BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(San Antonio/Columbus/Austin/Tampa-Cancun) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2010- 

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director – Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan 

Regional Director – Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

August 2, 2010 

 

Notice: Delta intends to poll the U.S. carrier representatives on the attached service list 

regarding this Application and will notify the Department of the results as soon as 

possible. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(San Antonio/Columbus/Austin/Tampa-Cancun) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2010- 

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of 

Practice, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby applies for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 

41101 authorizing Delta to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail on the following U.S.-Mexico routes: 

 San Antonio, Texas (SAT)-Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 

 Columbus, Ohio (CMH)-Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 

 Austin, Texas (AUS)-Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 

 Tampa, Florida (TPA)-Cancun, Mexico (CUN) 

Delta plans to offer seasonal, Saturday-only service on each route beginning on 

February 19, 2011, utilizing 142-seat MD-88 aircraft, equipped with 14 first class and 

128 economy class seats. Delta requests that its exemption authority be granted as 

soon as possible for a period of at least two years. 

In support of this application, Delta states the following: 

 1. Delta seeks exemption authority so it can provide scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between each of San Antonio, 
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Columbus, Austin, and Tampa, on the one hand, and Cancun, Mexico, on the other 

hand. 

 2. The proposed service will provide significant benefits to travelers 

and shippers and is clearly in the public interest. The requested exemption authority is 

fully consistent with the terms of the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement 

(“Agreement”) as amended by the agreement signed by the two governments on 

December 12, 2005. Route 1(a) of the Agreement authorizes carriers designated by the 

U.S. to operate “[f]rom a point or points in the United States to a point or points in 

Mexico.” Annex I(A)(1)(a). Three U.S. carrier designations are authorized for each U.S.-

Cancun city-pair. Agreement Annex I(B)(4-5). At least two U.S. carrier designations are 

available on each of the four routes for which Delta is seeking authority. Delta requests 

that the Department promptly notify the Government of Mexico of Delta’s designation on 

these routes. 

 3. Delta holds various certificates of public convenience and 

necessity and exemptions authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation 

of persons, property and mail, including between the United States and Mexico. See, 

e.g., Delta’s Certificate for Route 901, issued by Order 2010-3-12. Pursuant to Rule 24 

of the Department’s Rules of Practice, Delta asks the Department to take official notice 

of all data on file with the Department necessary to establish Delta’s fitness. 

 6. Delta affirms that its operation of this route will have no impact on 

Delta’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet (“CRAF”) commitment. 

 7. The environmental impacts of Delta’s proposed services are de 

minimis, and Delta does not anticipate that the proposed services will cause a near-term 

net annual change in aircraft fuel consumption of 10 million gallons or more. 
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WHEREFORE, Delta requests issuance of exemption authority to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on the four U.S.-

Mexico routes listed herein. 

Respectfully submitted,

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Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 A copy of the foregoing Application has been served this 2nd day of August, 2010, 

upon the following persons via email: 

Carrier Name Email Address 

AirTran Edward Faberman efaberman@wileyrein.com 

Alaska Marshall Sinick msinick@ssd.com 

American Carl Nelson carl.nelson@aa.com 

Continental Dan Weiss dan.weiss@coair.com 

Continental Hershel Kamen hkamen@coair.com 

Frontier/Republic Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Frontier/Republic Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

JetBlue Jonathan Hill jhill@dowlohnes.com 

JetBlue Robert Land robert.land@jetblue.com 

Spirit Airlines David Kirstein dkirstein@yklaw.com 

Spirit Airlines Joanne Young jyoung@yklaw.com 

Sun Country John Fredericksen John.Fredericksen@suncountry.com 

United Jeffrey Manley jeffrey.manley@united.com 

United Steve Morrissey steve.morrissey@united.com 

US Airways Benjamin Slocum benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

US Airways Howard Kass howard_kass@usairways.com 

USA 3000 Pierre Murphy pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com 

dwhitaker@columbusairports.com 

frank.miller@sanantonio.gov 

tcarson@tampaairport.com 

jamy.kazanoff@ci.austin.tx.us 

byerlyjr@state.gov 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov 

john.allen@faa.gov 

info@airlineinfo.com