[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 14CFR272.6]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

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

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 272_ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES--Table 

of Contents

 

Sec. 272.6  Considerations in the determination of essential air service.



    (a) In the determination of essential air service to an eligible 

Freely Associated State place, the Department shall consider, among 

other factors, the following:

    (1) The demonstrated level of traffic demand;

    (2) The amount of compensation necessary to maintain a level of 

service sufficient to meet that demand;

    (3) The extent to which the demand may be accommodated by connecting 

or other services of U.S., Freely Associated State, or foreign carriers 

by air--through U.S., Freely Associated State, or foreign places--that 

provide access to the U.S. air transportation system;

    (4) Alternative modes of transportation that may be available; and

    (5) The peculiar needs of the Freely Associated States for air 

transportation services.

    (b) The Guidelines for Individual Determinations of essential air 

service set forth in part 398 of this chapter shall be applied only to 

the extent the Department concludes that they are applicable to the 

special circumstances affecting transportation to the Freely Associated 

States and reflective of the provisions of this part.

    (c) Nothing in this part shall be construed as providing for a level 

of essential air service that would exceed the level of service 

justified by the considerations set forth in paragraph (a) of this 

section.



[Amdt. No. 272-1, 52 FR 5443, Feb. 23, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 43525, 

Aug. 22, 1995]



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