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

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) 628-9292 
13461343.1 

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 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 August 2012. 

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 

21 June 2012 

Date Served 
M 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 Representatives 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.org
Baggage 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 carriers, 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 MISCELLANEOUS 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 CONSTRUCTION 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 CONSTRUCTION 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 RESP 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 

...