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| STATE OF CONNECTICUT | ||
| NANCY WYMAN COMPTROLLER |
OFFICE OF
THE STATE COMPTROLLER 55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775 |
MARK OJAKIAN DEPUTY COMPTROLLER |
MEMORANDUM NO. 95 - 49
July 31, 1995
TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES
| Attention: | Chief Administrative and Fiscal Officers, Business Managers |
| Subject: | Settlement of Airline Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit |
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced the settlement of an airline antitrust class action lawsuit filed by the State Attorneys General for the fifty states, the District of Columbia and certain territories. As a result of this settlement, beginning August 8, l995, all state and local governmental entities will receive a 10% discount on domestic airline tickets for official government business.
The following major and regional commuter airlines are participating.
Major Airlines
| Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Northwest Airlines Inc. |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Trans World Airlines, Inc. |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. | United Airlines, Inc. |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | USAir, Inc. |
Commuter Airlines
| Air Midwest | Express Airlines, Inc. I |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. | dba Northwest Airlink |
| dba United Express | Express Airlines, Inc. II |
| Allegheny Airlines, Inc. | dba Northwest Airlink |
| (formerly Pennsylvania | Florida Gulf |
| Commuter Airlines, Inc.) | G.P. Express |
| America West | Great Lakes Aviation |
| American Eagle | dba United Express |
| ASA | Jetstream International Airlines, Inc. |
| Atlantic Coast Airlines | Liberty Express Airlines |
| dba United Express | Mesaba Airlines, Inc. |
| Business Express, Inc. | dba Mesaba Airlines |
| dba Business Express | Piedmont Airlines, Inc. |
| CCAir | TransWorld Express, Inc. |
| Chatauqua Airlines | Trans States Airlines |
| COMAIR | SkyWest |
| CommutAir | United Feeder Service |
| Continental Express, Inc. | dba United Express |
| Continental Micronesia, Inc. | |
This discount will continue for l8 months or until the value of all discounts applied to eligible government entities equals $40,000,000.
The State of Connecticut's travel provider, which is BTI Americas, Inc., is aware of the settlement and, therefore, when ordering an airline ticket for state travel, you will not have to take any action. The 10% discount will automatically be reflected in the cost of the ticket ordered until the end of the program.
Please note that companion tickets for non-official state travel will not receive this special discount.
Please contact the Special Services Division at 566-5057 if you have any questions.
NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER
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