Order 970916 - U.S.-Egypt Codeshare Services / Continental Airlines, Inc. / Delta Air Lines, Inc.

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U.S.-Egypt Codeshare Services / Continental Airlines, Inc. / Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Order 97-9-16 | OST-97-2822 | OST-97-2803 | Issued September 16, 1997 | Served September 19, 1997

Order on Third-Country Code-Share Services

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We have decided to grant Delta's application to provide U.S.-Egypt third-country code-share services. Of the two applications before us. only Delta proposes services that currently can be exercised. The service proposed by Delta is fully consistent with the aviation agreements between the United States and Egypt and between the United States and Switzerland, the homeland of its code-share partner. Moreover, the arrangement between Delta and Swissair has been approved and, thus, their operations can be implemented as proposed.4 Furthermore, approval of Delta's application will expand the service options available to the traveling and shipping public, and numerous U.S. cities will receive new or improved service providing them greater access to Egypt.

The services proposed by Continental/Air France, on the other hand, cannot now be operated. There is currently no bilateral aviation agreement with France. Moreover, there is insufficient reciprocity with France to warrant approval of joint operations by Continental and Air France. Indeed, France has followed a consistent policy not to authorize new code-share operations pending conclusion of a new agreement between the two countries. Thus, as Continental is currently not in a position to implement its proposed code-share services, we conclude that it is not eligible at this time for award of the third-country code-share authority at issue. In view of these circumstances, we will dismiss its application without prejudiced

By: Patrick Murphy