### 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 TR ANSPORT ASSOCIATION

21 June 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) 628-929213461343.1 

### Summary DOCKET: DOT-OST-2012-0058 DOT ORDER: None Requested

Date: 21 June 2012

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

US/UST involved Yes

Intended effective date: 1 August 2012

Meeting site, date: MAIL VOTE NUMBER S 088 – Baggage Allowance and Charge Disclosure

Agreement(s)/Minutes PSC/MV/028 dated 21 May 2012 – Resolutions 722f, 722g and 722h

### NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING

Pursuant to statements submitted by Member ai rlines of the International Air Transport

Association (IATA), the undersigne d has been constituted to be th eir 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 proce dures 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 ag reements 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 Conferen ces, 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 Depart ment has indicated it st ill 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 Reco mmended 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 acti on, the cover pages include the appropriate

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

of the subject amendments and/or agreements.

### - 2 - Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Douglas Lavin Douglas Lavin

Regional Vice President – North America International Air Transport Association Attorney-In-Fact

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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

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/s/ Douglas Lavin Douglas Lavin

21 June 2012 Date ServedM E M O R A N D U M PSC/MV/028

TO: All Members, PSC – Accredited Representatives

COPY: IATA Strategic Partners

FROM: Head, Interline & Intermodal Policy

DATE: 21 May 2012

SUBJECT: MAIL VOTE NUMBER S 088 Baggage Allowance and Charge Disclosure Resolutions 722f, 722g and 722h

___________________________________________________________________

On the request of the Director General the following mail vote is issued, timing of which is:

Voting Period: 23 May – 13 June 2012 Filing period with Governments: 18 June – 18 July 2012 Intended effectiveness date: 1 August 2012

Members’ Accredited Repres entatives are requested to cast their votes by e-mail ( mullerm@iata.org ) or by fax (+41 22 770 2896). Votes not received by the end of the voting period (13 June 2012) will be assumed affirmative

. Filing formalities with the United States Department of Transportation, on behalf of all Members, and with the Canadian Transportation Agency, on behalf of Canadian Members, will be accomplished by IATA.

Amended Resolutions 722f, 722g and 722h as shown in Attachment A will be declared effective upon receipt of all required Government approvals, in accordance with Resolutions 001 and 006.

Best regards,

Mike Muller

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 2721 Fax: +41 22 770 2662 Email:mullerm@iata.orgBaggage Allowance and Charge Disclosure

Background

The Ticketing Committee (JPTC) proposed to introduce new data elements to the eTKT to be able to identify the carrier whose baggage rules had been applied in an itinerary. This would facilitate the interpretation of IATA Tariff Composite Resolution 302 which defines a hierarchy as to whose baggage rules will apply.

This was first proposed at the meeting of the Joint A4A/IATA Passenger Services Conference (JPSC) in October 2011. However, one IATA member felt there remained too many regulatory issues that were unresolved that needed clarification particularly with the U.S. DoT. As a result, this Member felt that information would not be accurate and thereby increase the possibility of liability where incorrect baggage information was placed on the eTKT receipt.

In April 2012 there was a meeting hosted by the A4A in Washington to address US DoT 399 regarding passenger protection rules. There were several representatives of the US DoT present at this meeting. During this meeting, a supplier raised an issue related to the accurate determination of what allowances/charges are disclosed to the customer during pricing/ticketing transactions, especially in the instance of an electronic ticket (eTKT) issuance by a GDS or another airline when all or a portion of the travel occurs on the host airline.

Members expressed concern due to the lack of available data exchange between varying DCS systems and/or ca rriers, specifically when an eTKT is issued by a 3rd party or when an operation is contracted to a ground handler. Although the potential for EDIFACT upgrades exists that would assist in this transference of data, members thought these upgrades would be complicated, costly, and would provide additional opportunities for failure across multiple carriers/DCS systems.

Proposal

The A4A has recently passed an amendment to the standards to include ‘Additional Baggage Information’ on the eTKT Receipt and to add a new optional element for ‘Baggage Determining Carrier Code’ which will be subsequently passed to each carrier responsible for transport within the eTKT. IATA airlines expressed support of an expedited mail vote on this same requirement to be pushed through the IATA PSC in order to ensure conjunctive effective dates between IATA and the A4A.

