DOCKET OST-96-1359

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.

Applicant: BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC Date Filed: August 28, 1997

Relief requested: Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to the extent necessary to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United Kingdom and Columbus, Ohio, via its Philadelphia gateway; and to serve Las Vegas via its Los Angeles and San Francisco gateways, for a period of two years. British Airways will conduct these services pursuant to its code-share arrangement with America West Airlines, Inc.

Applicant representative: Don Hainbach 202-822-9070

Responsive pleadings: The Columbus Airport Authority filed an answer in support.

DISPOSITION

Action: APPROVED Action date: SEPTEMBER 24, 1997

Effective dates of authority granted: SEPTEMBER 24, 1997, thru SEPTEMBER 24, 1999

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): U.S.-U.K. aviation agreement

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

X Foreign air carrier permit conditions (Order 96-9-35)

Remarks: Code-sharing operations must comply with 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 are expressly conditioned upon the requirements that the subject foreign air transportation be sold in the name of the carrier holding out such service in the computer reservations 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).

Action taken by:

Paul L. Gretch, Director
Office of International Aviation
under assigned authority (14 CFR 385)

(Petitions for review may be filed from now until 10 days after the service date of the confirming order/letter. Filing of a petition shall not stay the effectiveness of this action.)