Agreement on the recognition of interline transportation documents. Interline agreement - we consider the pros

Interline and SPA Interline agreements Such an agreement implies the acceptance of passengers with tickets from partner airlines for transportation on their flights. Thus, with S7 tickets you can travel on the flights of our partners and vice versa. Special Prorate Agreements (SPAs) Special Prorate Agreements provide a unique opportunity for S7 passengers to travel the world at amazingly attractive rates offered by partner airlines exclusively for S7.

© S7 List of airlines Interlay partners (electronic interline) 7DAIRLINE COMP. DONBASSAERO897 7WWIND ROSE AVIATION COMPANY 461 A9 GEORGIAN AIRWAYS 606 AAAMERICAN AIRLINES 001 ABAIR BERLIN 745 AYFINNAIR 105 B2BELAVIA628 BABRITISH AIRWAYS 125 CA * AIR CHINA 999 CXCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS 160 CZ CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES 784 DLDELTA AIR LINES INC 6 EKEMIRATES AIRLINES 176 EYETIHAD AIRWAYS 607 GJEUROFLY SPA 736 HGNIKI LUFTFAHRT GMBH --- HRHAHN AIR 169 HUHAINAN AIRLINES 880 IBIBERIA 75 J2AZERBAIJAN HAVA YOLLARI JLJAPAN AIRLINES 771 131 465 KCAIR ASTANA KEKOREAN AIRLINES CO.LTD180 KM AIR MALTA LHDEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG 643 220 80 LOLOT POLISH AIRLINES LTLTU INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS266 LXSWISS 724 LYEL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD114 MAMALEV HUNGARIAN AIRLINES182 MISILKAIR629 MU CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES 781 OKCZECH AIRLINES64 OSAUSTRIAN AIRLINES257 OZ ASIANA AIRLINES 988 PGBANGKOK AIRWAY CO. Ltd. 829 QF * QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD QRQATAR AIRWAYS 81 157 512 RJROYAL JORDANIAN SKSCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SNBRUSSELS AIRLINES 117 082 618 SQSINGAPORE AIRLINES TGTHAI AIRWAYS INTL 217 TKTURKISH AIRLINES 235 TPTAP AIR PORTUGAL 47 VNVIETNAM AIRLINES 738 VVAEROSVIT AIRLINES 870 Z6DNEPROAVIA181

© S7 Implementation of the RSS communication channel (SITA Market Place) Since January 27, 2009, S7 AIRLINES has opened access to the seat resources of Interline partner airlines in Gabriel CRS through the gateway with GDS Galileo. SITA Market Place allows you to receive a confirmed status in real time seats from the airline resource hosted in the system. The sale can be carried out both at regular rates and at the rates of SPA agreements (transfer rate under a special prorate agreement) between two Interline partners.

© S7 Direct Access Information on the Availability Screen Direct access information through the Galileo GDS Gateway is reflected on the Availability Screen through an additional "*" indicator before the departure date. AVPEKSHA01FEB,CA 1- CA 155 /C4 DC IC *SU01FEB PEKPVG BE RC JC Y4 BC MC HC KC LC QC GC S4 XC NC VC UC ZC WC TC EC 2 CA 1831 /FA AA OA *SU01FEB PEKSHA BE CA DA IA YA BA MA HA KA LA QA GA SA XA VA UA ZA WA MA VA QA where *SU01FEB is an indicator of direct access to the resources of the CA airline via the Galileo GDS.

© S7 Booking via RSS channel Booking for these flights of Interline partner airlines is made in a standard way with the obligatory entry into the booking using SSR elements of the following information: contact with the passenger and the agency, time limit, numbers of issued tickets (when SSR elements are automatically created with issued ticket numbers, duplication of these data through SSR or OSI elements is prohibited), passport data of passengers, information about children, as well as necessary additional information. SD1Y1 CA 155 Y SU01FEB PEKPVG DK G. *DEPARTS PEK TERMINAL 3 - ARRIVES PVG TERMINAL 2* *ELECTRONIC TKTG AVAILABLE ON THIS FLIGHT* where.1G – Booking information via GDS “Galileo” DK – Booking confirmation status *DEPARTS PEK TERMINAL 3 - ARRIVES PVG TERMINAL 2* - additional information of the airline about the flight

© S7 After the PNR is created, the booking must be assigned a number from the Galileo GDS. After receiving this number, it is allowed to issue tickets without an additional Time-Limit of 24 hours, which allows simultaneous sale both at regular rates for Interline partners and at transfer rates built on the basis of a special prorate agreement between two Interline partners. Armor type: RT OVB JAN /RU/PID5050 ** SITA MARKETPLACE AIR CONTROLLED ** 1.TEST/TICKET MR V3DNV 2. CA 155 Y SU01FEB PEKPVG HK G.W4017G *ELECTRONIC TKTG AVAILABLE ON THIS FLIGHT* 3.B/OVB/ TL/X/1800/21JAN/OVB017 5.SSR ADTK S7 BYOVB29JAN09/0630 OR CXL CA 155 Y01FEB .OVB017 where ** SITA MARKETPLACE AIR CONTROLLED ** – booking information through the gateway with Galileo GDS.1G.W4017G – booking locator in Galileo GDS RMK AP PEKCA FNM6Z – remark with booking locator (FNM6Z) Interline partner airlines . This locator is provided by the Agent to the passenger as a code for check-in for flights through the website of the Interline Partner Airline or through self-check-in kiosks. Booking via RSS feed

