OST-97-2790 / Delta Air Lines / August 7, 1997
Application of
DELTA AIRLINES, INC.
for allocation of 1.5 U.S.-Russia Combination Frequencies.
APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") hereby requests an allocation of an additional 1.5 U.S.-Russia combination frequencies, and notifies the Department of its anticipated usage of those frequencies, pursuant to
Order 96-10-1 and the Department's Notice served June 12, 1997.
Delta plans to enhance its services to Russia through code-sharing with Swissair by offering an additional daily Moscow-Zurich flight. /1 Delta intends to implement these additional code-share services immediately and will operate the services on a year-round basis.
1/ Under the terms of the U.S.-Russia Air Transport Agreement, code-share services count for one-half of one frequency. Delta's request reflects this adjustment.
Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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As stated in Delta's
Answer concurrently filed in Docket OST-97-2763, Delta is willing to agree to a conditional award of the requested frequencies, and would relinquish the frequencies to Baltia Air Lines, Inc. in the event that carrier is actually able to implement its proposed U.S.-Russia services within the time frame set forth in Baltia's exemption request dated July 24, 1997.
Wherefore, Delta respectfully requests the allocation of an additional 1.5 weekly frequencies to conduct U.S.-Russia combination services as set forth above.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert E. Cohn
Alexander Van der Bellen
SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 663-8060
Counsel for DELTA AIR LINES, INC