### Question
How does the law define bush route?


### Answer
Under *39 U.S.C. § 5402*, **bush route** is defined as:

> an air route in which only a bush carrier is tendered nonpriority bypass mail between the origination point, being either an acceptance point or a hub, as determined by the Postal Service, and the destination city

#### Citation:
  - *39 U.S.C. § 5402*
  - Heading: **PART V-TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL > CHAPTER 54-TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR**

