Order 99-2-27 - US-Italy Combination Service Case

Order 99-2-27

1999 U.S.-Italy Combination Service Case

Order 99-2-27 OST-98-4854	Issued and Served February 23, 1999	Order to Show Cause Scanned Version	US-Italy Combination Service Case	HTML
		Appendix A: Summary of US-Italy Proposals

By this Order, we tentatively select Delta Air Lines to operate seven weekly frequencies in the Atlanta-Rome market beginning April 1, 1999, and tentatively select US Airways for backup authority. Against this background, the record supports a tentative finding that we can derive major public benefits from an award in this case by providing for new gateway services to Italy. This consideration strongly supports Delta's Atlanta-Rome application because only Delta would open a new gateway to Italy, and only Delta would permit the Southern region of the country to enjoy the benefits of U.S.-carrier gateway services. Delta would also provide the most significant behind gateway service benefits and enhance competition in the U.S.-Italy market. In these circumstances, we have tentatively determined that Delta's proposal offers the best use of the route authority at issue. While American and US Airways have submitted attractive proposals, their proposals do not match the public benefits that would be available under Delta's

By: Patrick Murphy