BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Motion of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

for a dormancy waiver (U.S.-China Combination Frequencies) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Dockets OST-2007- 28567
OST-2004-18469

MOTION FOR A DORMANCY WAIVER

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

April 21, 2010BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Motion of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

for a dormancy waiver (U.S.-China Combination Frequencies) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Dockets OST-2007-28567
OST-2004-18469

MOTION FOR A DORMANCY WAIVER

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby requests a temporary dormancy waiver with

respect to certain U.S.-China frequencies awarded by Orders 2007-9-25 and 2004-7-23

in the above-captioned proceedings. 1 This summer, Delta is implementing important

new U.S.-China service nonstop services, including Seattle-Beijing service five days a

week, commencing on June 4, 2010, and the enhancement of Detroit-Shanghai service

from five days a week to daily service, effective May 1, 2010.

As the global economy continues to improve, and with the addition of China

Eastern as a new SkyTeam partner, Delta expects to introduce additional U.S.-China

services, including the potential future expans ion of Seattle-Beijing service to a daily

pattern and the potential restoration of Atlanta-Shanghai nonstop service. In order to

facilitate certainty in the route planning process and to promote the prompt and efficient

1 By Route Transfer Order 2009-1-8, the Department authorized the use of all of Northwest’s operating authorities, including U.S.-China frequencies by “Delta and/or Northwest.” Delta received a single set of FAA operations specifications on December 31, 2009, consolidating all operations under the Delta certificate. On that date, Northwest also ceased to exist as a separate corporate entity.Motion of Delta Page 2

utilization of these rights, Delta requests extension of the current dormancy waiver

applicable to these frequencies as follows:

• Waiver for two Seattle-Beijing frequencies from June 15, 2010 to June 15, 2011. (OST-2004 -18469)

• Waiver for seven Atlanta-Shanghai frequencies from September 1, 2010 to September 1, 2011. (OST- 2007 -28567)

The relief requested here is fully consistent with the Department’s precedents,

and with the public interest. Accordingly, Delta urges the Department to grant this

motion and the dormancy waiver flexibility as set forth above.

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 Motion has been served this 21st day of April, 2010, upon the following persons via email:

carl.nelson@aa.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

hkamen@coair.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com

jeffrey.manley@united.com

julie.oettinger@united.com

howard.kass@usairways.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

keith.glatz@dot.gov

mike.orr@airlineinfo.com