 Expiry 31 March 2010 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that, specified fares are introduced as follows for intended effectiveness 

15 February 2010: 

1) From Ibaraki (IBR) to Seoul (SEL), fares introduced equal to levels from Tokyo (TYO) 

Fare Basis OO/RT Reso Fare (JPY) 

F OO 053d 159200 

F RT 053d 244800 

C OO 043d 109400 

C RT 043d 168100 

Y OO 063d 94200 

Y RT 063d 144800 

Y2 OO 063dd 90900 

Y2 RT 063dd 139600 

MHPX14 RT 076LL 106000 

MKPX14 RT 076LL 96000 

MLPX14 RT 076LL 84000 

MHIT7 RT 081tt 86000 

MKIT7 RT 081tt 76000 

MLIT7 RT 081tt 64000 

MHGP50 OW 092t 42000 

MLGP50 OW 092t 37000 

MHGP50 RT 092t 55000 

MLGP50 RT 092t 49000 

Above levels will be amended per PTC3 1331 (conference agreement effective 

1 April 2010), Resolution 002 Attachment C Paragraphs 1) and 2), upon receipt of 

government approval of aforementioned memorandum, as follows: 

A. Resolution 092t – Student Educational Fares from Japan to Korea (Rep. of) 

A) Resolution cancelled and fares deleted 

B. Resolution 076LL - PEX fares from Japan to Korea (Rep. of) 

 Resolution 081tt - IIT Fares from Japan to Korea (Rep. of) 

A) From Japan, special fares amended 

From To Reso Season Fare level 

Japan (JP) Korea (Rep. of) (KR) 076LL 081tt All =current peak (H) 

levels 

 H/K/L deleted 
ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 

 Resolution: 010L 

 Page: 2 

MV618 

 Resulting Special Fares from Ibaraki (IBR) to Seoul (SEL), effective 1 April 2010 are 

as follows: 

Fare Basis OO/RT Reso Fare (JPY) 

MPX14 RT 076LL 106000 

MIT7 RT 081tt 86000 

2) From Seoul (SEL) to Ibaraki (IBR), fares introduced equal levels to Tokyo (TYO) 

 

Fare Basis OO/RT Reso Fare (KRW) 

F OO 053d 624300 

F RT 053d 1189000 

C OO 043d 517300 

C RT 043d 985200 

Y OO 063d 351700 

Y RT 063d 669900 

MPX14 RT 074aa 574000 

MGV10 RT 085r 475600 

Above levels will be increased per PTC3 1331(conference agreement effective 1 April 

2010), Reolution 002 Attachment C Paragraphs 3) and 4), upon receipt of government 

approval of aforementioned memorandum, as follows: 

Fare Basis OO/RT Reso Fare (KRW) 

F OO 053d 722700 

F RT 053d 1313900 

C OO 043d 602200 

C RT 043d 1094900 

Y OO 063d 401500 

Y RT 063d 729900 

MPX14 RT 074aa 634000 

MGV10 RT 085r 535600