[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 INTERNATIONAL CODE-SHARING AGREEMENTS

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting. I 
have listened to all the speeches, and I can tell the Members that we 
do have a number of issues that are pressing that we need to address. 
Gun violence certainly is one we need to address, and not just talk 
about the issue, but also talk about what it takes to correct it.
  We are correcting the Chinese situation because it was discovered, 
and it is being addressed in this administration. It has been going on 
for 20 years.
  I rise today to talk about another issue of great concern to the 
flying public. We hope we can address it soon, and not look up 20 years 
and find all of these planes are crashing that are connecting with 
ours. It is called international code-sharing agreements.
  Code sharing agreements are agreements between air carriers, most 
often a U.S. carrier and a foreign flag carrier, whereby the U.S. 
carrier can sell seats on the other carrier's flight while identifying 
it as their own.
  What this means in an international market is that while the 
passenger's ticket may say he or she is flying on a U.S. carrier 
overseas, in reality it is an overseas flight, and they do not meet the 
same safety standards.
  I will continue to work to get this issue addressed.

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