CFR > Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) > SUBCHAPTER F—POLICY STATEMENTS (parts 398 to 399) > PART 399—STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY > SUBPART C—Policies Relating to Rates and Tariffs (§399.30 to §399.44) > 399.34—Intra-Hawaii and Intra-Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands fare flexibility.

399.34—Intra-Hawaii and Intra-Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands fare flexibility.

For scheduled service within Hawaii, and within and between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, certificated air carriers have the fare flexibility set forth in §§ 399.32 and 399.33, except that:
(a) Instead of the limits set forth in § 399.32(d), the upper limit of the zone for Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands is 30 percent above the SIFL, and for Hawaii is 30 percent above the SHFL; and
(b) The fare flexibility set forth in § 399.33(a) (first class) does not apply to service within Hawaii.
Appendix A to § 399.34 —United States-Puerto Rico Entity
[Normal fares in selected markets—comparison with SIFL]
Market Ratemaking mileage DPFI formula fare July 1977 July 1977 normal fare level Peak Midweek Weekend Offpeak Midweek Weekend DPFI formula May 1980 May 1980 normal fare level Peak Midweek Weekend Offpeak Midweek Weekend
San Juan:
Atlanta 1,547 $130.81 $203.53
Eastern $113 $113 $107 $107 $176 $176 $166 $166
Boston 1,674 139.04 216.33
American 209 218 199 209
Eastern 122 128 116 122 209 218 198 209
Chicago 2,072 164.83 256.45
American 149 149 143 143 232 232 222 222
Eastern 149 149 143 143 232 232 222 222
Miami 1,045 97.09 151.06
American 121 131 113 121
Delta 121 131 113 121
Eastern 78 84 72 78 121 131 112 121
Pan Am (National) 78 84 72 78 122 122 122 122
New York 1,597 134.05 208.57
American 108 114 102 108 175 196 175 196
Eastern 108 114 102 108 175 196 175 196
Pan Am 147 147 147 147
Phildelaphia 1,576 132.69 206.45
American 115 121 109 115 197 208 187 197
Eastern 115 121 109 115 175 196 175 196
Washington 1,565 131.97 205.34
American 114 120 108 114 187 197 176 187
Eastern 114 120 108 114 195 206 184 195
Pan Am (National) 147 147 147 147
Appendix B to § 399.34 —Selected Fare and Service Data for Seattle-Alaska Markets
Market Ratemaking mileage Actual July 1977 Y fare DPFI formula fare May 1980 1 SIFL formula fare May 1980 10 Y fare as of June 1980 2 O. & D. passengers Y/E Aug. 30, 1979 3 Carriers providing single plane service June 1980 4
Alaska Airlines Wien Alaska
Seattle:
Anchorage 1,448 $119.00 $193.52 $185.14 $159 $159 196,630 AS/NW/WA/WC
Cordova 1,293 118.62 176.85 184.55 178 4,330 AS
Fairbanks 1,533 131.00 201.85 203.81 204 204 44,910 AS/NW/WC
Gustavus (Via JNU) 950 109.62 140.74 170.55 138 1,340 AS
Juneau 909 90.62 137.04 140.99 141 141 40,110 AS/WC
Ketchikan 680 71.62 112.96 111.43 112 112 34,970 AS/WC
Petersburg (Via KTN) 790 89.22 124.07 138.81 138 6,870 AS
Sitka 862 85.62 131.48 133 133.21 17,240 AS
Wrangell (Via KTN) 762 89.22 121.30 138.81 138 4,120 AS
Yakutat 1,092 117.62 155.56 182.99 175 1,500 AS
Kenai 5 1,468 124.28 198.37 193.35 159 2,470 WC
King Salmon 6 1,603 167.94 209.26 261.28 200 4,090 WC
Prudhoe Bay 7 1,802 190.74 229.63 296.75 273 960 WC
Kodiak 8 1,439 119.00 192.59 185.14 155 11,140 WC
Homer 9 1,449 143.40 193.52 223.10 159 1,250 WC
1 $25.14 plus 13.75¢ per mile (0-500); 10.49¢ per mile (501-1500); 10.08¢ per mile (1501 and over). See Order 80-4-211.
2 Domestic Tariffs.
3 O. & D. Origin Destination Survey of Airline Passenger Traffic, Table 8, 12 months ended September 30, 1979.
4 AS=Alaska Airlines; NW=Northwest Orient Airlines; WA=Western Airlines; WC=Wien Air Alaska.
Code of Federal Regulations 470
5 Via Anchorage ($15.28).
6 Via Anchorage ($48.94).
7 Via Fairbanks ($59.74).
8 Local WA Fare.
9 Via Kodiak ($24.40).
10 July 1977 fare increased by cumulative adjustment factor of 1.5558% per Order 80-4-211.
Appendix C to § 399.34 —Adjustment of the Intra-Hawaiian Fare Level July 1, 1977, To Reflect Cost at 12.35 Percent Return
Regulatory actual Y.E. March 1977 Cost inflation adjusted to July 1, 1977 July 1, 1977, at 12.35 pct R.O.I.
Aloha Hawaiian Total Aloha Hawaiian Total
RPM's (000) 321,578 404,793 726,371 321,578 404,793 726,371 726,371
ASM's (000) 489,128 638,050 1,127,178 489,128 638,050 1,127,178 1,127,178
Load Factor (percent) 65.75 63.44 64.44 65.75 63.44 64.44 64.4
Yield (dollars) 2 $0.1427 $0.1453 $0.1441 $0.1427 $0.1453 $0.1441 $0.1589
Operating Revenue—Total $47,648 $71,599 $119,247
Passenger Related Revenue $46,301 $59,942 $106,243 $46,301 $59,942 $106,243 $116,966
Operating Expense—Total $45,195 $68,836 $114,031
Passenger Related Expenses $43,858 $57,501 $101,359 1 $45,937 $59,013 1 $104,950 $104,950
Operating Profit—Passenger $2,443 $2,441 $4,884 $364 $929 $1,293 $12,016
Interest Expense $741 $2,583 $3,324 $741 $2,583 $3,324 $3,324
Earnings Before Tax $1,702 $(142) $1,560 $(377) $(1,654) $(2,031) $8,692
Tax at 48 Percent $817 $68 $749 $181 $794 $975 $4,172
Net Income $885 $(74) $811 $(196) $(860) $(1,056) $4,520
Return Element $1,626 $2,509 $4,135 $545 $1,723 $2,268 $7,844
Investment $16,192 $47,326 $63,518 $16,192 $47,326 $63,518 $63,518
Return on Investment (percent) 10.04 5.30 6.51 3.37 3.64 3.57 12.35
Increase Factor 3 10.27
1 Cost inflation to July 1, 1977; 1.047 percent for Aloha, 1.026 for Hawaiian. The differing rates for the two carriers, having equivalent aircraft and duplicate route structures, is due primarily to a shift by Hawaiian to larger DC-9-50 aircraft starting in the fourth quarter of 1976.
2 Passenger revenue divided by RPM's.
3 Passenger yield at 12.35 percent return divided by actual passenger yield for the year ended March 1977.

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[PS-96, 45 FR 48604, July 21, 1980]