© S7 Checking the presence of ET in the database of the actual Carrier After issuing an electronic ticket under interline agreements, it is necessary to check the presence of ET in the database of the actual carrier. using the query ETR:TN/ CA, where ETR:TN is the format for calling the e-ticket file is the number of the issued e-ticket CA is the two-letter code of the actual carrier 3. If the ticket data was not entered into the flight operator's ET database, the system responds with an error number and information about the absence of the ticket in the Carrier's database. ERC 401 DB – TICKET NUMBER NOT FOUND In this case, it is necessary to cancel the issued ticket with the VT – void command and issue a new ticket by creating a new booking. The new ticket must also be checked against passing through the screen of the actual Carrier* 4. If this problem is identified after passing the sales report, the Agent must request control over the coupon, create a new booking and, in the new booking, make an equivalent exchange of the old ticket. The new ticket must also be checked for passage in the screen of the actual carrier. 5. If, as a result of the exchange, the ticket went to the ET database of the actual Carrier, it is necessary to contact the Technology and Training Department by phone, e-mail or the Carrier's Call Center to resolve this problem, *all operations must be performed on the day of registration of transportation before passing sales report

© S7 Information guide EZ: EZ:27 Interline and SPA agreements EZ:27/4 Partners in CIS countries EZ:27/10 Electronic interline EZ:27/3 Foreign interline partners EZ:27/1 News of Interline and SPA agreements EZ:27/5 Russian interline partners EZ:27/7 SPA agreements EZ:27/2 Transportation processing technologies under Interline and SPA agreements

© S7 T Arifa on spetsproreytovomu agreement from Moscow with Air Berlin (AB) KopengagenOT138EUR ParizhOT159EUR OW OW OW NitstsaOT159EUR RimOT159EUR MilanOT159EUR OW OW OW BarselonaOT170EUR DrezdenOT138EUR LondonOT101EUR OW OW OW VenaOT101EUR TsyurihOT112EUR OW Palma MayorkaOT133EUR ShtuttgardOT101EUR OW OW OW NyurnbergOT101EUR

© S7 from Moscow through the FRA with Lufthansa (LH) MilanOT142EUR OW VenetsiyaOT134EUR OW NitstsaOT170EUR OW LissabonOT225EUR OW AmsterdamOT122EUR OW AfinyOT200EUR OW BolonyaOT150EUR OW KasablankaOT245EUR OW EdtinburgOT195EUR OW GotenburgOT152EUR OW DzhakartaOT429EUR OW YohannesburgOT382EUR OW KeyptaunOT397EUR OW Kuala LumpurOT393EUR OW LondonOT144EUR OW ManchesterOT173EUR OW New YorkOT326EUR OW Porto (Portugal)FROM199EUR OW Fares under special pro-rate agreement with Lufthanza from Moscow

© S7 Rates for spetsproreytovomu agreement with Air China from Novosibirsk via Beijing SanyaOT656EUR RT GuanchzhouOT596EUR RT ShanhayOT596EUR RT ShenyanOT596EUR RT ShenchzhenOT596EUR RT in KunminOT610EUR RT SingapurOT848EUR RT GonkongOT706EUR RT BangkokOT802EUR RT OsakaOT688EUR RT VankuverOT940EUR RT TsindaoOT596EUR RT Sendai FROM 906 EUR RT ChangchunOT606EUR RT ChenduOT610EUR RT DalyanOT610EUR RT HaykouOT652EUR RT HailarFROM652EUR RT TokyoFROM810EUR RT HarbinFROM610EUR RT

© S7 Fares under a special prorate agreement with Lufthanza from Novosibirsk Destination Minimum economy class fare Business class fare OWRTOWRT Novosibirsk - Istanbul Novosibirsk - Paris Novosibirsk - Nice Novosibirsk - Prague Novosibirsk - Geneva Novosibirsk - Milan Novosibirsk - Rome Novosibirsk - Venice Novosibirsk - Barcelona Novosibirsk - Amsterdam Novosibirsk - Berlin Novosibirsk - Stuttgart Novosibirsk - Leipzig Novosibirsk - Bremen Novosibirsk - Istanbul Novosibirsk - Stockholm Novosibirsk - Casabalanka Novosibirsk - Tunisia

© S7 T Arifa on spetsproreytovomu agreement with KE, OZ, CX From the western Siberian region of Russia through Beijing SeulASIANA AIRLINES, KOREAN AIR LINESOT586EUR RT SidneyCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSOT1000EUR RT Kuala LumpurCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSOT734EUR RT San Francisco, Los AndzhelesCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSOT868EUR RT SurabayaCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSOT736EUR RT JakartaCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSFROM736EUR RT AucklandCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSFROM1000EUR RT HanoiVIETNAM AIRLINESFROM684EUR RT SaigonVIETNAM AIRLINESFROM700EUR RT DenpasarCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYSFROM736EUR RT

