Posted:  October 16, 2003    4:50 p.m.

	           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

             OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                  WASHINGTON, D.C.

_______________________________

In the Matter of

Aerolineas Argentinas, S.A.

Docket OST-2003-15092

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									Served: October 16, 2003 

NOTICE EXTENDING RESPONSE DATES

On October 15, 2003, the Department issued, and served via email, a show
cause order proposing to require Aerolineas Argentinas, S.A. to remit
into a U.S. escrow account, on a per flight basis, the difference
between what it actually pays for services at Buenos Airlines Ezeiza
airport and the higher amounts it would be paying if it were not
benefitting from discriminatorily favorable treatment vis-à-vis U.S.
carriers.   The order afforded interested parties 7 calendar days from
the date of service of the order to file comments and 5 calendar days
thereafter to submit replies.

On October 16, 2003, counsel for Aerolineas Argentinas stated that he
did not receive the order until October 16, not on October 15, 2003, due
to an error in the email address.  In these circumstances, we are
extending the comment period for responses to the show-cause order by
one day (i.e. until October 23, 2003) and also for the corresponding
reply date by one day (i.e. until October 28, 2003).

Therefore, acting under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.16, we extend
the response date for comments on Order 2003-10-18 to October 23, 2003,
and the date for replies thereto until October 28, 2003. 

We will serve this notice by email on all parties listed in Order
2003-10-18.

By:

							PAUL L. GRETCH

							Director, Office of

							  International Aviation

(SEAL)

Dated: October 16, 2003 

An electronic version of this notice is available on the World Wide Web
at 

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

