Membership Requirements

Requirements for Full Membership and Associate Membership

Full Membership Requirements

To qualify for Full Membership an airline must:

1. Be an airline operating scheduled air passenger transportation services available for Members use.
2. Be able to accept Eligible Persons in accordance with this Agreement.
3. Have a concurrence with at least one Full Member.
4. Pay the annual Membership fee and other fees as agreed by the Members.
5. Possess a corporate e-mail address for official communication.
6. File its fares in accordance with Appendix Fares.
7. Recognize and observe the principles of relevant IATA Resolutions and Recommended Practices, even if not a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Associate Membership Requirements

To qualify for Associate Membership an airline must:

1. Be an airline operating air transportation services which are not available for  Members’ use under the operating carrier’s own code (with the intent to include Cargo, Charter Airlines and scheduled passenger airlines whose inventory may or may not be controlled by a Full Member(s).)
2. Have a concurrence with at least one Full Member.
3. Pay the annual Membership fee and other fees as agreed by the Members.
4. Possess a corporate e-mail address for official communication.
5. Recognize and observe the principles of relevant IATA Resolutions and Recommended Practices, even if not a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
6. An airline applying for Associate Membership will not be accepted as both an Associate Member and an SAF of another Full Member.
7. If, and as long as, an airline is listed as an SAF of a Full Member, such airline cannot also be recognized as an Associate Member in its own right.
8. If an Associate Member becomes an SAF of another Full Member, it shall lose its Member status upon effectiveness of the new SAF status.
9. If a scheduled passenger airline SAF ceases its relationship with a Full Member, that Full Member must advise the Member Service Center (MSC) immediately.