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 ASSOC IATION

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) 62 8

- 9292Summary DOCKET: DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0058 DOT ORDER: None Requested

Date: 30 October 2012

Filing fee/IATA Acct: Waived by Order 2012

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- 18, Appendix

A, Section D

US/UST involved Yes

Intended effective date: 1 January 2013 and 1 April 2013

Meeting site, date: 34 th Passenger Services Conference

(PSC), Abu Dhabi, 18

- 19 October 2012

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

–

Resolution 722f and RP 1721NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING

Pursuant to statements submitted by Member ai rlines 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

exe mpted by Order 2012

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- 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 Ja nuary 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 o r 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 nu mber. The cover pages include a summary to explain the nature and purpose

of the subject amendments and/or agreements.- 2

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13461343.1 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Douglas Lavin

Douglas Lavin

Regional Vice President

– North America

International Air Transport Association

Attorney

- In

- Fact- 3

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13461343.1 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 2 012

Date Served- 4

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13461343.1

### 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 & R ECOMMENDE D PRACTICES

3 4 th IATA Passenger Services Conference (PSC)

Abu Dhabi

, 1 8

- 19 October 20 1 2

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 o f 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 date s are 1 January 20 1 3 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:

3 4 th PASSENGER SERVICES CONFERENCE (PSC)

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 January and 1 April 20 1 3

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:

3 4th PASSENGER SERVICES CONFERENCE (PSC)

INTENDED EFFECTIVE D ATE: 1 January and 1 April 20 1 3

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

b y 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 re ference 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.

R P 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 ar e

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

(amendi ng)

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” DA TE

– 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” D ATE

- 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 ).

....

Fi ling Period: Effective Date:

1 October

- 1 January 201 3

31 October 2012RESOLUTION 722f

ELECTRONIC TICKET

- AIRLINE

(amending)

PSC( 33 34 )722f Expiry: Indefinite

Type: B

T8

....

RESOLUTION 722f

Attachment ‘A’

ELECTRON IC 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 Tr ansaction 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 curren cy of country of

payment.

....

Filing Period: Effective Date:

1 October

- 1 April 201 3

31 October 2012RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1721

NETTING FOR EXCHANGE/REISSUE TRANSACTIONS

(amending)

PSC( 3 2 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 201 3

31 October 2012