British Airways Plc

Order 2007-6-19
OST-2007-28149 - Exemption and Amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit - US-EU

Issued and Served June 29, 2007

Order Granting Exemption and to Show Cause

We grant the request of British Airways Plc for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 to permit it (1) effective on the issue date of this order, to accept payment and issue tickets, and (2) effective March 30, 2008, to commence flight operations, for the services set forth below:

1. foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond;
2. foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area;
3. foreign scheduled and charter cargo air transportation between any point or points in the United States and any point or points;
4. other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in 14 CFR Part 212 of the Department’s regulations; and
5. transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future.

With respect to the applicant’s request for an amended foreign air carrier permit in this proceeding, we direct all interested persons to show cause why our tentative decision on that application, set forth above, should not be made final.

By: Andrew Steinberg