© S7 From West Siberian and Northern regions of Russia via Moscow WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO BahrainFROM784EUR RT To Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)FROM892EUR RT To Muscat (Amman)FROM800EUR RT To Johannesburg (South Africa)FROM992EUR RT To Khartoum (Sudan)FROM952EUR RT To KuwaitFROM826EUR RT To Abu -DhabiFROM650EUR RT

© S7 From the West Siberian region of the Russian Federation via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO HoustonFROM731EUR RT TO SingaporeFROM836EUR RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia)FROM1394EUR RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)FROM1315EUR RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives)FROM1212EUR RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1140 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 995 RT

© S7 From the northern region of Russia via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO HoustonFROM825EUR RT TO SingaporeFROM930EUR RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia)FROM1489EUR RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)FROM1409EUR RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives)FROM1306EUR RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1235 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1090 RT

© S7 From the central and southern regions of the Russian Federation via Moscow WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO BahrainFROM574EUR RT To Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)FROM682EUR RT To Muscat (Amman)FROM590EUR RT To Johannesburg (South Africa)FROM782EUR RT To Khartoum (Sudan)FROM742EUR RT To KuwaitFROM616EUR RT To Abu -DhabiFROM440EUR RT

© S7 From the central region of the Russian Federation via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO HoustonFROM636EUR RT TO SingaporeFROM710EUR RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia)FROM1300EUR RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)FROM1220EUR RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives)FROM1117EUR RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1334 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 909 RT

© S7 From the southern region of the Russian Federation via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO HoustonFROM636EUR RT TO SingaporeFROM741EUR RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia)FROM1300EUR RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)FROM1220EUR RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives)FROM1117EUR RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1046 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 941 RT

© S7 From East Siberian region of Russia via Moscow WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO BahrainFROM784EUR RT To Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)FROM892EUR RT To Muscat (Amman)FROM800EUR RT To Johannesburg (South Africa)FROM992EUR RT To Khartoum (Sudan)FROM952EUR RT To KuwaitFROM826EUR RT To Abu DhabiFROM650EUR RT WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO Houston FROM EUR 752 RT TO Singapore FROM EUR 857 RT TO Sydney and Auckland (Australia) FROM EUR 1415 RT TO Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia) FROM EUR 1336 RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives) FROM EUR 1233 RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia)FROM1161EUR RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia)FROM1016EUR RT

© S7 From the Far East region of the Russian Federation via Moscow WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO BahrainFROM944EUR RT To Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)FROM1052EUR RT To Muscat (Amman)FROM960EUR RT To Johannesburg (South Africa)FROM1152EUR RT To Khartoum (Sudan)FROM1112EUR RT To KuwaitFROM986EUR RT To Abu DhabiFROM810EUR RT

© S7 From Armenia via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO Houston FROM EUR 752 RT TO Singapore FROM EUR 857 RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia) FROM EUR 1415 RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia) FROM EUR 1336 RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives) FROM EUR 1233 RT TO Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia)FROM1161EUR RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia)FROM1016EUR RT

© S7 From Azerbaijan via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO Houston FROM EUR 815 RT TO Singapore FROM EUR 920 RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia) FROM EUR 1478 RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia) FROM EUR 1399 RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives) FROM EUR 1296 RT TO Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1224 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1079 RT

© S7 From Ukrainian cities via Moscow WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO HoustonFROM840EUR RT TO SingaporeFROM977EUR RT To Sydney and Auckland (Australia)FROM1712EUR RT To Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)FROM1607EUR RT To Colombo (Sri Lanka), Male (Maldives)FROM1470EUR RT To Cebu (Philippines), Manado (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1376 RT To Jakarta, Denpasar (Indonesia) FROM EUR 1187 RT WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO Abu Dhabi FROM EUR 546 RT

© S7 from Moscow to the city of Spain Direction Rate of OW, EUR Aviakompaniya- partnerStykovka Malaga223IberiaMAD Alikante212IberiaMAD Barselona212IberiaMAD Barselona257LUFTHANSAFRA Barselona234LUFTHANSAMUC Barselona170AIR BERLINDUS Bilbao223IberiaMAD Bilbao240LUFTHANSAFRA San Sebastyan223IberiaMAD Granada223IberiaMAD Logrono271IberiaMAD Ibitsa223IberiaMAD Koruna223IberiaMAD La Palma Mayorka223IberiaMAD Palma Mayorka133AIR BERLINFRA Palma Mayorka202AIR BERLINMUC Palma de Mallorca202AIR BERLINDUS Valencia726IberiaMAD

© S7 From cities in Russia to Tokyo with JAPAN AIRLINE Destination Tariff OW from, EURConnection Anapa, Sochi, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, Samara, Kazan, Volgograd, Astrakhan534MOW Chelyabinsk, St. Petersburg, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Ufa549MOW Ashgabat, Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk, Khudzhant, Norilsk, Novy Urengoy, Nadym, Vladikavkaz, Omsk, Osh, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Urgench589MOW Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Nizhnevartovsk609MOW Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver 689MOW Bratsk, Chita , Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude534MOW

