[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 14CFR253.4]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 253_NOTICE OF TERMS OF CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 253.4  Incorporation by reference in the contract of carriage.



    (a) A ticket or other written instrument that embodies the contract 

of carriage may incorporate contract terms by reference (i.e., without 

stating their full text), and if it does so shall contain or be 

accompanied by notice to the passenger as required by this part. In 

addition to other remedies at law, an air carrier may not claim the 

benefit as against the passenger of, and the passenger shall not be 

bound by, any contract term incorporated by reference if notice of the 

term has not been provided to that passenger in accordance with this 

part.

    (b) Each air carrier shall make the full text of each term that it 

incorporates by reference in a contract of carriage available for public 

inspection at each of its airport and city ticket offices.

    (c) Each air carrier shall provide free of charge by mail or other 

delivery service to passengers, upon their request, a copy of the full 

text of its terms incorporated by reference in the contract. Each 

carrier shall keep available at all times, free of charge, at all 

locations where its tickets are sold within the United States 

information sufficient to enable passengers to order the full text of 

such terms.



(The notice requirements contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) were 

approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

3024-0061)



[ER-1302, 47 FR 52134, Nov. 19, 1982, as amended by ER-1309, 47 FR 

54764, Dec. 6, 1982]