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Order 2006-2-9 - Aer Lingus - Order Renewing and Amending Exemption and Statement of Authorization
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Aer Lingus Limited Order 2006-2-9 Issued and Served February 14, 2006 Order Renewing and Amending Exemption and Statement of Authorization We originally granted Aer Lingus authority to conduct extrahilateral code-share operations with American in 2000. In granting that authority, we noted that we had confirmed with the Irish authorities that they would approve certain same-country and third-country codeshare activities by U.S. carriers, and that our action did not lessen our desire to obtain the elimination of the Shannon stop requirement. The bases upon which we acted in 2000, and in our renewals of this authority in subsequent years, remain, and in our view continue to warrant extension of this authority for an additional year. The Government of Ireland has continued to approve applications by U.S. carriers to conduct the above‑described code‑share services, thus demonstrating effective reciprocity notwithstanding the extrabilateral nature of the operations. While the Shannon stop requirement remains in place, we have made progress, in the context of broader negotiations with the EU in our attempts to attain its removal. While Continental expresses concern over the limited nature of U.S. carrier access to Heathrow, we would note that, as American stated in its reply, U.S. carriers, including Continental, have been able to market services to Heathrow on a code‑share basis, in the same manner that Aer Lingus proposes to operate to Heathrow on behalf of American By: Michael Reynolds |
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