© S7 From Chisinau with British Ayrways Destination Fare OW from, EURConnection Atlanta, Miami449MOW, LON Boston, Washington DC401MOW, LON Denver, Dallas472MOW, LON Edinburgh, Glasgow342MOW, LON Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver484MOW, LON Manchester330MOW, LON New York, Philadelphia401MOW, LON Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo496MOW, LON

© S7 from Novosibirsk via Bangkok with Bangkok Airway and Thai Airways Bangkok Airway THAI AIRWAYS NapravlenieTarif OW from, EURNapravlenieTarif OW from, EUR Chang May475Brisban750 Fukuoka800Kolkata (India) 560 Hirosima800Denpasar591 Phuket485Hat Yay465 Krabi495Phuket465 Guylin580Dzhakarta588 Luan Prabang550Katmandu575 Male658Kuala-Lumpur512 Pakse501Melburn789 Phnom Pen510Penang497 Siem Rip526Pert727 Yangun510Sidney789 Saygon538Taypey583 Shenchzhen580Surat -Thani465 Trat475Vientiane504 Sukhothai470 Koh Samui495 Xinyang620

© S7 in Geneva and Zurich with SWISS AIRLINES through Moscow Direction Tariff OW, EUR from Ashhabat278 Astrahan224 Barnaul278 Bratsk278 Chelyabinsk227 Erevan278 Chita368 Samara210 Irkutsk320 Kemerovo299 Habarovsk478 Krasnodar210 Kazan196 Hudzhant387 NapravlenieTarif OW, EUR from St. Peterburg186 Nizhnevartovsk310 New Urengoy310 Nadym320 Vladikavkaz217 Omsk245 Novosibirsk289 Rostov-na -Don210 Volgograd210 Tivat278 Tomsk289 Ufa210 Ulan-Ude299 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk478

© S7 from Irkutsk via Beijing with Air China Direction Tariff RT, EUR from Guanchzhou552 Chanchun456 Chengdu520 Dalian574 Fukuoka818 Haykou648 Hirosima818 Gonkong648 Haylar500 Harbin468 Kunming658 Kuala Lumpur986 Los Andzheles1188 Direction Tariff RT, EUR from Melburn1230 Yangun986 Senday1018 San Frantsisko1188 Shanhay478 Shenyan394 Singapur912 Sidney1230 Sanya668 Shenchzhen574 Kuandian404 Tokyo1040 Vancouver1188

© S7 From the Southern Region with Emirates and Qatar Airways Destination Fare OW From, EURConnecting Bombay, New Delhi, Karachi, Madras478MOW, DXB Colombo (Sri Lanka), Kuala Lumpur489MOW. DXB Dubai257MOW Johannesburg, Seychelles (Mahe)648MOW, DXB Nairobi516MOW, DXB Destination Fare OW From, EURDocking Bombay, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Kathmandu, Nairobi443MOW, DOH Cape Town, Denpasar, Kuala Lumpur, Island in Mahe491MOW, DOH Doha (Qatar)179MOW Karachi, Jeddah364MOW, DOH Maldives (Male Island)311MOW, DOH

© S7 From Central Region with Qatar Airways Destination OW Fare From, EURConnection Bombay, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Kathmandu, Nairobi435MOW, DOH Cape Town, Denpasar, Kuala Lumpur, Mahe Island482MOW, DOH Doha (Qatar)164MOW Karachi, Jeddah355MOW , DOH Maldives (Male Island)295MOW, DOH

© S7 From West Siberian region with Emirates and Qatar Airways Destination Fare OW from, EURConnection Bombay, New Delhi, Colombo (Sri Lanka)502MOW, DXB Nairobi529MOW. DXB Dubai312MOW Johannesburg,635MOW, DXB Seychelles (Mahe Island)661MOW, DXB Destination Fare OW from, EURConnection Bombay, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Kathmandu, Nairobi443MOW, DOH Cape Town, Denpasar, Kuala Lumpur, Island in Mahe491MOW, DOH Doha (Qatar)179MOW Karachi, Jeddah364MOW, DOH Maldives (Male Island)311MOW, DOH

© S7 C Royal Jordanian to Amman via Moscow Destination Tariff OW fromCurrency Anapa, Sochi, Krasnodar, Samara, Rostov, Ufa, Volgograd205EUR Barnaul, Bratsk, Yerevan, Tivat273EUR Kemerovo, Ulan-Ude294EUR Nizhnevartovsk, Novy Urengoy305EUR Perm, Chelyabinsk222EUR Novosibirsk, Novokuznetsk, Tomsk284EUR Irkutsk, Nadym315EUR Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk473EUR

© S7 C Brussel Airlines to Brussels via Moscow Destination Tariff OW fromCurrency Ashgabat, Tivat331EUR Kemerovo, Nizhnevartovsk, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk436EUR Osh, Urumchi567EUR Anapa, Krasnodar, Samara, Kazan, Rostov, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod667EUR Sochi, Astrakhan, Yerevan704EUR Ufa546EUR Nadymkavkaz4152EUR

© S7 From Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi and Saigon via Moscow Destination Tariff OW fromCurrency Baku, Yerevan373EUR Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, St. Petersburg431EUR Tomsk, Omsk, Novokuznetsk, Vladikavkaz, Nizhnevartovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo438EUR Munich, Hannover, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf473EUR Nadym, Novy Urengoy578EUR Yekaterinburg410EUR Novosibirsk341EUR Irkutsk313EUR

Interline agreement(English interline agreement) is an agreement between air carriers, under which one airline has the right to issue air tickets for flights of another company, which in turn is obliged to recognize and accept such air tickets.

