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title: "49 U.S.C. § 41739"
description: "Air carrier obligations"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 41739"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 41739 - Air carrier obligations

## Text

If at least 2 air carriers make an agreement to operate under or use a single carrier designator code to provide air transportation, the carrier whose code is being used shares responsibility with the other carriers for the quality of transportation provided the public under the code by the other carriers.

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1152.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4173949 App.:1389(i).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 419(i); added Oct. 24, 1978, Pub. L. 95–504, § 33(a), 92 Stat. 1732; Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–213, § 10, 97 Stat. 1461; Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(r), 98 Stat. 1708; restated Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 202(a)(1), (2), (b)(1), 101 Stat. 1507, 1516. The words “quality of transportation” are substituted for “quality of service” for clarity and consistency in this section.