{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-398.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 398.9","heading":"Load factor standards.","body":"The load factor standards used in this part may be raised for individual eligible places under either of the following circumstances:\n(a) The place is served by the carrier as part of a linear route; or\n(b) It would be in the interest of the community, the carrier, or the general public to raise the load factor standard for that place.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)","SUBCHAPTER F—POLICY STATEMENTS","PART 398—GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATIONS OF BASIC ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"7588efe0c0a1f8f4a82d6d6b1f835b81652f17e3df3b629777a859b2c358c42d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-398.8","next":"us/14-cfr-398.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}