Thus, the participants who have signed this agreement have the right to issue tickets on their own forms or on neutral BSP forms for domestic / international / regular / transfer flights of partners (participation of both parties to the interline agreement is mandatory). Often such agreements are supplemented by special tariff agreements.

How is an interline agreement different from a codeshare?

In this case, we are not talking about the joint operation of the flight, but only about the recognition of air tickets issued by the partner company. The Interline Agreement grants the airline the right to issue tickets for partner flights. For example, a passenger needs to purchase an air ticket to Kuala Lumpur with a departure from Beijing, he can apply to UIA and issue an Air Asia ticket for this route. If a passenger issues an electronic ticket, then all information is simultaneously entered into the databases of both (several) air carriers.

There is two types of interline agreements:

multilateral agreement (Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement - MITA);
bilateral agreement (the names of these varieties speak for themselves, and there is not much point in explaining how they differ).

This partnership format is very simple and is quite often used between air carriers. Interline can be signed by airlines not only within one country, but also from different countries. For airlines, this type of arrangement is quite profitable, because at the expense of air tickets for partner flights, the carrier can expand its own route network, thereby attracting more customers.

And if the benefits for airlines are obvious, then let's try to figure out what are advantages of interline agreements for passengers:

issuance of a single ticket. This is probably the main thing that every passenger will highlight for himself. For example, you want to fly from Kyiv to Bali, but the selected airline does not operate direct flights there. This is where interline comes to the rescue, thanks to which you can purchase a single Kyiv-Denpasar ticket, while two airlines will participate at once - Emirates and Flydubai. During transfers at intermediate points (in this case, Dubai and Singapore), you will simply need to present an air ticket or passport.
issuing a single ticket is always cheaper than buying two (or several) separate tickets. This is due to the special fares provided by air carriers on their flight segments. Thus, issuing one ticket for a flight with transfers Kyiv-Denpasar will be much cheaper than purchasing separate tickets Kyiv-Singapore + Singapore-Denpasar.
flights of one airline are conveniently connected with the flights of a partner company. The passenger has the opportunity to use the most convenient connecting flights of the companies participating in the interline agreement, without wasting personal time searching for suitable air tickets and without spending a day at the transfer airport on their suitcases.
through baggage transportation. The passenger has the opportunity to check in his own baggage immediately to the final destination (without intermediate check-in).

To such rather significant advantages of interline agreements, there is only one drawback that most of all participants of bonus programs and ardent hunters for miles will not like - bonuses, points or miles are not awarded for such flights. So either you have to put up with it, or spend your precious time, make the right route yourself and get the desired points.

What a passenger should know about interline agreements

All passengers should remember that the airline that actually operates the flight is responsible for any inconvenience. If during the flight the flight was delayed, rescheduled or canceled, your luggage turned out to be damaged or lost altogether, submit all claims only to the airline on which you flew.

If, according to the ticket, you must be provided with some paid services, then the airline that performed the flight is responsible for failure to comply with this agreement.

If the flight on the route you have chosen is operated within the framework of an interline agreement, then you must be informed about the actual carrier before purchasing the ticket, during check-in for the flight, as well as during any unusual situation (flight delay, etc.).

Also on the ticket itself, after the specified flight number, there should be a link to information about which airline operates it.
If passenger baggage transportation services are provided by third parties with which the airline has no commercial agreements, then this airline is not responsible for them. Also, if the air carrier, whose services the passenger uses, provides additional services for the carriage of baggage, the passenger is obliged to pay for them.

These agreements contain the mutual obligation of the parties to recognize transportation documents issued by one party for transportation along the lines of the other party and the procedure for paying for such transportation. The agreements contain definitions of the main terms necessary for their correct understanding and application, the procedure for notification of possible claims in connection with transportation performed in accordance with these agreements. Each party is liable for claims arising from transportation on its lines, and if it is not possible to establish on whose lines a malfunction occurred during transportation, the responsibility is distributed between the parties in proportion to the amount of income received for the corresponding part of the transportation on their lines.

For services provided by the parties; each other for the issuance of transportation documents, and, consequently, for attracting load on the partner's line, payment of commissions is provided. The amount of commissions is determined by IATA as the rates of remuneration for the provision of relevant services (from 3% to 9%). Settlements between airlines are made, minus the established commission, upon presentation of transportation documents (corresponding flight coupons) by the party that performed the transportation on them, the party that issued these documents.

The settlement currency, the possible application of exchange rates and other settlement issues are determined in each agreement in relation to the settlement conditions in force between the Russian Federation and the respective countries.

