Section I - General Rules

Rule 50AS - Preplanned Oxygen Service

1. Supplemental Medical Oxygen

1. Alaska Airlines will provide supplemental medical oxygen on our domestic and international flights with at least two (2) business days' advance notice. A nominal fee is charged for this service, with the amount dependent upon the length of your journey. Fees will be collected via credit/debit card only at the time your request is made through our reservations department at 1-800-ALASKAAIR.

2. Oxygen fees are shown below, based on mileage traveled:

   1. 0001 to 1250 miles one way USD$125.00/CAD125.00
   2. 1251 to 2500 miles one way USD$200.00/CAD200.00
   3. 2501 to 3750 miles one way USD$275.00/CAD275.00
   4. over 3751 miles one way USD$350.00/CAD350.00
   One-way fees do not include voluntary stopovers exceeding four hours.

3. A travel clearance form (issued by our medical screening firm MedAire) is required at check-in, and must be signed by your physician prior to travel.This travel clearance form must verify the need for medical oxygen as well as the rate of flow required per minute, and must remain with you in the aircraft cabin as you travel.

4. The 2-day advance notice provides the time required to verify the need for and amount of oxygen with the physician and ship the medical oxygen containers to your point of origin.

5. Alaska Airlines does not provide oxygen for use at ground locations. Travelers need to make further arrangements if medical oxygen is required at departure, connecting, or arrival cities.

6. For safety reasons, airline staff cannot use the aircraft's emergency oxygen during the flight.

7. Supplemental medical oxygen service may be arranged for Alaska Airlines flight numbers 001-999 only. For service on any codeshare or subcontractor flights, please contact the operating carrier directly. While Horizon Air accepts certain specific Portable Oxygen Concentrators, medical oxygen services are not offered on any Horizon Air flights.

8. Contact 1-800-ALASKAAIR to request Supplemental Medical Oxygen service.

9. FAA regulations prohibit the use of a customer's personal oxygen equipment during flight unless it falls under the Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) guidelines below.

2. Portable Oxygen Concentrator

1. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air accept AirSep Freestyle and Lifestyle models, Inogen One, Respironics EverGo and SeQual Eclipse oxygen concentrating devices on domestic and international flights. Portable Oxygen Concentrator service may be arranged for Alaska and Horizon flight numbers 001-999 and 2000-2999 only. For service on any codeshare or subcontractor flights, please contact the operating carrier directly.

2. Customers are required to provide their own approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators for use onboard, as Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air do not provide this equipment.

3. There is a minimum advance-notice requirement of two (2) business days for us to verify the medical need and number of batteries required with your physician. There is a fee of USD50.00/CAD50.00 for this service, payable by credit/debit card only at the time your request is made through our reservations department at 1-800-ALASKAAIR. This service fee helps cover the cost of our medical screening firm, MedAire, to contact your physician, verify the medical need, flow rate (adjusted to pressurized aircraft environments), and to determine the minimum number of batteries required for your specific trip.

4. MedAire will provide you with a travel clearance certificate outlining the above information, which must be signed by your physician prior to travel. This travel clearance certificate must remain with you in the aircraft cabin as you travel, and a new certificate is required for each new travel reservation.

5. While Horizon Air accepts the Portable Oxygen Concentrators listed above, medical oxygen services are not offered on any Horizon Air flights.

