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) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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,Application of Delta Page 2

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.Application of Delta Page 3

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,

_________________________________ 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 2 nd 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