Agreement "Code Sharing"

The “Flag” or “Code Sharing Agreement” (“Code Sharing Agreement” - sharing airline codes) is one of the most modern forms of commercial cooperation that has become widespread in recent years. By entering into an agreement on the sharing of airline codes, partners provide each other with seats for passengers on the flights of each partner.

Agreement "code sharing» brings the following benefits to partners:

the possibility of penetration into the market of partners;

increasing the level of service of one partner to the standards of another partner with a higher reputation in the market;

raising the "image" of both partners, when the "image" of one of them is superimposed on the other;

marketing benefits;

benefits for passengers and clientele who prefer to arrange transportation under a single document to anywhere in the world, thereby achieving the globalization of transportation.

Cooperation within the framework of "code - sharing" has significant benefits not only for airlines, but also for passengers and cargo clients.

In world practice, there are several varieties of "code sharing", let's consider the three most common of them:

Providing a block of seats;

Access to booking seats on partner flights;

Passenger transfer on connecting flights.

The first type iscode sharing» providing a block of seats

With this type of agreement, AC "A" provides AC "B" with a certain number of seats (block of seats) on its flights. Airline Company "B" independently sells airline tickets to passengers of Airline Company "A" in the number of allocated seats. AC "A" is referred to as the flight operator. It pays all costs associated with the flight. AK "B", referred to as a marketing partner, pays the partner for the entire block of seats, regardless of whether all the seats in the block are sold or not. At the same time, partners apply interconnected tariffs, which are determined for each season and are indicated in the annexes to the code-sharing agreement.

The second type is access to booking seats on partner flights

In this agreement, partners provide each other with access to booking places on the basis of the “free sale” principle (free sale). Partners determine the number of seats on each of their flights and the timing of closing flights for sale, after which free sale is not allowed. Flights are operated under a double code, for example, SU - 315 / DL - 31 on the route Moscow - New York, and back under the code, DL - 30 / SU - 316. Partners bill each other monthly for their transportation in accordance with the agreed tariffs with application of flight coupons for air tickets, receipts of paid baggage, etc. Code-sharing agreements stipulate the conditions for distributing the income of both partners from transportation on the respective airlines. The distribution of income, as well as other conditions, as a rule, are indicated in the annexes to the agreement.

The third type is the transfer of passengers on connecting flights

Under this agreement, AC 1 operates flights between points "A" and "B". AK 2 flies from point "B" to point "C". Flights connect at Point B. AK 2 receives passengers of AK 2, following from point "A" to point "C". The passenger is provided with the same service as on the plane of the first partner, he may not even notice the change of carrier, as if it were a regular transfer. At the same time, he does not have to issue an air ticket and re-register at the transfer point. The main condition for such an alliance is the same standard of service and coordination of flight schedules to ensure minimal flight connections.

When concluding code-sharing agreements, partners preliminarily conduct an audit of each other. The main purpose of such audits is to establish uniformity in passenger service. Passengers transferring from the flight of one partner to the flights of another should not notice the difference in service.

In any type of code-sharing, partners provide for joint marketing programs, direct check-in of passengers for flights of both partners, common participation in frequent flyer programs (Frequent flyers), coordination of schedules and other conditions for cooperation.

disadvantages

It should be taken into account, however, that the interests of the airline as a service seller are always antagonistic to the interests of the passenger as a buyer. In the case when on an international route, in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement on air traffic, only one designated carrier from each side has commercial rights to transportation, the question inevitably arises to what extent these airlines compete with each other, and to what extent they cooperate within the framework of a code-share agreements (by the way, situations are not uncommon when these airlines are also members of the same global aviation alliance; in our example - far from the only one - Aeroflot and Air France are members of the SkyTeam alliance and have exclusive commercial rights on the Moscow-Paris route).

In Europe, such situations have already attracted the attention of competition authorities. In February, the European Commission, on its own initiative, launched an antitrust investigation into two codeshare agreements, one between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, and the other between Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal.

The Commission intends to establish how legal code-share agreements are on parallel flights between the hub airports of these air carriers, because theoretically it cannot be ruled out that competition between them is violated as a result of the agreement. The results of these investigations will have a great impact both on the development of commercial interaction between airlines in Europe and on their cooperation with Russian air carriers.

The form has been prepared using legal acts as of 05/24/2010.

