### 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. #12 th 

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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 constitu ted to be their attorney-in-fact for filing with the Department of Transportation copi es 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 Co nference documentation summarized above. This agreement arises from the continui ng process of Tariff Coordinating Conferences and was developed in the context of prior D epartment 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. A pproval 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 Departm ent 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 partici pation. 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 ServedInternational 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 Ta riff 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

R ESOLUTIONS - A DOPTED 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 StandardsRESOLUTIONS 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 XXADOPTED 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 Charg e Charges applied to baggage checked in excess of free or paid baggage allowancePTC 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 Commen cement of Transportation’ to clarify processing of cases where the first inte rnation 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