BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING BY THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

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1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Notice of IATA Traffic Conference Actions Tentatively Exempted From Filing for Approval Docket OST NOTICE OF TIER 1 AGREEMENTS FILING BY THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION 27 November 2013 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 (202)

2 Summary DOCKET: DOT-OST DOT ORDER: None Requested Date: 27 November 2013 Filing fee/iata Acct: Waived by Order , Appendix A, Section D US/UST involved Yes Intended effective date: 1 April 2014 Implementation date: 1 April 2014 Memo / Resolutions PTC COMP Memo Nov13 - Resolution 011b Resolution 012 Resolution 017c Resolution 017f Resolution 024k Resolution 100 Resolution 101

3 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 (13 April 2012), I am filing with the Department, in Docket OST , this Notice, the subject agreements and supporting documentation. These agreements are Tier 1 agreements tentatively exempted by Order from Condition #2 to the Department s approval of the Provisions for the Conduct of the IATA Traffic Conferences, which condition requires preimplementation Department review. The intended effective date of the agreements is 1 April 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

4 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 Association Attorney-In-Fact

5 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 A copy of this notice has been sent this day by 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 27 November 2013 Date Served

6 27 November 2013 MEMORANDUM PTC COMP 1742 TO: FROM: Members Participating in Tariff Coordinating Conferences Manager, Tariffs & Reservation Standards SUBJECT: Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Dublin, October 2013 Composite Resolutions 011b, 012, 017c, 017f, 024k, 100, 101 Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2014 RESOLUTIONS - ADOPTED Attached are Composite Resolutions 011b, 012, 017c, 017f, 24k, 100 and 101, which were adopted at the above meeting for an intended effective date of 1 April The filing period for the attached Resolutions ends 27 December 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, Tariffs & Reservation Standards Airline Distribution Standards International Air Transport Association Route de l Aéroport 33 PO Box 416 CH Geneva 15 Airport Switzerland Tel: Fax AS tariffs@iata.org

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8 RESOLUTIONS AMENDED AT COMPOSITE MEETING OF PASSENGER TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE DUBLIN, OCTOBER 2013 EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 APRIL 2014 RESO TITLE COMMENTS RD 011b Global Indicators Amending Glossary of Terms Amending 2 017c Construction Rules for Fare Components Amending 3 017f Exchange, Reissues and Refunds Amending 4 024k Currency Related Rules Amending Standard Condition Resolution for Special Fares Amending Standard Condition Resolution for Normal Fares Amending 7

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10 ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 Resolution : 011b GLOBAL INDICATORS PTC1(90)011b PTC2(168)011b PTC3(95)011b PTC12(199)011b PTC23(164)011b PTC31(129)011b PTC123(178)011b Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 011b is amended as follows Type B Fare Component GI Routing Restriction Between TC2 and TC3 except China TS Only for routings on non-stop (except Russia in (excluding Hong Kong SAR services between Europe Europe) and Macao SAR) and Japan, Korea (Dem. People s Rep. of), Korea (Rep. of) Between Russia (in Europe) Between Russia (in Europe) and TC3 except China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) and TC3 except China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia in Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan TS RU only for routings on non-stop services between Europe and Japan, Korea (Dem. People s Rep. of), Korea(Rep. of); via another country(ies) in Europe only for routings on non-stop services between Russia (in Europe) and Japan, Korea (Dem. People s Rep. of), Korea(Rep. of); not via another country(ies) in Europe PTC COMP 1742

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12 ADOPTED Res Doc : 2 Resolution : 012 GLOSSARY OF TERMS PTC1(90)012 PTC2(168)012 PTC3(95)012 PTC12(199)012 PTC23(164)012 PTC31(129)012 PTC123(178)012 Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 012 is amended as follows Type B Local Combination combination of two or more fare components (normal and special fares or two or more special fares of different fare type groups) to create a single pricing unit comprised of half round trip fares- provided the last fare component returns to the country of origin of the first fare component Notes 1) Canada and USA are considered one country 2) Scandinavia is considered one country Reissue the issuance of a revised ticket necessitated by a change to other than the first coupon of the ticket or a change to other than the carrier, flight, date, class of service, or sector of the first flight coupon of a ticket Other Charges charges such as taxes/fees/charges, flight related services, merchandizing related services, ticket related services etc., excluding baggage charges and excess baggage charges Related Charges fares related charges such as cancellation penalties, non-refundable amounts, rebooking and rerouting charges, refund/reissue overrides, stopover charges, weekend surcharges etc., and baggage charges and excess baggage charges PTC COMP 1742

