Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§41707 Incorporating Contract Terms Into Written Instrument
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart ii — economic regulation › CHAPTER 417 — OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › SUBCHAPTER I — REQUIREMENTS › § 41707
Summary
An airline can put any term from its interstate travel contract into a ticket or other written paper, but only if the Secretary of Transportation has made rules that allow it.
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Title 49, §41707
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To the extent the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation, an air carrier may incorporate by reference in a ticket or written instrument any term of the contract for providing interstate air transportation.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4170749 App.:1381(b).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 411(b); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 7(a), 98 Stat. 1706.
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49 U.S.C. § 41707
Title 49, Transportation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102