BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.

and COMAIR, INC.

   and

ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE-S.p.A.,

ALITALIA TEAM S.p.A.,

ALITALIA EXPRESS S.p.A.

and EUROFLY S.p.A.

for blanket statements of authorization 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 

(U.S.-Italy open skies codesharing)	)

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Docket OST-2001-10417



NOTICE OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., 

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC., COMAIR, INC.

 AND ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE-S.p.A.

December 14, 2001



Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Richard D. Mathias

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & 

  RASENBERGER, L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C.  20006-3309

(202) 298-8660

Counsel for 

ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE 

  ITALIANE-S.p.A.,

ALITALIA TEAM S.p.A.,

ALITALIA EXPRESS S.p.A.

and EUROFLY S.p.A.	D. Scott Yohe

Senior Vice President - 

  Government Affairs

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

1275 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20005

(202) 216-0700

John Varley

Assistant General Counsel

James A. Coblin

Attorney

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Law Department #981

1030 Delta Boulevard

Atlanta, GA  30320

(404) 715-2872





	Robert E. Cohn

Alexander Van der Bellen

Shaw Pittman LLP

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20037-1128

(202) 663-8060

Counsel for 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST 

  AIRLINES, INC., 

and COMAIR, INC.



BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

December 14, 2001

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.

and COMAIR, INC.

   and

ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE-S.p.A.,

ALITALIA TEAM S.p.A.,

ALITALIA EXPRESS S.p.A.

and EUROFLY S.p.A.

for blanket statements of authorization 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 

(U.S.-Italy open skies codesharing)	)

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Docket OST-2001-10417



NOTICE OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., 

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC., COMAIR, INC.

 AND ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE-S.p.A.

Pursuant to the blanket statements of authorization approved by
Department Action on Application in Docket OST-2001-10417 dated 

October 26, 2001, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, Inc. (“ASA”) , Comair, Inc. (“Comair”) and
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.p.A. (“Alitalia”) hereby notify the
Department that, beginning on or about January 13, 2002, the carriers
plan to offer connecting codeshare service displaying Alitalia’s
“AZ” designator code on Delta/Delta Connection flights to additional
U.S. points, as identified in the attached Exhibit.  In addition, Comair
and Alitalia plan to utilize Alitalia’s U.S. gateway of Atlanta to
offer alternative routings to the previously authorized connecting
service points listed in 

Exhibit A to the Joint Application dated August 14, 2001.

The initial planned operating carriers for the Delta/Delta Connection
services are specified in the attached Exhibit; however, the Joint
Applicants request the flexibility to shift services between Delta
Mainline and Delta Connection carrier equipment for these and all other
previously-noticed points, consistent with the blanket statement of
authorization held by each carrier.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Richard D. Mathias

_______________________________

Richard D. Mathias

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & 

  RASENBERGER, L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C.  20006-3309

(202) 298-8660

Counsel for 

ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE 

  ITALIANE-S.p.A.

	

/s/ A. Van der Bellen

______________________________

Robert E. Cohn

Alexander Van der Bellen

Shaw Pittman LLP

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20037-1128

(202) 663-8060

Counsel for 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST 

  AIRLINES, INC. AND

COMAIR, INC.





ALITALIA’S “AZ” DESIGNATOR CODE ON ADDITIONAL DELTA/DELTA
CONNECTION FLIGHTS

Delta-operated connecting flights between

U.S. Gateways	and	Points in the United States

Atlanta (ATL)		Fort Walton Beach (VPS)

Boston (BOS)

New York (JFK)

ASA-operated connecting flights between

U.S. Gateways	and 	Points in the United States

Atlanta (ATL)		Greenville (GSP)

New York (JFK)		Lexington (LEX)

Louisville (SDF)

Mobile (MOB)

Shreveport (SHV)

Comair-operated connecting flights between

U.S. Gateways	and 	Points in the United States	

Atlanta (ATL)		Allentown (ABE)

Boston (BOS)

Chicago (ORD)

Miami (MIA)

Newark (EWR)

New York (JFK)			

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