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THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
FEBRUARY 15, 1940.
Smithsonian Adds First Commercial Ocean Flight Ticket
The first trans-Atlantic commercial air flight ticket ever issued was added today to the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution.
The ticket was issued by Pan American Airways to W. J. Eck, who lives at 53 Adams street N.W. and is assistant to the vice president of the Southern Railroad. It was used last June on a fight from Port Washington, Long Island, to Marseilles, France.
The ticket cost $675. Mr. Eck had made a reservation for the flight nearly eight years in advance.
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The Washington Post
Registered U S Patent Office
Friday, February 16, 1940.
Ocean Hop Ticket
The first commercial trans-atlantic air ticket, used on the first commercial crossing from Baltimore to Lisbon last June, has been added to the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution. The ticket was issued by Pan American Airways to W.J. Eck, of Washington, assistant to the vice president of the Southern Railroad. The price was $675. The reservation was made nearly eight years in advance, while Eck was on a Caribbean flight in 1931.
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PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM
& Associated Carriers.
PASSENGER CONTRACT TICKET
Not Valid Unless Officially Stamped
IDENTIFICATION COUPON
NOT TRANSFERABLE
[[upper left]] Form S A 1526 [/upper left]]
M^[[r. William John Eck]]
(Print Passenger's Name)
ORIGINAL PLACE OF DEPARTURE ^[[Port Washington]]
ROUTE VIA ^[[Marseilles]]
FINAL DESTINATION ^[[Port Washington]]
Passage Must Be Completed By ^[[June 28th]] 19 ^[[40]]
Each of the annexed Flight Coupons, if and when officially stamped, and if presented attached hereto, will entitle the person named above, but no other person, to one passage between airports/airdromes at or in the vicinity of the points and in the service of the carrier therein respectively designated, the address of which carrier is the airport/airdrome at the place of departure thereunder, and also to transportation/carriage to and from such airports/airdromes in local transfer services operated by or on behalf of the Companies (as hereinafter defined) but only in the cases and to the extent that such transfer services are included within the fare for the aforementioned passage and as provided in the published tariffs, rules or regulations of the Companies, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of such Flight Coupon, which are hereby made a part hereof, and subject also to the terms, conditions and provisions stated on pages 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Identification Coupon and to the published tariffs, rules and regulations of the Companies, all of which are hereby made a part hereof, and all of which shall be deemed, and are hereby made, a part of each such Flight Coupon, and subject also to all applicable laws and governmental regulations, orders, demands and requirements.
Such terms, conditions, provisions, rules and regulations shall be applicable to transportation/carriage under the annexed Flight Coupon(s) and to all services and operations relating to such transportation/carriage performed or to be performed by, or with respect to which any liability may attach to, any of the Companies, including (but without limitation) surface transportation/carriage (either land or water or both) and the receipt, custody, handling, checking, transfer, transportation and carriage of baggage (including both checked and unchecked baggage as hereinafter designated, and both accompanied and unaccompanied baggage) transported/carried or to be transported/carried under any such Flight Coupon or under any baggage check/luggage ticket of any of the Companies, and such terms, conditions, provisions, rules and regulations shall inure to the benefit of each of the Companies and its respective affiliated and subsidiary companies.
Transportation/carriage under the annexed Flight Coupon(s) is subject to the rules relating to liability established by the Convention of Warsaw of 12th October, 1929. As to transportation, carriage, services or operations to which such rules relating to liability established by the said Convention are applicable under the said Convention, such of the other terms, conditions, provisions, rules and regulations herein stated or referred to as conflict therewith or with said Convention shall be inapplicable to the extent, but only to the extent, to which they so conflict, but shall be fully applicable to all transportation, carriage, services and operations which are not subject to such rules relating to liability established by the said Convention. For the purposes of the Said Convention,
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FOR INFORMATION ONLY - Not part of Ticket ROUTING: O.W. □ Circle □ R.T. □^[[x]] R.D. □ A.S. □
^[[Port Washington]] (Routing)
^[[PAA]] (Carrier) Marseilles
Baggage Weight Without Add'l Charge ^[[25]] Kgs.
Fare(s) Paid $ ^[[675.00 U.S]] Cy Exch. Rate____Cy
I.C. Form No. CTC No. □ Sr No. □
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Photograph of First Commercial Ocean Flight Ticket. Port Washington, N.Y., to Marseilles, France, and return.
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PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM and Associated Carriers
FLIGHT COUPON
Not Valid Unless Officially Stamped on Back Hereof. Not Transferable, Void if Detached, Mutilated or Altered.
From ^[[Port Washington]]
To ^[[Marseilles]]
Carrier ^[[Pan American Airways Co.]]
(Full name of Carrier)
Commencing on ^[[Une 28th]] 19 ^[[39]]
Transportation/carriage hereunder is subject to the rules relating to liability established by the Convention of Warsaw of 12th October, 1929.
The terms, conditions, provisions, rules and regulations stated or referred to in the Identification Coupon in conjunction with which this Flight Coupon is issued are hereby made a part hereof with the same full force and effect as if expressly set forth at length herein.