Interline agreement
__________________________ "___"________ ___
________________________________________________________, we call ____ in
hereinafter "Airline-1", represented by ______________________________________,
(full name and position)
acting ____ on the basis of _____________________________________________, and
(Charter, Regulations, Powers of Attorney)
_________________________________________________, hereinafter referred to as ____
(full name of the airline)
"Airline-2", represented by _________________________________________________,
(full name and position)
acting ___ on the basis of _______________________________________, and together
(Charter, Regulations, Powers of Attorney)
referred to as the "Parties", "Air Carriers", have entered into this Agreement on
as follows:
1. Subject of the agreement
1.1. This Agreement implies mutual recognition of the transportation documents of the Air Carriers, i.e. Each Party to this Agreement has the right to issue transportation on its own forms to the regular domestic and/or international lines of the interline partner and/or to transfer transportation with the obligatory participation of both Parties to this Agreement.
1.2. Under the terms of this Agreement, passengers will be able to purchase tickets for flights of Airline-1 at the box office or through the agent network of Airline-2 and vice versa.
1.3. Flights by Air Carriers can be issued on the letterhead of any of the parties to this Agreement.
2. Performance of the agreement
2.1. The implementation of this Agreement will be carried out by the Parties by issuing a single ticket for the carriage of a passenger on connecting flights of both Air Carriers, regardless of the number of transfers on the way to the destination.
2.2. Air tickets are provided to passengers at special rates, which are set by the Air Carriers on their segments of the flight. Each Party independently decides what level of tariffs to provide under this Agreement.
2.3. When selling air tickets, the Parties act as agents of each other.
3. Final provisions
3.1. This Agreement is valid for _____________ and may be automatically extended for the same period if neither Party declares its termination.
3.2. Each Party has the right to terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party in writing at least _______________ prior to termination of the agreement.
3.3. Participation in this Agreement does not limit the rights of the Parties to participate in similar agreements with other carriers.
3.4. This Agreement shall enter into force from the date of its signing by the Parties.
3.5. All changes and additions to the Agreement are valid if they are made in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
3.6. This Agreement is signed in two identical copies in __________ language(s) - one for each of the Parties.
4. Details and signatures of the Parties
Airline-1: Airline-2
__________________ "_______________" __________________ "________________"
TIN/KPP ____________________________ TIN/KPP _____________________________
Legal/postal address: _________ Legal/postal address: _________
____________________________________ _____________________________________
R/s ________________________________ R/s _________________________________
at the bank ____________________________ at the bank _____________________________
c/s ________________________________ c/s _________________________________
BIC ________________________________ BIC _________________________________

Head of Airline-1 Head of Airline-2
______________/_________________ ______________/_________________
M.P. M.P.

Airlines wishing to establish a commercial partnership among themselves enter into interline agreements (Interline Agreement), which is also known as a commercial cooperation agreement or "mutual recognition of shipping documents".

Interline is the simplest and most widespread type of cooperation between airlines in the world. Interline partnership is carried out both between airlines of one country and between airlines of different countries.

The model agreement on commercial cooperation stipulates commercial services that one of the partners undertakes to provide to the other, in particular, the conditions for the sale, execution and mutual recognition of transportation documents of partners are determined:

air tickets,
air waybills,
excess baggage receipts,
orders of miscellaneous charges (MCO), etc.

The amount of commissions for the sale of passenger, cargo and charter flights and the procedure for mutual settlements are determined. The agreement may determine the procedure for appointing subagents, applying tariffs, the procedure for resolving disputes, etc.

A feature of the "interline" agreement is that the partners entering into such agreements, as a rule, are not direct competitors, since they do not operate adjacent airlines. On the contrary, the lines and flights of one partner should conveniently connect with the lines and flights of another partner, and the partners are interested in the through sale of traffic to the connecting lines of both partners. It is also convenient for passengers to issue a single ticket for the entire depth of the flight.

Airlines may enter into commercial cooperation agreements with many airlines in each country. For example, if an airline has about ten agreements with US airlines, then a passenger can use a single ticket to fly from Russia to any destination in the United States on American airline flights connecting with airline flights in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco.

All partners are interested in obtaining loading for connecting flights. When several airlines operate at hub airports, the carrier can apply a system of preferences and confidential discounts, according to which this airline can book passengers on connecting flights of those partners that provide it with mutual services or pay it an appropriate remuneration.

The agreement usually specifies the official commission that partners pay for the sale of transportation. For example, 7% for passengers, 5% for cargo and 5% for charter flights. However, the appendix to the agreement, which is usually confidential, stipulates additional terms of cooperation, such as, for example, supercommissions, bonus rewards, a specific amount of payments for each transferred passenger or for each kilogram of cargo. The terms of passenger service at the points of flight connections and payment for such service may also be stipulated.

The interline agreement is usually concluded for an indefinite period, but the terms of the confidential annexes to the agreement may be reviewed for each period. IATA. There are two types of interline agreements:

bilateral agreement on the recognition of transport documents;
multilateral agreement interline.

Bilateral agreements are usually drawn up in accordance with the Interline Agreement standard recommended by IATA, which may be amended and supplemented by mutual agreement of the parties.

Agreements may provide for the carriage of passengers and cargo, or only passengers, or only cargo, etc., may provide for the sale of transportation of only one airline to another, or both airlines to each other.

In addition to bilateral interline agreements, there is a multilateral interline agreement (Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement - MITA).

One multilateral agreement MITA instead of numerous bilateral agreements, it facilitates commercial relations and settlements between airlines. MITA allows you to expand the airline sales market, which leads to an increase in the volume of their traffic. For the convenience of airlines IATA publishes lists of agreements in its directories MITA for each airline.

First article. The Interline (Passengers) Multilateral Agreement stipulates the ability of each party to sell carriage on the other party's routes and agrees on the terms and conditions relating to baggage handling.

The procedure for issuing and filling out tickets and MSOs is stipulated in the form approved in the fare directories and in accordance with the fares and conditions of the ticket and other documents of the party on whose routes the passenger is to be transported. A ticket or MCO shall not be issued or filled with a seat on a particular flight until the airline has received payment of the total charges due under such fares or has reached an agreement to the satisfaction of the carrying airline regarding the collection of such charges.

