NEW

June 13, 1997

This serves as interim notice to the public of the action described below, taken orally by the Department official indicated; the confirming order or other decision document will be issued as soon as possible.

Application of Pan American World Airways, Inc. filed 6/4/97 in Docket OST-97-2588 for:

XX Exemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida, and Nassau, Bahamas. Pan Am intends to operate this service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Carnival Air Lines.

Applicant rep.: William Evans, 202-371-6030 DOT analyst: Sylvia Moore, 202-366-6519

DISPOSITION

XX Granted (Subject to conditions, see below)

The above action was effective when taken: June 13, 1997, through June 13, 1998

XX Under assigned authority (14 CFR 385) by:

Paul L. Gretch, Director
Office of International Aviation
(Petitions for review may be filed from now until
10 days after the confirming order/letter issues.
Filing of a petition shall not stay the effectiveness of this action.)

XX Authority granted is consistent with the U.S.-U.K. Air Services Agreement of 1946, as amended, to which the Bahamas acceded upon its independence.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

XX Holder’s certificate of public convenience and necessity
XX Standard Exemption Conditions (attached)

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Conditions: The code-share operations authorized are subject to the condition that the carriers comply with provisions of 14 CFR 399.88 of the Department’s regulations and any amendments to the Department’s regulations concerning code-share arrangements that may be adopted, and the further condition that the subject foreign air transportation be sold in the name of the carrier holding out such service in computer reservation systems and elsewhere, and that the carrier selling such transportation accept all obligations established in its contract of carriage with the passenger, (i.e, the ticket).

Remarks: Pan American has previously been found to be a citizen of the United States and fit, willing, and able to provide scheduled interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail as a certificated air carrier under section 41102 of Title 49 U.S.C. (See Orders 96-9-25 and 96-10-33). The foreign air transportation services authorized here are not markedly different in terms of aircraft size or stage length from the carrier’s current scheduled interstate operations under its existing certificate authority. We, therefore, found that Pan American is qualified to provide the proposed air transportation services for the one-year period covered by the exemption.