NORTHWEST'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO THE HANDLING OF DANGEROUS
GOODS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NORTHWEST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MESABA HAS NOT IN THE
PAST, AND WILL NOT IN THE FUTURE, CARRY DANGEROUS GOODS ON ANY FLIGHT OPERATED
WITH SAAB 340 AIRCRAFT.
(C)
WEATHER-EVENT RECOVERY.
WITH RESPECT TO
RECOVERY FROM WEATHER EVENTS THAT DISRUPT THE REGIONAL AIRLINE SERVICES OPERATED
BY MESABA, MESABA'S SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTROL SHALL COORDINATE WITH NORTHWEST'S
SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTROL FOR RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.
Section 4.03
Facilities.
(A)
HUB CITIES AND NORTHWEST SERVICE CITIES.
DURING THE TERM HEREOF, NORTHWEST WILL PROVIDE MESABA, AT NO COST TO MESABA,
WITH ACCESS TO A PORTION OF THE PREMISES AND FACILITIES LEASED BY NORTHWEST
PURSUANT TO NORTHWEST'S LEASE WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AT THE HUB
CITIES AND NORTHWEST SERVICE CITIES ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE
FORM OF FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT H (THE "FACILITIES
USE AGREEMENT").
NORTHWEST, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, SHALL DESIGNATE FROM TIME
TO TIME THE PORTION OF SUCH PREMISES AND FACILITIES TO BE USED BY MESABA SOLELY
FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL AIRLINE SERVICES HEREUNDER.
IN THE EVENT
NORTHWEST DETERMINES THAT MESABA REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AT ANY OF THE
HUB CITIES OR NORTHWEST SERVICE CITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL AIRLINE
SERVICES, NORTHWEST SHALL USE ITS REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN SUCH FACILITIES
AND PROVIDE THEM TO MESABA AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO MESABA.
NORTHWEST AND
MESABA AGREE THAT NORTHWEST MAY RELOCATE MESABA TO COMPARABLE FACILITIES AT THE
HUB CITIES AND NORTHWEST SERVICE CITIES, PROVIDED THAT NORTHWEST PAYS MESABA'S
REASONABLE RELOCATION EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH RELOCATION.
UPON
REQUEST BY NORTHWEST, MESABA AGREES TO USE ITS BEST EFFORTS TO OBTAIN SIGNATORY
CARRIER STATUS AT ANY HUB CITY OR NORTHWEST SERVICE CITY AND SHALL PERFORM ALL
CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE APPLICABLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN SUCH STATUS,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE POSTING OF A BOND OR LETTER OF CREDIT TO THE
AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PROVIDED THAT, IF MESABA BECOMES A SIGNATORY CARRIER AT ANY
HUB CITY OR NORTHWEST SERVICE CITY, MESABA SHALL VOTE AS DIRECTED BY NORTHWEST
ON ANY MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE SIGNATORY CARRIERS FOR A VOTE.
NORTHWEST SHALL
COOPERATE WITH MESABA IN OBTAINING SUCH SIGNATORY STATUS AT ANY SUCH AIRPORT.
(B)
MESABA SERVICE CITIES.
DURING THE TERM
HEREOF, AT ALL MESABA SERVICE CITIES AND AT ANY OTHER LOCATION WHERE MESABA
HANDLES FLIGHTS OPERATED BY MESABA HEREUNDER OR BY NORTHWEST PURSUANT TO A
GROUND HANDLING AGREEMENT, MESABA SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING,
CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING, AT NO COST TO NORTHWEST (OTHER THAN AMOUNTS
PAYABLE BY NORTHWEST PURSUANT TO THE NEXT SENTENCE), ADEQUATE AIRPORT FACILITIES
AND EQUIPMENT CONSISTENT WITH NORTHWEST'S STANDARDS TO PROVIDE SUCH GROUND
HANDLING SERVICES.
WITH RESPECT TO (I) FLIGHTS OPERATED BY MESABA WITH AVRO
REGIONAL JET AIRCRAFT OR CRJ-200/440 AIRCRAFT WHICH ARE HANDLED BY MESABA, OR
(II) FLIGHTS OPERATED BY NORTHWEST WHICH ARE HANDLED BY MESABA, MESABA WILL
ALLOCATE AMOUNTS PAYABLE OR ASSESSED BY THE AIRPORT IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
FLIGHTS FOR JOINT OR
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COMMON USE FACILITIES AND