Civil Aviation Tariff Conditions




30 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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(b) Travel between Area 3 and any other Area.—
(i) At any connecting point in New Zealand, Australia,
Papua-New Guinea, Fiji, Tahiti, or New Caledonia, of any
passenger originating, terminating, or turning around in
that country; or
(ii) At any connecting point in Australia of any passenger
originating, terminating, or turning around, in Papua-New
Guinea; or
(c) Travel wholly within Area 1, at any connecting point within
Area 1; or
(d) Travel between Area 1 and any other Area, at any connecting
point in North America of any passenger originating,
terminating, or turning around in North America; or
(e) Travel wholly within Europe, at any connecting point within
Europe.

  1. Absorption of expenses generally—(1) A specified fare shall
    not apply if any carrier absorbs or is to absorb any expenses
    in excess of those reasonably necessary to provide for facilities to which
    they relate.
    (2) A specified fare shall not apply if any carrier absorbs or is to
    absorb any expenses by making cash payments to any passenger
    for any expenses otherwise than by—
    (a) Issuing vouchers to passengers to cover those expenses; or
    (b) Making payment in cash for ground transportation charges.

  2. Involuntary rerouting—(1) Subject to subclause (2) of this
    clause, where as a result of any involuntary rerouting, a
    passenger is required to change carrier, routing, or class or type
    of fare, a specified fare may apply notwithstanding that that carrier
    (or, where the circumstances concerned arise in respect of a domestic
    service of a forwarding carrier, either the carrier on whose flight
    the passenger was originally ticketed onward from the ticketing point
    or the new carrier selected by that forwarding carrier for onward
    travel of the passenger) absorbs any essential expenses incurred by
    the passenger at the point where the change occurred during the
    period of the passenger’s delay, and absorbs any such expenses at
    subsequent points en route where they are a direct consequence of that
    change.
    (2) A specified fare shall not apply if a carrier absorbs any expenses
    other than hotel accommodation, meals and beverages, ground
    transportation, transit taxes, and reasonable communication costs
    incurred by the passenger as a result of the change of travel
    concerned.

PART XX.
PAYMENTS

  1. Carrier or agent to be paid in advance—(1) A specified fare
    shall not apply unless it is paid in full together with all appropriate
    charges, surcharges, and adjustments, before the commencement of
    the travel to which it relates, to either—
    (a) The carrier whose ticket is or is to be issued in respect of that
    travel; or
    (b) An approved agent of that carrier, authorised by it to issue
    tickets on its behalf.
    (2) For the purposes of subclause (1) of this clause,—
    (a) A specified fare payable in respect of an inclusive tour is not
    paid in full unless at least the minimum fare price of that
    tour is paid in full; and
    (b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this subclause, payment of a
    specified fare by use of a credit card or credit facility is,
    if accepted by the carrier, payment in full.

  2. Agent not to use credit card, etc.—Notwithstanding clause 83
    (2) (b) of the General Tariff Conditions (as imported into this notice),
    a specified fare shall not apply if—
    (a) It is paid by use of a credit card or credit facility possessed
    by, available to, or under the control of, a travel agent; and
    (b) The travel to which it relates is to be undertaken by any person
    other than that agent, or a director, officer, or employee
    of that agent.

  3. Persons required to pay fare—(1) A specified fare shall not
    apply if it, or any part of it, is paid by any person who is not—
    (a) The passenger named in the ticket concerned; or
    (b) A person (not being a carrier, a travel agent, or a director,
    employee, or agent, of a carrier or travel agent) acting on
    behalf of that passenger; or
    (c) In the case of a fare, or part of a fare, paid as a prize or reward,
    a person to whom subclause (2) of this clause applies.
    (2) This subclause applies to every person who is not—
    (a) A carrier; or
    (b) A travel agent; or
    (c) A cargo agent; or
    (d) A director, agent, or employee, of a carrier, travel agent, or
    cargo agent; or
    (e) A person or body who or which is substantially under the
    control of any person or body referred to in any of
    paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subclause.

