### 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

28 October 2014

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 20005

(202) 628

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### Summary DOCKET: DOT

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- 2012

- 0058 DOT ORDER: None Requested

Date: 28 October 201 4

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 October 2015

Implementation date: 1 October 2015

Memo / Resolution s PTC COMP Memo 176 8 24 October 20 1 4

- Resolution s 012, 017 b

### 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 th eir 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

ten tatively 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 agreem ents is

1 October 20 15

.

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 ne w 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.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Douglas Lavin

Douglas Lavin

Regional Vice President

– North America

International Air Transport Asso ciation

Attorney

- In

- Fact

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of this notice has been served this day by first class or priority mail on the

following person:

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Antitrust Division

Department of Justice

Was hington, D.C. 20530

A copy of this notice has been sent this day by email to Esta Rosenberg

( Esta.Rosenberg@dot.gov ) and to Della Davis (Della.Davis@dot.gov) of the Department of

Transportation.

/s/ Douglas Lavin

Douglas Lavin

28 Octob er 2014

Date Served

### OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT:

COMPOSITE PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE MEETING

(COMP )

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 OCTOBER 201 5

Resolution 

### Title

012 

### Glossary of Terms

017b 

### Construction Rules for Pricin g Units24 Octo ber 201 4

MEMORANDUM

PTC COMP 1768

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences

FROM: Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards

SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference

San Diego, USA

, 14 October 2014

Composite Resolution s 012, 017b

Normal Fare Open Jaw Package

Intend ed Effective Date: 1 October 2015

R ESOLUTIONS

- A DOPTED

Attac h ed are Composite Resolution s 01 2 and 017b

, which w ere adopted at the above

meeting for an intende d effective date of 1 October 201 5

.

Th e filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 28 Nove mbe r 201 4

. 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 a nd, 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, Tariffs & Reservation St andards

Airline Distribution Standards

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 2896

AS www.iata.org E

- Mail: tariffs @ i ata .orgRESOLUTION S AMENDED AT

COMPOSITE MEETING OF

PASSENGER TARIFF COO RDINATING CONFERENCE

SAN DIEGO, USA

, 14 OCTOBER 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 OCTOBER 201 5

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD

012 Glossary of Terms Amending 1

0 1 7b Construction Rules for Pricing Units Amend ing 2P TC COMP 1 768

SAN, Oct14ADOPTED Res Doc : 3

Resolution : 012

Page: 1 of 2

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

PTC1( 9 1 ) 012 Amending

PTC2( 16 9 ) 0 12

PTC3( 96 ) 012

PTC12( 200 ) 0 12

PTC23( 165 ) 0 12

PTC31( 130 ) 0 12

PTC123( 17 9 ) 0 12

Filing Period Beg ins 2 8 Octo ber 201 4 Intended Effectiveness: 1 October 2015

Ends 2 8 November 2014 Expiry: Indefinite

Type B

RESOLVED that Resolution 012 is amended as follows

TERM DEFINITION

Normal Fare

Open Jaw travel from one country and r eturn thereto, comprising two international fare

components. only and where

a) origin open jaw : the outward point of departure in the country of unit origin

and the inward point of arrival in the country of unit origin are different

OR

b) turnaround open j aw : the outward point of arrival and the inward point of

departure are different

OR

c) double open jaw : the outward point of departure in the country of unit origin

and the inward point of arrival in the country of unit origin are different (origin

jaw)

AN D

the outward point of arrival and the inward point of departure are different

(turnaround open jaw)

Open Jaw

- (Special Fares) travel comprising only two international fare components with a surface break(s)

which, unless otherwise specified in a speci al fares resolution, may be between

any two points/countries in the area(s) of unit origin and/or turnaround for which

the special fare resolution applies and for which the fare is assessed as a single

pricing unit using half round trip fares. In this cont ext

a) for 'turnaround open jaw' the outward point of arrival and the inward point of

departure are different, or

b) for 'origin open jaw' the outward point of departure and the inward point of

arrival are different, or

c) for 'single open jaw' either a) o r b) applies, or

d) for 'open jaw' any combination of the above may apply

P TC COMP 1768

SAN, Oct14ADOPTED Res Doc : 3

Resolution : 012

Page: 2 of 2

Open Jaw T ravel comprising two international fare components and assessed as a single

pricing unit consisting of half rou nd trip fares. Such fares may be subject to more

restrictive open jaw provisions if so published within the applicable fares resolution.

