BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Agreements Adopted by the Traffic 

Conferences of the International Air 

Transport Association 

OST-2011-XXXX

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS 

BY THE 

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

25 February 2011 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be sent to 

Douglas E. Lavin 

 Regional Vice President – North America 

International Air Transport Association 

1776 K.St. N.W. #12th Floor 

Washington DC 20006 
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Summary DOCKET: OST-2011-XXXX US DOT ORDER: pending

Date: 25 February 2011 

Filing fee / IATA Acct: USD 366 / 0000-06 

US/UST involved: No 

End of Government Filing Period: 15 December 2010

Meeting site, date: Geneva, 22 October 2010 

Intended effective date: 1 April 2011 

Agreement: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

 Geneva, 22 October 2010 

Composite Resolutions 012, 026, 047a, 076xx, 076z, 

087aa 

 Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011 

 

R1 012 

R2 026 

R3 047a 

R4 076xx 

R5 076z 

R6 087aa 
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APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT

 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 Sections 41308 and 41309 of Title 49 of the United 

States Code and Parts 303.03, 303.05 and 303.30(c) of Title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, I am filing with the Department this application for approval of an IATA 

agreement. 

 This agreement and related factual and explanatory material and documentation 

required by 14 C.F.R. 303.31 and Department and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) precedent 

are contained in the IATA Traffic Conference documentation summarized above. 

 This agreement arises from the continuing process of Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

and was developed in the context of prior Department and CAB rulings addressing related 

resolutions which reflected regulatory and market conditions then in effect. Thus, the present 

agreement should be viewed as part of a dynamic process of IATA Member airline 

adjustment to governmental and economic factors. 

 On previous occasions, the Department has found such agreements to be consistent 

with the public interest when they do not result in fares or rates that are unlawful or injurious 

to competition in the markets at issue. Approval of the present agreement would not yield 

fares or rates that are unlawful or injurious to competition. Moreover, approval of this 

agreement, which reflects compromises among the differing economic and social 

philosophies of the many nations whose airlines are parties, will advance the public interest 

in maintaining good aviation relations with other countries. 

 We request early approval by the Department of the foregoing agreement, pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. 41309, and the grant of full antitrust immunity, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41308. 

 The conferral of full antitrust immunity would be in the public interest and necessary for 

the transaction to proceed. This agreement is a product of the IATA Tariff Coordinating 

Conferences which the Department found to be anticompetitive but nevertheless approved 

and immunized in Order 85-5-32 (May 6, 1985) on foreign policy and comity grounds 

because such action is necessary to achieve the serious transportation need of maintaining 

good aviation relations with other countries and these benefits are not obtainable by 

reasonably available means having materially less anticompetitive effects. 

 This agreement concerns fares or rates between non-U.S. points and thus has at most 

indirect application in foreign air transportation. The U.S. authorities have recognized (e.g, 

Order 79-8-194, 30 August 1979) that the interests of sovereign nations in the conditions 

governing air transportation between them greatly exceed any that the U.S. might have by 

reason of U.S. airline, citizen or shipper participation. This agreement is not adverse to the 

public interest or in violation of the Act and, therefore, should be granted full immunity. 

Respectfully submitted 

___________________________ 

 Douglas Lavin 

 Regional Vice President – North America 

International Air Transport Association 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 A copy of this application or a summary notice thereof has been served by first class or 

priority mail on the following person 

Chief, Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section 

Antitrust Division 

Department of Justice 

Washington D.C. 20530 

________________________________ 

 Douglas E. Lavin 

25 February 2011 

Date Served 
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@iata.org 

2 November 2010 

MEMORANDUM

PTC COMP 1595 

TO: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences 

FROM: Manager Interline Tariffs 

SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference 

 Geneva, 22 October 2010 

Composite Resolutions 012, 026, 047a, 076xx, 076z, 087aa 

 Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011 

RESOLUTIONS - ADOPTED

Attached are Composite Resolutions, which were adopted at the above meeting for an 

intended effective date of 1 April 2011. 

The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 15 December 2010. 

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 and, 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, Interline Tariffs 

Passenger Interline Standards
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT 

COMPOSITE MEETING OF 

PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE 

GENEVA, 22 OCTOBER 2010 

INTENDED EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 APRIL 2011 

RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD

012 Glossary of Terms Amending 1 

026 Counting of Group Passengers Rescinded XX 

047a Provisions for Inclusive Tours Rescinded XX 

076xx Affinity and Incentive Provisions Rescinded XX 

076z Form of Application for Affinity Group Fares Rescinded XX 

087aa Group Fares for Ship’s Crews Rescinded XX 
ADOPTED Res Doc: 1 

Resolution: 012 

PTC COMP 1595 

GVA, Oct10

GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

PTC1(87)012 Amending 

PTC2(165)012 

PTC3(92)012 

PTC12(196)012

PTC23(161)012

PTC31(126)012 

PTC123(175)012 

Filing Period Begins 15 November 2010 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2011 

 Ends 15 December 2010 Expiry: Indefinite 

 Type B 

RESOLVED that, Resolution 012 is amended as follows 

TERM DEFINITION 

Country of 

Commencement of 

Transportation 

the country from which travel on the first international sector 

takes place. If the first international sector is a surface sector, 

priced as an embedded surface sector, such sector shall 

constitute “travel” for the purpose of establishing the Country of 

Commencement of Transportation

Excess Baggage 

Charge 

Charges applied to baggage checked in excess of free or paid 

baggage allowance
PTC COMP 1595 

GVA, Oct10

SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT 

 Resolutions 012, 026, 047a, 076xx, 076z, 087aa 

Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2011

The Composite meeting met in Geneva 22 October 2010. The agreement contains 

amendments to Composite Resolutions with an intended effective date of 

1 April 2011. The changes are briefly described below. 

• Amended definition for the ‘Country of Commencement of Transportation’ to clarify 

processing of cases where the first internation sector on a journey is an embedded 

surface sector

• Added definition of excess baggage charge

• Rescinded following Resolutions that were deemed no longer necessary

026 Counting of Group Passengers 

047a Provisions for Inclusive Tours 

076xx Affinity and Incentive Provisions 

076z Form of Application for Affinity Group Fares 

087aa Group Fares for Ship’s Crews