Order No. 2008-A-540

December 9, 2008

File No. M4116/08-03077

On March 24, 2008, Airline Tariff Publishing Company, Agent (ATPCo), on behalf of Northwest Airlines Inc. (Northwest), filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency (the Agency) a proposed amendment to Northwest's International Passenger Rules and Fares Tariff No. NW-1, NTA(A) No. 292 (Tariff), for effect May 9, 2008, to add a new paragraph titled Note 2 in Rule 70(A) related to baggage liability in situations where the passenger has checked in late.

In Letter No. LET-A-82-2008, the Agency provided Northwest with the opportunity to show cause why the Agency should not, pursuant to paragraph 113(a) of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended (the ATR), disallow the aforementioned tariff provision as being unjust and unreasonable, thereby contravening subsection 111(1) of the ATR.

Pending receipt of Northwest's reply and completion of the Agency's investigation, the Agency suspended the proposed Note 2 in Rule 70(A) of the carrier's Tariff.

ATPCo, on behalf of Northwest, filed an amendment to the Tariff cancelling Note 2 in Rule 70(A), per the Agency's direction. Northwest subsequently filed a response to the Agency's letter, and on October 30, 2008, advised the Agency that it would no longer pursue its amendment to Rule 70(A).

As Northwest is not pursuing this amendment of its Tariff, the Agency does not contemplate any further action in this matter.