  4. Payments to approved agents—Where a specified fare has been
    paid to an agent of the carrier whose ticket is or is to be issued in
    respect of the travel concerned, that fare shall not apply unless that
    agent has paid that fare (less any commission that agent may lawfully
    deduct) to that carrier or to a clearing bank of the Bank Settlement
    Plan.

PART XXI
RESERVATIONS

  1. Making of reservations—(1) In this clause “reservation
    details”, in relation to the travel of any passenger, means the
    following matters:
    (a) The surname and initials of that passenger;
    (b) If that travel is or is to be immediately preceded by that
    passenger’s arrival by air at the point of commencement
    of that travel, the scheduled date and time of that arrival;
    (c) The point of commencement, all scheduled stopping points,
    and the point of destination, of that travel;
    (d) The carrier, flight number, class of service, boarding point,
    deplaning point, and departure and arrival times, for the
    initial sector of that travel;
    (e) Whether or not a reservation for that sector has been confirmed;
    (f) Details of the fare charged or to be charged for the travel.
    (2) A specified fare shall not apply unless, before the
    commencement of the travel to which it relates,—
    (a) The passenger concerned, or a person acting on that passenger’s
    behalf, has requested the carrier concerned, or an agent of
    that carrier authorised by that carrier to make reservations
    on that carrier’s behalf, for a reservation in respect of at
    least the initial sector of that travel; and
    (b) That carrier or agent has recorded the appropriate reservation
    details.
    (3) A specified fare shall not apply unless every carrier or agent
    to which or to whom is forwarded (whether directly or indirectly)
    any request made by or on behalf of the passenger concerned for
    reservations in respect of the travel concerned records in writing
    the name and business address of the person forwarding that request
    and the date on which it was received.

  2. Agent to deal with one carrier only—A specified fare shall not
    apply if a travel agent, except to the extent (if any) specified elsewhere
    in this notice,—
    (a) Forwards a request for reservations in respect of any part of
    the travel concerned to 2 or more carriers; or
    (b) Conveys part of the reservation details to one carrier, and part
    to another carrier or other carriers,—
    whether directly or via an agent or agents.

  3. Group reservations—Where a specified fare is or is to be used
    for group travel it shall not apply unless—
    (a) Notwithstanding clause 87 (1) (b) of the General Tariff
    Conditions (as imported into this notice), there is or is to be
    recorded as part of the reservation details of that travel,
    instead of the surname and initials of each passenger, the
    particulars of that group required by clause 4 (21) of this
    notice to be recorded in respect of that group; and
    (b) Every reservation made in respect of that travel is or is to be
    a single reservation of a sufficient number of seats to
    accommodate all members of the group.

PART XXII
REROUTING

  1. General restrictions on voluntary rerouting—A specified fare
    shall not apply if the travel to which it relates is not so arranged
    that there can be no voluntary rerouting unless—
    (a) The fare for the totality of the travel is recalculated using fares lawfully
    applicable on the date of commencement of that travel; and
    (b) There is paid to the carrier concerned or an agent of that
    carrier the amount (if any) by which that recalculated fare
    exceeds the fare paid in respect of the travel originally
    arranged.

  2. Extension of travel by voluntary rerouting—A specified fare
    shall not apply if the travel to which it relates is not so arranged
    that there can be no voluntary rerouting in respect of a request made—
    (a) After the arrival of the passenger concerned at the originally
    intended destination, to reroute that passenger to some
    other destination (being a destination to travel to which
    that specified fare also applies) beyond that destination; or
    (b) In the case of round-trip or circle-trip travel, after the arrival
    of the passenger concerned at the originally intended point
    of turnaround, to reroute that passenger through some other
    point of turnaround (being a point to travel through which
    that specified fare also applies) beyond that point.



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