The proposed expedited effective date for IATA is 1 August 2012 (the same proposal has already been adopted by the A4A Passenger Council for effect 1 June).

Proposed Action

PSC to amend Resolutions 722f, 722g and 722h for effect 1 August 2012 as shown in Attachment A

.Mail Vote S 088 Attachment: A Page: 1 of 3

RESOLUTION 722f ELECTRONIC TICKET - AIRLINE

..... 6.2 ISSUANCE

..... 6.2.1 Electronic Ticket

... 6.2.1.7 The Validating Carrier shall deliver an Itinerary/Receipt. This document shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

... Free Baggage Allowance (Conditional) Additional Baggage Information (Optional)

RESOLUTION 722g ELECTRONIC TICKET - NEUTRAL

.....

6.2 ISSUANCE

..... 6.2.3 Electronic Ticket

... 6.2.3.8 The Validating Carrier shall deliver an Itinerary/Receipt. This document shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

... Free Baggage Allowance (Conditional) Additional Baggage Information (Optional)

Attachment ‘A’

.....

RESOLUTION 722f Attachment ‘A’ ELECTRONIC TICKET AND MISCELLA NEOUS DOCUMENTS DATA ELEMENTS GLOSSARY

.....

ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE INFORMATION (applicable to 722f/g/h only) Information pertaining to the baggage allowance which further defines the provisions around the baggage determination and type.

Baggage Determining Carrier Code – 3 ALPHANUMERIC The carrier code that was determined to be the applicable carrier code for the baggage allowance. This is typically determined by Composite Resolution 302 and can be the MSC (Most Significant Carrier), the first check-in carrier or each Operating Carrier sector-by-sector.Mail Vote S 088 Attachment: A Page: 2

RESOLUTION 722f

Attachment ‘B’

ELECTRONIC TICKET MESSAGE CO NSTRUCTION MATRIX – AIRLINE MESSAGES

(amending)

ELEMENT DESCRIPTION

Transaction CHAR. A, N OR A/N DISPLAY UNSOLICITED AIRPORT CONTROL (INFORMATION – ATA ONLY) HISTORY DISPLAY REQUEST AIRPORT CONTROL CHANGE OF STATUS REDIRECT AIRPORT CONTROL RESERVATION CHANGE EMERGENCY LOCK SYSTEM UPDATE

Action Code --

-> D, J T (I – ATA ONLY H B C N A M U

RESOLUTION 722 f/20.60 REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP

... Baggage Determining Carrier Code 3 A/N O O O

...

RESOLUTION 722g Attachment ‘B’

ELECTRONIC TICKET MESSAGE CO NSTRUCTION MATRIX – NEUTRAL MESSAGES

(amending)

ELEMENT DESCRIPTION

Transaction CHAR. A, N OR A/N ISSUANCE

(INFORMATION – ATA ONLY) DISPLAY HISTORY DISPLAY EXCHANGE/ REISSUE REFUND RESERVATIONS CHANGE SYSTEM CANCEL REFUND CANCEL VOID

Action Code --

-> S(I-ATA ONLY) D H E R A X,Y Z V,W

RESOLUTION 722 G/20.61 REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ R ESP REQ RESP REQ RESP

... Baggage Determining Carrier Code 3 A/N O O O

...Mail Vote S 088 Attachment: A Page: 3

RESOLUTION 722h Attachment ‘B’

ELECTRONIC TICKET MESSAGE CONSTRUCTION MATRIX – GROUND HANDLING MESSAGES (amending)

ELEMENT DESCRIPTION

Transaction CHAR. A, N OR A/N DISPAY AIRPORT CONTROL REQUEST – GROUND HANLDLING) CHANGE OF STATUS REDIRECT EMERGENCY LOCK UNSOLICITED AIRPORT CONTROL – GROUND HANDLING SYSTEM UPDATE

Action Code ---> D G C N M K U Resolution 722 h/20.62 REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP REQ RESP

... Baggage Determining Carrier Code 3 A/N O O O

...