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A shipper tenders a single bypass mailing or order to a single mainline air carrier at origin. If the shipper uses bush transportation at origin, the shipper tenders the order equitably at the pallet unit level. The entire order must retain its integrity from the time the shipper tenders it to the air carrier at origin until it arrives at the hub point. At the hub point, the air carrier may distribute the order to more than one air carrier. In such cases, the pallet unit maintains the order’s integrity from the hub point to the final addressee at the bush destination.
The mainline air carrier is responsible for maintaining the integrity of each pallet of the bypass order. At the hub point, the mainline air carrier is responsible for delivering each pallet intact either to the transfer bush air carrier or to the addressee. Mainline air carriers are expected to keep all pallets tendered to them intact to reduce loss and damage. If it is necessary for the air carrier to break down a pallet due to aircraft type or transport equipment limitations, all the pieces from that pallet must remain together as a unit. If the mail has to be transferred for transport to the hub point, the air carrier must transfer the pallet intact. If it is necessary for the air carrier to break down a pallet at the acceptance point, the air carrier must affix Label AK-53 with correct transfer routings to each piece separated from the pallet. The original Label AK-53 remains with the pieces still at the hub point until the air carrier to move the entire order to its final destination.
The bush air carrier is expected to affect delivery of the bypass mail unit (pallet) intact to the addressee. Due to equipment size, it may be necessary for the bush air carrier to transport mail from an individual pallet on more than one bush flight.
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