S.L. 499.48 Art. 4Obligations of air carriage contractor and ticket seller.

(1) The air carriage contractor shall upon making a reservation for a passenger inform him of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers, whatever the means used to make the reservation.

(2) When the identity of the operating air carrier is not yet known at the time of reservation, the air carriage contractor shall ensure that the passenger is informed of the name or names of the air carrier or carriers that is or are likely to act as operating air carrier or carriers on the flight or flights concerned. In such case the air carriage contractor shall ensure that the passenger is informed of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers as soon as their identity is established.

(3) Wherever the operating air carrier or carriers is or are changed after reservation, the air carriage contractor shall, irrespective of the reason of the change, take immediately all appropriate steps to ensure that the passenger is informed of the change as soon as possible. In all cases, passengers shall be informed at check-in, or on boarding where no check-in is required for a connecting flight.

(4) The air carrier or the tour operator, as the case may be, shall ensure that the relevant air carriage contractor is informed of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers as soon as this is known, in particular in the event of a change of such identity.

(5) The obligation of the air carriage contractor to inform passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers shall be specified in the general terms of sale applicable to the contract of carriage.