The procedure for accepting tickets and MCOs by the carrier airline is stipulated, including the procedure for reporting lost, stolen tickets and MCOs, and the procedure for working with electronic tickets.

The second article usually deals with the provision of information on tariffs. Each party shall communicate to each other the rates and other information necessary for the sale of the transportation services it currently offers. In the event that the schedule, fares, form of tickets or MCO of any party are changed or upgraded, or if any flight of such party is suspended, changed or cancelled, such party shall notify the other party as soon as possible of the effective date of any such change, modification, suspension or cancellation.

In order to ensure the widest possible collection and dissemination of accurate tariff information, each party should provide or arrange for the provision of data to the bank. IATA tariffs and relevant conditions (domestic and international tariffs). Neither party shall issue tickets or MCOs for interline transportation at fares and charges less than those applicable through.

Separate articles stipulate the registration, acceptance, transportation of baggage carried on the basis of interline.

Each party to this agreement agrees without prejudice to indemnify all parties for all possible claims, demands, costs, expenses and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the death or injury of a passenger or loss, damage or delay of baggage. The agreement stipulates compensation for loss, damage, non-delivery of luggage.

The issuing airline will indemnify the carrying airline, its employees, employees and agents for all claims, demands, costs, expenses and liabilities arising from improper issuance. The settlement of such documents will be made in accordance with Resolution No. 781 IATA.

The carrying airline, as principal, shall indemnify the issuing airline for all claims, demands, costs, expenses and liabilities arising from the provision or failure by the carrying airline of carriage on any ticket or MCO duly executed, completed or issued by the issuing airline. Such compensation shall not be made in the event of cancellation of the rights of the issuing airline in connection with its involvement in legal proceedings on its insolvency or bankruptcy.

The third article determines the amount of commission Interline Service Chcn^ge (ISC)- remuneration paid by one airline in favor of another airline as compensation for the service provided, which consists in the sale by the first airline of transportation on flights of another airline and related services.

One party does not pay the other /5C for a sale made under this agreement, unless ISC may be resolved by Resolution IATA. If the resolution does not apply /ATA, such ISC may be paid to the extent that the parties may agree among themselves. Nothing in this resolution and in any another does not prevent the parties from signing separate bilateral payment agreements ISC.

The fourth article stipulates cases of cancellation or non-use of transportation. If the carrying airline or the passenger (or the person paying for the ticket or MCO) for any reason cancels a booking or fails to use all or any part of the carriage, neither the issuing airline nor its agent shall require or withhold ISC for the sale of such canceled or unused carriage. Neither isc, no other compensation shall be paid to the issuing airline in respect of amounts not actually collected by it and paid to the carrying airline, or in respect of amounts that are refundable, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the carrying airline.

The article "General" considers the possibilities of the issuing airline, the actions of agents, general agents of the airline within the framework of the agreement; airlines' waiver of claims against the other party.

Actions of member airlines /ATA are: if the issuing airline is an associate member /ATA, it must abide by all the provisions of the resolutions /ATA, relating to the sale of air transportation.

Actions of non-member airlines /ATA(airlines that are not members of /ATA, but being a party to this agreement) are as follows. Airlines must have:

the official designation of the airline, established in accordance with Resolution 762;
the three-digit airline number that is assigned /ATA

or ATA.

If, at the time of entry into this agreement, a non-member carrier /ATA, has not been assigned a designation or code number, such carrier must apply for the designation or code number at the same time that it applies to enter into the agreement.

Code sharing where either party publicly announces by industry accepted methods (such as posting on an international booking system or publicly available timetables) that it is providing carriage that may be operated by another airline that is not a party to this Agreement in its stead , such notifying party shall comply with the terms of this Agreement as if it were providing the carriage.

The agreement defines the form of arbitration (dispute resolution or satisfaction of a claim by either party) and administrative conditions (cancellation of previous agreements, the procedure for applying for participation in the agreement, amending the agreement, the procedure for withdrawing from the agreement, the annual fee for participation in the agreement).

Both interline agreements discussed above - bilateral and multilateral (MITA)- create opportunities for airlines to perform joint transportation, allow them to increase their income, expand the air transportation market and provide access to new markets. Passengers have the opportunity to book transportation and receive a ticket for the entire depth of the flight route.

In its turn MITA is a more progressive form of interline agreement compared to bilateral agreements. One multilateral agreement, instead of numerous individual agreements, facilitates commercial relationships and settlements between airlines.

In the practice of the Russian Federation, interline agreements have not yet received proper development.

Multilateral type agreements MITA practically absent in Russia. The underdevelopment of interline agreements between Russian airlines is connected both with the economy of the entire state and with the weak economic situation of the bulk of Russian airlines.

The agreements themselves concluded between Russian airlines differ from the standard agreements recommended IATA, First of all, the payment section. This is mainly due to the existing problem of airline receivables. Existing interline agreements between Russian airlines in terms of settlements are accompanied by special annexes for the settlement of mutual settlements.