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§41501 Establishing reasonable prices, classifications, rules, practices, and divisions of joint prices for foreign air transportation

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Airlines must set and enforce fair prices and rules for international flights, and fairly split any joint fares among carriers without favoritism.

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Title 49, §41501

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Every air carrier and foreign air carrier shall establish, comply with, and enforce—
(1)reasonable prices, classifications, rules, and practices related to foreign air transportation; and
(2)for joint prices established for foreign air transportation, reasonable divisions of those prices among the participating air carriers or foreign air carriers without unreasonably discriminating against any of those carriers.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4150149 App.:1374(a)(2).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 404(a)(2); added Mar. 22, 1972, Pub. L. 92–259, § 1, 86 Stat. 95. In this chapter, the word “regulation” is omitted in restating the phrase “classifications, rules,

Regulations

, and practices” because it is covered by the word “rules” and to distinguish the rules of an air carrier or foreign air carrier from the

Regulations

of the United States Government. The word “reasonable” is substituted for “just and reasonable” and “just, reasonable, and equitable” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. See the revision notes following 49:10101. The word “prices” is substituted for “fares” and “rates, fares, and charges” because of the definition of “price” in section 40102(a) of the revised title. In this section, before clause (1), the words “comply with” are substituted for “observe” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. In clause (1), the words “individual and joint” are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words “unreasonably discriminating” are substituted for “unduly prefer or prejudice” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. See the revision notes following 49:10101.

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49 U.S.C. § 41501

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73