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14 ADOPTED Res Doc : 3 Resolution : 017c CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR FARE COMPONENTS PTC1(90)017c PTC2(168)017c PTC3(95)017c PTC12(199)017c PTC23(164)017c PTC31(129)017c PTC123(178)017c Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 017c, Attachment A, is amended as follows Type A ATTACHMENT 'A' SPECIFIED ROUTINGS Between And Via Note.. Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Kota Kinabalu/Manila Hong Kong Singapore Manila.. PTC COMP 1742

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16 ADOPTED Res Doc : 4 Resolution : 017f Page: 1 of 3 EXCHANGE, REISSUES AND REFUNDS PTC1(90)017f PTC2(168)017f PTC3(95)017f PTC12(199)017f PTC23(164)017f PTC31(129)017f PTC123(178)017f Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 017f is amended as follows SECTION A - GENERAL Type B 1) all applicable fare construction rules shall apply to the recalculation of the fare for the new routing 2) additional transportation at the through fare shall not be permitted unless the request has been made prior to arrival at the unit destination named on the ticket submitted for rerouting 3) when the only coupons remaining in the ticket are for domestic transportation, such ticket shall not be rerouted for further international carriage SECTION B - VOLUNTARY CHANGES FOR PARTLY USED PRICING UNITS TICKETS (Reissue) 1) fares and charges shall be recalculated from the point of origin. from the last fare construction point preceding the point from which the flight coupon(s) will be uplifted (unless flight coupons are being uplifted at a fare break point when the recalculation shall be assessed from such fare break point) to the destination or to the next fare construction point beyond which the original fare calculation remains applicable except when a one way journey/subjourney is to be converted into a return journey/subjourney or a return journey/subjourney is to be converted into a one way journey/subjourney the fares and related charges shall be recalculated from the point of origin/unit origin for the journey/subjourney to be travelled 2) a) Except for journeys to/from the US/US Territories, once travel on a fare component has been completed such fare calculation points shall not be changed b) the fares to be used shall be those applicable to the revised journey/subjourney c) for the application of the above, all applicable fare construction rules shall apply to the recalculation of the fare 3) when establishing the difference between the fare for the original journey and the fare for the revised journey: PTC COMP 1742

17 ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 Resolution : 017f Page: 2 of 3 a) the fare for the revised journey will be assessed in the currency of the country of commencement of transportation. b) the fares and charges to be used will be based on the fares in effect on the date of original issue and applicable at the time of commencement of transportation using the IATA rate of exchange applicable at on the date time of the original transaction issue c) when collection is in a country other than the country of commencement of transportation, the amount to be collected will be the amount in the currency of the country of commencement of transportation, converted to the currency of the country of collection at the bankers selling rate in effect at the time of rerouting reissue 4) nothing herein shall be deemed to permit a passenger travelling on an inclusive tour to voluntarily change his routing to a carrier not participating in the tour and still retain the inclusive tour benefits When the revised journey results in a change to the country of commencement of travel (COC) and the currency of the new COC is not the same as that of the previous COC, convert the amount of the fare in the currency of the original COC to the currency of the revised fare at the Bankers Selling Rate in effect on the date of original issue (historic BSR). i. If the original fare in the currency of the new COC is greater than the revised fare in such currency, convert the difference back to the currency of the original COC by reversing the conversion process. This represents the value eligible for refund/netting as applicable. ii. If the original fare in the currency of the new COC is less than the revised fare in such currency, collect the additional amount from the passenger. SECTION C - TOTALLY UNUSED TICKETS 1) Voluntary changes to the first flight coupon (Exchange) a) when a passenger requests a change to the carrier, flight, date, class of service or sector of the first flight coupon, a new ticket must be issued b) the new fare shall be calculated from origin to destination of the new journey based on the fares applicable at the time of commencement of the new transportation and the IATA rate of exchange applicable at the time of reassessment (current fares and IROE) c) all other changes to the first flight coupon are reissues and the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply 2) Other Voluntary changes (Reissue) a) when a passenger requests a change other than as in 1) a) above, the provisions of Section B shall apply the fare for the revised journey shall be assessed based on the fares in effect on the date of original issue and applicable at the time of commencement of transportation. The IATA rate of exchange in effect on the date of original issue shall apply. b) the fares and related charges shall be recalculated from origin/unit origin for the journey/subjourney to be travelled SECTION D - REFUNDS (for partly used tickets) 1) refunds will be assessed as follows: PTC COMP 1742

