OST-00-6792

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Beginning on April 1, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practicable,, the Joint Applicants plan to conduct code-share operations in the city-pair markets listed in Attachment A hereto. The Joint Applicants will undertake to notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any additional code-share service pursuant to the blanket authority requested herein. Specifically, the Joint Applicants will inform the Department as to the market(s) to be served, the identity of the carrier that will operate the aircraft and all carrier designator codes to be displayed on a particular flight, and the date(s) on which code-share service will commence.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660 and Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202.842.3193

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Northwest intends to utilize the third-country Vietnam service opportunity on a codeshare basis under its Commercial Cooperation Agreement with MAS. The Commercial Cooperation Agreement encompasses codesharing on MAS flights beyond Malaysia to points in third countries. Under the arrangement, MAS would carry Northwest's designator code on flights operated by MAS between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, on the one hand, and Kuala Lumpur, on the other, connecting with Northwest service from Detroit and MAS service from Los Angeles.

Northwest hereby applies for one of the three available third-country codeshare designations and an allocation of six weekly roundtrip frequencies to serve the U.S.-Vietnam market. Northwest requests that the Department select Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi as two of the three Vietnamese points that U.S. carriers may serve on a third-country codeshare basis and hereby applies for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in the services described in this application. Northwest intends to offer codeshare service on flights operated by Malaysia Airlines between Malaysia and Vietnam connecting with Northwest and MAS service from the United States. Initially, Northwest plans to codeshare on four weekly roundtrip flights operated by MAS between Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur and two weekly roundtrip flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur, connecting with Northwest flights between Kuala Lumpur and Detroit and MAS flights (on which Northwest will also codeshare) between Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles. On January 13, 2000, Northwest and MAS filed a Joint Application under 14 C.F.R. Part 212, which is pending, for blanket statements of authorization to engage in codeshare services. Docket OST-2000-6792.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660 and Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202.842.

U.S.-Vietnam Third Country Code Sharing Opportunities

Counsel:  American, Carl Nelson, 202.496.5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202.663.8060

Counsel:  Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202.842.3193

Counsel:  Wilmer Cutler, Jeffery Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com 

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

As requested by the Department, enclosed are copies of page I of Attachment A and page I of Attachment B of the Malaysia/Northwest Bilateral Prorate Agreement, which was filed in redacted form with the Joint Application in this docket. The enclosed pages reflect certain modifications to the redactions, as requested by the Department.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660, cjsimpson@zslaw.com 

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

By:  Barbara Schools

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660, cjsimpson@zslaw.com

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660, cjsimpson@zslaw.com and Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202.842.3193

Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Charles Simpson, 202.298.8660, cjsimpson@zslaw.com

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