In this context

a) o rigin open jaw : the outward point of departure and the inward point of arrival

are different

OR

b) tur naround open jaw : the outward point of arrival and the inward point of

departure are different

OR

c) d ouble open jaw : the outward point of departure and the inward point of arrival

are different (origin open jaw)

AND

the outward point of arrival and the inward point of departure are different

(turnaround open jaw)

Normal Fare

Open Jaw travel from one country and return thereto, comprising two international fare

components. only and where

a) origin open jaw : the outward point of departure in the coun try of unit origin

and the inward point of arrival in the country of unit origin are different

OR

b) turnaround open jaw : the outward point of arrival and the inward point of

departure are different

OR

c) double open jaw : the outward point of departure in the country of unit origin

and the inward point of arrival in the country of unit origin are different (origin

jaw)

AND

the outward point of arrival and the inward point of departure are different

(turnaround open jaw)

P TC COMP 1768

SAN, Oct14ADOPTED Res Doc : 2

Resol ution : 017b

Page: 1 of 2

CONSTRUCTION RULES F OR PRICING UNITS

PTC1(91 ) 01 7b Amending

PTC2(169 ) 0 17b

PTC3(96 ) 017b

PTC12(200 ) 01 7 b

PTC23(165 ) 01 7 b

PTC31(130 ) 0 17b

PTC123(17 9 ) 0 17b

Filing Period Begins 28 October 2014 Intended Effe ctiveness: 1 October 2015

Ends 28 November 2014 Expiry: Indefinite

Type A

RESOLVED that Resolution 017b is amended as follows

------ SECTION D

- OPEN JAW FARES

1) Normal Fare Open Jaw

a) General

The following conditions apply to the assessment of a normal fare open jaw:

i) the fare for a normal fare open jaw pricing unit shall be the sum of half the applicable

round trip fares for both international legs of the open jaw ; assessed from the country of

unit origin provided that when a fare compon ent terminates in the country of unit origin,

the fare applicable from the country of unit origin shall be used

ii) Canada, USA shall be considered as one country

iii) except for pricing units wholly within Scandinavia, Scandinavia shall be considered as

one country

iv) Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Curacao, St. Maarten shall be considered as one

country

v) except for pricing units wholly within Europe, Europe shall be considered as one

country

b) Origin Open Jaw

i) only domestic surface sec tors are permitted

i) both domestic and international surface breaks are permitted

ii) when the surface sector is an international sector the distance of such surface sector

must not be greater than the flown distance of the shorter of the two fare compo nents

(measurement of the surface sector shall be in accordance with Resolution 017c,

Paragraph 4) c)

P TC COMP 1768

SAN, Oct14ADOPTED Res Doc : 2

Resolution : 017b

Page: 2 of 2

c) Turnaround Open Jaw

i) both domestic and international surface breaks are permitted

ii) when the surface sector is an international sector the distance of such surface sector

must not be greater than the flown distance of the shorter of the two fare components

(measurement of the surface sector shall be in accordance with Resolution 017c,

Paragra ph 4) c)

b) Origin or Turnaround Open Jaw

i) either domestic or international surface break is permitted

ii) when the surface sector is an international sector the distance of such surface sector

must not be greater than the flown distance of the shorte r of the two fare components

(measurement of the surface sector shall be in accordance with Resolution 017c,

Paragraph 4) c)

d c ) Double Open Jaw

i) Combination of an Origin Open Jaw and a Turnaround Open Jaw with a Domestic

Surface Sector See paragraph b) and c) above for application of each portion of the

open jaw

ii)Combination of an Origin Open Jaw and a Turnaround Open Jaw with an International

Surface Sector

i) both domestic and/or international surface breaks are permitted

ii) when the surface sect or is an international sector the distance of such surface sector

must not be greater than the flown distance of the shorter of the two fare components

(measurement of the surface sector shall be in accordance with Resolution 017c,

Paragraph 4) c)

2) Spec ial Fare Open Jaw

Except as otherwise specified in a fare Resolution, the fare for an open jaw shall be the

sum of half the applicable round trip fares for both international legs of the open jaw;

provided that when a fare component terminates in the count ry of unit origin, the fare

applicable from the country of unit origin shall be used

Exception: for travel originating and terminating in Europe (except for travel wholly within

Europe):

where an open jaw applies between countries in Europe, the fare comp onent which

terminates in Europe shall be assessed in the direction from Europe

.....

P TC COMP 1768

SAN, Oct14Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference

San Diego, USA

, 14 October 2014

Summary of Agreements

For intende d effective date of 1 October 2015 , Composite mee ting adopted amendments to

Resolutions 012 and 017b to liberalize and simplify normal fare open jaw processing.

P TC COMP 17 68

SAN, Oct14