Subject to such terms, conditions, provisions, rules and regulations, this Flight Coupon, if officially stamped on back, when presented not detached, will be good for ONE PASSAGE by the person named in said Identification Coupon, on the plane or planes on which accommodations for such person are reserved, from and to airports airdromes at or in the vicinity of the points, and in the service of the carrier, named above in this Flight Coupon, the address of which carrier is the airport/airdrome at the place of departure stated above in this Flight Coupon, and for transportation/carriage to and from airports/airdrome in local transfer services operated by or on behalf of the Companies but only in the cases and to the extent provided for and referred to in said Identification Coupon.
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ISSUED ON THE DATE, AT THE PLACE AND BY THE COMPANY OR AGENCY OFFFICIALLY STAMPED ON BACK.
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FOR INFORMATION ONLY - Not Part of Ticket Routing: O.W. □ Circle □ R.T. □ ^[[x]] A.S.□
(Routing) ^[[Port Washington]]
(Carrier) ^[[PAA]]
^[[Marseilles]]
Baggage Weight Without Add'l Charge ^[[25]] Kgs.
Fare(s) Paid $ ^[[675.00 U.S.]] Cy
Exch Rate ______ Cy
I.C. Form
No.
CTC No. □
SR No. □ 1
[[left vertical]] Form S A 1526 [/left verticle]]
PTNY 4-39
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P.A.A.
JUN 26'39
WASHINGTON
Weight Report
18605
JUN 28 1939
Ent'd _________
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NOTICE
24 OR 48 HOURS' NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO CANCEL RESERVATIONS WITHOUT ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE CHARGES
This ticket and reservation, if for passage not exceeding 12 hours flight from point of origin, may be cancelled by the passenger without service charge, provided notice is received by one of the Companies of Pan American Airways System & Associated Carriers not less than 24 hours before scheduled departure time. If passage exceeds 12 hours' flight from point of origin, such cancellation notice must be received by one of the Companies not later than 48 hours before scheduled departure time.
If passage is cancelled prior to scheduled departure time, but not prior to the 24 hour limit as provided above, a service charge of 10% of the fare paid will be collected from the passenger or deducted in case of refund. If no cancellation notice is received prior to scheduled departure time a service charge of 25% of the fare paid will be collected from the passenger or deducted in the case of refund.
Subject to Tariff Regulations
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM and Associated Carrier
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Page 2 of Identification Coupon
The agreed stopping places shall be the place or places, if any, stated opposite the words "Route Via" above. As provided for in said Convention, the Companies hereby reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case of necessity, and the exercise of that right shall not have the effect of depriving the transportation/carriage of it's "international" character: and, as further provided in said Convention, transportation/carriage to be performed by several successive Companies under the annexed Flight Coupon(s) shall be deemed, for the purposes of said Convention, to be "one undivided transportation/carriage", since such transportation/carriage is hereby regarded by the parties hereto as a single operation; however, none of the Companies assumes liability for the whole journey; and it is agreed that transportation/carriage under any of the annexed Flight Coupons or under any baggage check/luggage ticket of any of the Companies shall not be considered part of any transportation, carriage, service or operation to which none of the terms, conditions, provisions, rules or regulations herein stated or referred to are hereby expressly made applicable. The terms "transportation", "baggage", "baggage check", "checked baggage" and "airport" as used herein, in baggage checks of the Companies and in the baggage valuation declarations (which are terms employed in the official American text of said Convention of Warsaw) shall be deemed to include the following respective equivalent terms employed in the official British test of said Convention, namely, "carriage", "luggage", "luggage ticket", "registered luggage" and "airdrome", whether or not such latter terms are expressly stated in every instance herein and in such baggage checks
The passenger having been offered a choice of rates according to value, it is agreed that the liability of the Companies shall be limited to and shall not exceed $100 U.S. currency (or it's equivalent) in the aggregate, or such lesser as may be permitted or provided for by applicable law, for any loss, damage or delay of, to or in connection with articles to be checked as baggage (herein referred to as checked baggage) although such articles may be covered by more than one baggage check, or $100 U.S. currency (or its equivalent) in the aggregate, or such lesser sum as may be permitted or provided for by applicable law, for any loss, damage or delay of, to or in connection with other articles (herein referred to as unchecked baggage), the value of such checked and unchecked baggage being deemed to be not more that such amounts respectively and the fare(s) having been adjusted on said valuations, unless and until a higher value be declared (which the passenger shall have the right to do) and the additional charges based thereon be paid in accordance with the tariffs of the Company(ies), in which event the liability of the Companies shall be limited to and shall not exceed he amount of such higher valuation in effect at the time of the loss, damage or delay. Such provisions shall be applicable notwithstanding that the loss, damage or delay may have been due to negligence on the part of one or more of the Companies, or of its or their representatives, agents or servants. Liability for partial loss or damage shall be computed upon the basis of the combined valuations of checked and unchecked baggage in effect at the time of such loss or damage. The foregoing provisions shall be operative concurrently with liability of the Company(ies), notwithstanding this may be prior or subsequent to transportation under any of the annexed Flight Coupons or under any baggage check of any of the Companies.
A valuation and limitation of liability once fixed (including he aforementioned valuations of $100 U.S. currency each, or its equivalent) shall continue in effect (notwithstanding the fact that charges through to the destination point stated herein or in any Flight Coupon have not been collected and that further charges may become payable at any point with respect to transportation beyond such point) until another valuation and limitation of liability, if any, is fixed and the additional charges thereon, if any, are paid in accordance with the
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