Order 2020-6-13, Docket DOT-OST-2007-0125 (June 22, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary; U.S.-India air service)

Level

Federal

Authority

14 C.F.R. § 212.9(d) (Department may require prior approval of a foreign carrier's charters where its homeland restricts U.S. carriers)

Issued

2020-06-22 June 22, 2020

Effective

2020-07-22 ("effective 30 days from the service date of this Order") (read as 2020-07-22)

End

until India permitted U.S. carriers reciprocal access (U.S.-India 'air bubble' arrangement, July 2020) (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

July 22, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• Air India

Functions reached

• TR U.S.-India passenger travel (repatriation charters; business travel; students)
• CB employers dependent on India travel and outsourced services
• SC

Collection

Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"ACCORDINGLY, 1. We notify National Aviation Company of India Limited d/b/a Air India, in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212.9(d) of the Department's regulations, that, effective 30 days from the service date of this Order, it shall not perform any Third- and/or Fourth-Freedom charter flights unless the Department has granted it specific authority in the form of a statement of authorization to conduct such charters; 2.... Air India shall file applications for statements of authorization required by paragraph 1 above at least 30 calendar days before the proposed charter flights...." Recital: "the Department has determined that this situation calls for close scrutiny, on a case-by-case basis, of Air India passenger charter operations until this issue has been satisfactorily resolved."

Enforcement

Notes