Equal opportunity for operation of routes. Capacity. Right to embark, etc. Consultation. U. S. rights of trans- it and stop in Aus- tria. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ANNEX OF INTERIM AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SECTION I It is agreed between the Contracting Parties: A. That the designated airlines of the two Contracting Parties operating on the routes described in this Annex shall enjoy fair and equal opportunity for the operation of the said routes. B. That the air transport capacity offered by the designated airlines of both countries shall bear a close relationship to traffic requirements. C. That in the operation of common sections of trunk routes, described in the present Annex, the designated airlines of the Contract- ing Parties shall take into account their reciprocal interests so as not to affect unduly their respective services. D. That the services provided by a designated airline under this Agreement and its Annex shall retain as their primary objective the provision of capacity adequate to the traffic demands between the country of which such airline is a national and the country of ultimate destination of the traffic. E. That the right to embark and to disembark at points in the territory of the other country international traffic destined for or coming from third countries at a point or points specified in this Annex, shall be applied in accordance with the general principles of orderly development to which both Governments subscribe and shall be subject to the general principle that capacity shall be related: 1. To traffic requirements between the country of origin and the countries of destination; 2. To the requirements of through airline operation; and 3. To the traffic requirements of the area through which the desig- nated airline passes after taking account of local and regional services. F. That the appropriate aeronautical authorities of each of the Contracting Parties will consult from time to time, or at the request of one of the Parties, to determine the extent to which the principles set forth in paragraphs A to E inclusive of this section are being followed by the airlines designated by the Contracting Parties. When these authorities agree on further measures necessary to give these principles practical application, the executive authorities of each of the Contracting Parties will use their best efforts under the powers available to them to put such measures into effect. SECTION II A. Airlines of the United States of America authorized under the present Agreement are accorded rights of transit and non-traffic stop in Austrian territory, as well as the right to pick up and discharge
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