6. Contact 1-800-ALASKAAIR to coordinate service for your Portable Oxygen Concentrator.

Rule 55AS - Liability of Carriers

1. Successive Carriers - Carriage to be performed under one ticket or under a ticket and any conjunction ticket issued in connection therewith by several successive carriers is regarded as a single operation.
2. Laws and Provisions Applicable:
   1. 1. The carrier shall avail itself of the limitation of liability provided in the convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw, October 12th, 1929, or provided in the said convention as amended by the protocol signed at The Hague September 29, 1955. However, the carrier agrees in accordance with Article 22(1) of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Transportation By Air signed at Warsaw October 12, 1929 or, where applicable, that convention as amended by the protocol signed at The Hague on September 1955 ("the Convention") that, as to all international carriage or transportation hereunder as defined in the Convention:
         1. The carrier shall not invoke the limitation of liability in Article 22(1) of the convention as to any claim for recoverable compensatory damages arising under Article 17 of the Convention.
         2. The carrier shall not avail itself of any defense under Article 20(1) of the Convention with respect to that portion of such claim which does not exceed 100,000 Special Drawing Rights ("SDRs").
         3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) hereof, the Carrier reserves all defenses available under the Convention to such claims. With respect to third parties, the carrier reserves all rights of recourse against any other person, including without limitation, rights of contribution and indemnity.
         4. The Carrier agrees that subject to applicable law recoverable compensatory damages for such claims may be determined by reference to the law of the domicile or permanent residence of the passenger.
      2. Except as provided in subparagraph (1)(a) above, carriage hereunder is subject to the rules and limitations relating to liability established by the convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw, October 12, 1929 (hereinafter called "the Convention"), unless such carriage is not international carriage as defined by the convention. In the international carriage (as defined in the Convention) of passengers, the liability of the carrier for each passenger is limited to the sum of 125,000 French gold.
3. Limitation of Liability: Except as the Convention or other applicable law may otherwise require:
   1. Carrier is not liable for any death, injury, delay, loss, or other damage of whatsoever nature (hereinafter in this tariff collectively referred to as "damage") to passengers or unchecked baggage arising out of or in connection with carriage or other services performed by carrier incidental thereto, assistance rendered to the passenger by carrier's employees in loading, unloading, or transshipping baggage shall be considered as gratuitous service to the passenger. Carrier is not liable for damage to such unchecked baggage incurred during, or as a result of such service, irrespective of the negligence of carrier's employees.
   2. Carrier is not liable for any damage directly and solely arising out of its compliance with any laws, government regulations, orders, or requirements or from failure of passenger to comply with same, or out of any cause beyond carrier's control.
   3. 1. Any liability of carrier for loss of, damage to, or delay in delivery of checked baggage is limited to 250 French gold francs (approximately USD 20.00/CAD 30.00) per kilogram in the case of checked baggage, and 5000 French gold francs (approximately USD 400.00) per passenger in the case of unchecked baggage or other property, unless a higher value is declared in advance and additional charges are paid pursuant to carrier's regulations. In that event, the liability of the carrier shall be limited to such higher declared value. In no case shall the carrier's liability exceed the actual loss suffered by the passenger. All claims are subject to proof of amount of loss.
      2. For purposes of determining liability under the convention with respect to checked baggage, the weight of each piece shall be deemed to be 32 kilograms (70 pounds), unless otherwise stated on the baggage check.
      3. Any failure to enforce the maximum limitations of liability shall not be construed as a total waiver of the right to limit liability at an amount higher than that set forth in the applicable tariff, nor in any way affect the validity of this provision.
   4. 1. In any event liability of carrier for delay of a passenger shall not exceed 125,000 French gold francs, or its equivalent.
      2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (B)(1)(a) hereof, liability of carrier for death or injury shall not exceed 125,000 French gold francs, or its equivalent.
4. Time Limitations on Claims and Actions
   1. (1) No action shall be maintained for any loss of, or damage to, or any delay in the delivery of, any property or baggage, or on any other claim (excepting only personal injury or death), arising out of or in connection with transportation of, or failure to transport any passenger or property or baggage unless the claim is presented in writing to an office of AS or, in the case of interline transportation, to the carrier alleged to be responsible therefore within 24 hr. After the alleged occurrence of the events giving rise to the claim, and/or notice and proof of loss is presented in writing to an office of AS within 45 days after the alleged occurrence of the events giving rise to the claim, and unless the action is initiated within 2 yr. After such alleged occurrence (1 yr. For AS flight series 2000). Any written notification received within 45 days after which clearly indicates the nature of the claim is sufficient to meet the requirements for timely notice. Failure to give the above notice shall not be a bar if the claimant can show good cause for his failure to bring the claim within 45 days.
   2. Any right to damages against carrier shall be extinguished unless an action is brought within two years reckoned from the date of arrival at the destination, or from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived, or from the date on which the carriage stopped. No claims for overcharge shall be valid and no action shall be maintained thereon more than one year after date of sale of the ticket, unless such claim or action is accompanied by the passenger coupon of said ticket.
5. Overriding Law: In so far as any provision contained or referred to in the ticket or in this tariff may be contrary to a law, government regulation, order or requirement which severally cannot be waived by agreement of the parties, such provisions shall remain applicable and be considered as part of the contract of carriage to the extent only that such provision is not contrary thereto. The invalidity of any provision shall not affect any other part.
6. Modification and Waiver: No agent, servant, or representative of carrier has authority to alter, modify, or waive any provisions of the contract of carriage of this tariff.