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§ 302.304
Service of documents.
(a) General requirements.
(1) An application for exemption and responsive pleadings shall be served as provided by § 302.7.
(2) Applicants shall serve on the persons listed in paragraph (b) of this section a complete copy of the application and any supporting documents. Responsive pleadings shall be served on the same persons as applications.
(b) Persons to be served.
(1) Applicants for scheduled interstate air transportation authority shall serve:
(i) All U.S. air carriers (including commuter air carriers) that publish schedules in the Official Airline Guide or the Air Cargo Guide for the city-pair market(s) specified in the application,
(ii) The airport authority of each U.S. airport that the applicant proposes to serve, and
(iii) Any other person who has filed a pleading in a related proceeding under section 41102, 41302, or 40109 of the Statute.
(2) Applicants for scheduled foreign air transportation authority shall serve:
(i) All U.S. air carriers (including commuter air carriers) that publish schedules in the Official Airline Guide or in the Air Cargo Guide for the country-pair market(s) specified in the application,
(ii) The airport authority of each U.S. airport that the applicant proposes to serve, and
(iii) Any other person who has filed a pleading in a related proceeding under section 41102, 41302, or 40109 of the Statute.
(3) Applicants for charter-only or nonscheduled-only authority shall serve any person who has filed a pleading in a related proceeding under section 41102, 41302, or 40109 of the Statute. However, applicants that file fewer than sixteen (16) days prior to the proposed start of service must also serve:
(i) Those U.S. carriers (including commuter carriers) that are known to be operating in the general market(s) at issue and
(ii) Those persons who may be presumed to have an interest in the subject matter of the application.
(4) Applicants for slot exemptions under section 41714 of the Statute shall serve:
(i) All U.S. air carriers (including commuter air carriers) that publish schedules in the Official Airline Guide or the Air Cargo Guide for the airport(s) specified in the application,
(ii) The manager of each of the affected airports,
(iii) The mayor of the city that each affected airport serves,
(iv) The Governor of the State in which each affected airport is located, and
(v) Any other person who has filed a pleading in a related proceeding under section 41714 of the Statute.
(5) Additional service. The Department may, in its discretion, order additional service upon any other person.
[Doc. No. OST-97-2090, 65 FR 6457, Feb. 9, 2000; 65 FR 7418, Feb. 14, 2000]