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

30 October 2012

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: 30 October 2012

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

A, Section D

US/UST involved Yes

Intended effective date: 1 January 2013 and 1 April 2013

Meeting site, date: 34th Passenger Services Conference 

(PSC), Abu Dhabi, 18-19 October 2012

Agreement(s)/Minutes PSC/RESO/153 dated 30 October 2012 –

Resolution 722f and RP 1721
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 January 2013 and 1 April 

2013. 

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 

docket and order number. The cover pages include a summary to explain the nature and purpose 

of the subject amendments and/or agreements.
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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

30 October 2012

Date Served
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M E M O R A N D U M

PSC/RESO/153

To: All Members, Passenger Services Conference - Accredited 

Representatives

Copy: IATA Strategic Partners

From: Head, Interline and Intermodal

Date: 30 October 2012

Subject: EXPEDITED RESOLUTIONS & RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

34th IATA Passenger Services Conference (PSC)

Abu Dhabi, 18-19 October 2012

Attached are the expedited resolutions & recommended practices (RPs) which were adopted at the 

above-mentioned Conference.

The filing period is established as 1 – 31 October 2012. To ensure timely approval, Members are 

requested to files these agreements, where required, with their Governments upon receipt of this 

document and to advise this office (email: mullerm@iata.org) of their Government’s action by the 

end of the filing period (31 October 2012).

Filing formalities with the Canadian Transportation Agency on behalf of Canadian Members will be 

accomplished by this office.

Filing formalities with the United States Department of Transportation (DoT) on behalf of IATA 

Members will be accomplished by IATA’s Regional Vice President, North America. 

The intended effective dates are 1 January 2013 and 1 April 2013.

Mike Muller International Air Transport Association

Route de l'Aeroport 33

PO Box 416

CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Airport

Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 770 2731

Fax: +41 22 770 2896

OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

RESOLUTIONS & RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

ADOPTED AT:

34th PASSENGER SERVICES CONFERENCE (PSC)

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 January and 1 April 2013

Resolution/RP Title

PSC(34)722f ELECTRONIC TICKET – AIRLINE

(amending)

For effect 1 January 2013

PSC(34)722f ELECTRONIC TICKET – AIRLINE

(amending)

For effect 1 April 2013

PSC(34)1721 NETTING FOR EXCHANGE/REISSUE 

TRANSACTIONS

(amending)

For effect 1 April 2013

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

RESOLUTIONS/RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ADOPTED AT:

34th PASSENGER SERVICES CONFERENCE (PSC)

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 January and 1 April 2013

Resolution/

Recommended 

Practice

Summary of 

Resolution/RP

Summary of Amendment

RESOLUTION 722f

ELECTRONIC TICKET 

– AIRLINE

Provides governing rules 

and technical specifications 

on how to produce an 

Electronic Ticket (ET) issued 

by airlines. This allows 

ticketing to be performed 

without the issuance of 

paper tickets. Also included 

are the applicable conditions 

for the issuance and 

honoring of such tickets.

For effect 1 January 2013:

Two new data elements have been 

added regarding EMD-S for “not valid 

after” and “not valid before”, providing 

no message upgrade is required for 

these optional fields related to the 

service at a coupon level. The 

expedited effective date is to align this 

change with the same planned change 

by the Airlines Reporting Corporation 

(ARC) for 1 January 2013.

For effect 1 April 3013:

The IATA Composite Conference has 

removed the Banker’s Buying Rate 

(BBR) from all the tariff resolutions. 

Accordingly, counterpart changes are 

required to remove reference to the 

BBR from PSC standards. The 

expedited effective date is to align this 

change with the same planned change 

by the IATA Composite Conference for 

1 April 2013.

RP 1721

NETTING FOR 

EXCHANGE/REISSUE 

TRANSACTIONS

Provides guidelines for the

re-calculation of fares, taxes, 

fees and charges in 

exchange and reissue 

transactions.

For effect 1 April 3013:

The IATA Composite Conference has 

removed the Banker’s Buying Rate 

(BBR) from all the tariff resolutions. 

Accordingly, counterpart changes are 

required to remove reference to the 

BBR from PSC standards. The 

expedited effective date is to align this 

change with the same planned change 

by the IATA Composite Conference for 

1 April 2013.

RESOLUTION 722f

ELECTRONIC TICKET - AIRLINE

(amending)

PSC(33 34)722f Expiry: Indefinite

Type: B

T2.15/P

....

RESOLUTION 722f

Attachment ‘A’

ELECTRONIC TICKET AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS DATA ELEMENTS 

GLOSSARY

....

“NOT VALID AFTER” DATE – 5 ALPHANUMERIC

(applicable to 722f, 722g, 722h only)

The date after which travel for this segment is no longer applicable in the format 

DDMMM (applicable to ETKT), or, the date after which the service is no longer 

available for use in the format DDMMM (EMD-S only).

“NOT VALID BEFORE” DATE - 5 ALPHANUMERIC

(applicable to 722f, 722g, 722h only)

The date before which travel for this segment is not applicable in the format DDMMM 

(applicable to ETKT), or, the date before which the service is not available for use in 

the format DDMMM (EMD-S only).

....

Filing Period: Effective Date:

1 October - 1 January 2013

31 October 2012

RESOLUTION 722f

ELECTRONIC TICKET - AIRLINE

(amending)

PSC(33 34)722f Expiry: Indefinite

Type: B

T8

....

RESOLUTION 722f

Attachment ‘A’

ELECTRONIC TICKET AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS DATA ELEMENTS 

GLOSSARY

....

NETTING DATA ELEMENTS

....

Fare Transaction Values

....

Transaction Conversion Rate—13 ALPHANUMERIC

The BSR and/or BBR used to convert Base Fare Transaction Amount into 

Equivalent Paid Fare Transaction Amount.

....

Tax/Fee/Charge Details

....

Tax/Fee/Charge Filed Currency Conversion Rate—13 ALPHANUMERIC

(Repeatable field)

The BSR and/or BBR used to convert the Tax/Fee/Charge Filed Amount from 

filed currency into the Tax/Fee/Charge amount in currency of country of 

payment.

....

Filing Period: Effective Date:

1 October - 1 April 2013

31 October 2012

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1721

NETTING FOR EXCHANGE/REISSUE TRANSACTIONS

(amending)

PSC(32 34)1721

T8

....

3.7 Bankers Rate of Exchange means the applicable BSR or BBR used for 

conversion as outlined in IATA PTC, Composite Resolutions 024e and 024k.

....

Filing Period: Effective Date:

1 October - 1 April 2013

31 October 2012