ROxx00000000_20130201_Malev_Agent Comms Refunds Process Update

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To: ALL BSP TRAVEL AGENTS Date: February 1 st , 2013 Subject: Malév Hungarian Airlines (MA-182) Refunds Process Dear Travel Agent, We have previously informed you that an action was filed in the Hungarian courts by Vnesheconombank (“VEB”), a secured lender to Malév, which was not allowing IATA to complete the refund agreement entered between IATA and Malév. Because of this court proceedings IATA cannot at this time move forward with the refund distributions. IATA will continue to dispute this matter in the attempt to persuade the court or VEB to permit the refunds agreement to be enforced and to distribute the refunds to the agents. For clarifications and further information on this matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us by logging an enquiry at our customer portal ( www.iata.org/customer ). Sincerely yours, Anca Apahidean Area Manager, Eastern Europe International Air Transport Association Service Centre Europe Torre Europa Paseo de la Castellana, 95 28046 Madrid, Spain www.iata.org/customer

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To: ALL BSP TRAVEL AGENTS Date: February 1st, 2013 Subject: Malév Hungarian Airlines (MA-182) – Refunds Process

Dear Travel Agent, We have previously informed you that an action was filed in the Hungarian courts by Vnesheconombank (“VEB”), a secured lender to Malév, which was not allowing IATA to complete the refund agreement entered between IATA and Malév. Because of this court proceedings IATA cannot at this time move forward with the refund distributions. IATA will continue to dispute this matter in the attempt to persuade the court or VEB to permit the refunds agreement to be enforced and to distribute the refunds to the agents. For clarifications and further information on this matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us by logging an enquiry at our customer portal ( www.iata.org/customer ). Sincerely yours,

Anca Apahidean Area Manager, Eastern Europe

International Air Transport Association Service Centre Europe Torre Europa Paseo de la Castellana, 95 28046 Madrid, Spain www.iata.org/customer