18 ADOPTED Res Doc : 1 Resolution : 017f Page: 3 of 3 a) the amount of the refund will be assessed in the currency of the country of commencement of transportation b) the fare for the travel undertaken will be assessed using the fare(s) in effect on the date of original issue and applicable at the time of commencement of transportation and using the IATA rate of exchange applicable at on the date time of the original transaction issue c) i) when original payment has been made in a currency other than the currency of the country of commencement of transportation, refunds in the same currency as originally tendered will be made at the exchange rate used for the original payment ii) refunds other than outlined in Subparagraph c)i) will be made at the bank rate in effect on the date of the refund. PTC COMP 1742

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20 ADOPTED Res Doc : 5 Resolution : 024k CURRENCY RELATED RULES PTC1(90)024k PTC2(168)024k PTC3(95)024k PTC12(199)024k PTC23(164)024k PTC31(129)024k PTC123(178)024k Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 024k, Paragraphs 1) is amended as follows 1) PTAs and EMDs/MCOs for Unspecified Transportation Type A MCOs for unspecified transportation and PTAs when honoured for payment of air transportation shall be subject to the provisions of Resolution 024e. The country of original traffic document issue referred to therein shall determine construction rules to apply. The rates of exchange to be used shall be those in effect at the time and place the MCO or PTA is honoured PTC COMP 1742

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22 ADOPTED Res Doc : 6 Resolution : 100 STANDARD CONDITION RESOLUTION FOR SPECIAL FARES PTC1(90)100 PTC2(168)100 PTC3(95)100 PTC12(199)100 PTC23(164)100 PTC31(129)100 PTC123(178)100 Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite Type B RESOLVED that Resolution 100, Paragraphs 10)B)3) is amended and new Paragraphs 31) and 33) are introduced as follows 10) CONSTRUCTIONS AND COMBINATIONS B) 3) except as otherwise specified in a fare Resolution 30) /not used/ a) where end-on or side trip combination is permitted the conditions of the special fare (including Application) apply only to the use of the special fare and not to any combined fares b) any end-on combination restriction applies to the entire journey Exception: notwithstanding any other Resolution, end-on combinations to/from USA 31) VOLUNTARY CHANGES - AUTOMATED A) no restrictions B) governing Resolutions 1) Composite Resolution 017f (Rerouting and Refunds), 2) Passenger Services Conference Resolutions 735c (Rerouting and Refund in Case of Death), 736 (Voluntary Changes to Tickets) 32) /not used/ 33) VOLUNTARY REFUNDS - AUTOMATED A) no restrictions B) governing Resolutions 1) Composite Resolution 017f (Rerouting and Refunds), 2) Passenger Services Conference Resolutions 735c (Rerouting and Refund in Case of Death) and 737 (Refunds) PTC COMP 1742

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24 ADOPTED Res Doc : 7 Resolution : 101 STANDARD CONDITION RESOLUTION FOR NORMAL FARES PTC1(90)1001 PTC2(168)101 PTC3(95)101 PTC12(199)101 PTC23(164)101 PTC31(129)101 PTC123(178)101 Amending Filing Period Begins 27 November 2013 Intended Effectiveness: 1 April 2014 Ends 27 December 2013 Expiry: Indefinite RESOLVED that Resolution 101, new Paragraphs 31) and 33) are introduced as follows ) /not used/ 31) VOLUNTARY CHANGES - AUTOMATED A) no restrictions B) governing Resolutions 1) Composite Resolution 017f (Rerouting and Refunds), 2) Passenger Services Conference Resolution 736 (Voluntary Changes to Tickets) 32) /not used/ 33) VOLUNTARY REFUNDS - AUTOMATED Type B A) no restrictions B) governing Resolutions 1) Composite Resolution 017f (Rerouting and Refunds), 2) Passenger Services Conference Resolutions 735c (Rerouting and Refund in Case of Death) and 737 (Refunds) PTC COMP 1742

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26 Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Dublin, October 2013 Summary of Agreements For intended effective date of 1 April 2014, Composite meeting adopted the following changes. Deleted certain specified routings within TC3 as they were no longer needed(resolution 017c, Attachment A ) Added paragraphs 31 and 33 in Resolutions 100 and 101 to facilitate the automation of voluntary changes and refund processes, and aligned Resolution 017f accordingly Amended the definition of Local Combination for clarity (Resolution 012) Added a Side Trip in Resolution 100 for clarity Corrected the definition of Reissue to be in line with the changes made to Resolution 017f and the definition of Exchange at a previous conference Amended the definitions of other and related charges for consistent rounding process for baggage fees Included China in the definition for RU and TS global indicators (Resolution 011b) Redundant terms removed from Resolution 024k PTC COMP 1742