ost995726

OST-99-5726

Air France and Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-99-5726	May 25, 1999	Petition for Reconsideration of Delta Air Lines Scanned Copy	Statements of Authorization - US-France Codesharing
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Delta submits that an important change in policy of the type announced in Order 99-5-2 should not be created on the basis of a limited record in cases involving the applications of only two U.S. carriers. Adoption of a new policy through an ad hoc process, without allowing all potentially affected parties an opportunity to comment, is not only unfair to other carriers such as Delta who have not been given the opportunity to fully address the issues, but also deprives the Department of critical information and guidance concerning the potential ramifications of its decision on the public interest, consumer welfare, and the Department's international aviation objectives. Given the significant policy ramifications to the future of international aviation commercial relationships, the Department should examine this significant issue in the context of a policy rulemaking proceeding in which all industry participants have the opportunity to submit comments.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

Air France and Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-99-5726

June 4, 1999

Answer of United Air Lines

U.S. - France (Codesharing)

In these circumstances, any action by the Department to reconsider the Delta/Air France exclusivity conditions on procedural grounds must be accompanied by similar reconsideration of the Department's condition on the United/ANA exclusivity provisions which were adopted subject to even more summary procedures than were applied in the case of Delta/Air France.

Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, Jeffrey Manley for United, 202.879.5161