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October 8, 2014

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

Mr. Paul Gretch

Director, Office of International Aviation

U.S. Department of Transportation

Room W86-316

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Notice of Service-Level Changes (Chicago-San Jose del Cabo, Mexico)

Mexico Procedural Docket (DOT-OST-2011-0076)

Dear Mr. Gretch:

United1holds an operating designation to provide year-round scheduled service between 

Chicago and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

2

 United is writing to advise the Department that it has 

decided to serve this route on a seasonal, rather than a year-round, basis going forward, and 

requests that the Department convert United’s designation accordingly. United understands that 

of the three U.S. carriers providing Chicago-San Jose del Cabo service, only United’s 

designation provides for year-round operations.

3

 Granting United’s request would thus provide 

it with the same flexibility that United’s competitors have with respect to this route.

4

In the event that the Department decides not to grant United’s request to convert its 

Chicago-San Jose del Cabo designation to seasonal service, United requests a temporary waiver 

of the 90-day dormancy condition, until November 22, 2014, to cover an extended gap in its 

 

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2

See Order 2010-5-17 and Order 2005-7-28. 

3

See Notice of Action Taken dated Jun. 28, 1999 in Docket DOT-OST-1999-5830 and 

Order 2000-5-31 (American); and Notice of Action Taken dated Dec. 9, 2011 in Docket DOT-OST2011-0214, at n. 1 (Frontier).

4 United reserves the right to withdraw this request in the event that any carriers 

object to the conversion of United’s designation to seasonal service.
Mr. Paul Gretch

October 8, 2014

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operations relating to the destruction at Los Cabos International Airport that was caused by 

Hurricane Odile in mid-September.

5

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Respectfully submitted,

Gerald F. Murphy

Counsel for 

United Airlines, Inc.

cc: Robert Finamore

Brian Hedberg

Brett Kruger

All Parties on the attached Service List

 

5 United last operated its Chicago-San Jose del Cabo service on August 17, 2014

and had originally planned to resume this service on September 17, 2014. But due to the impact 

of Hurricane Odile, United now plans to resume this service just 94 days after its last operation 

on this route.
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bob.kneisley@wnco.com

leslie.abbott@wnco.com

msinick@ssd.com

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

pmurphy@ggh-airlaw.com

jhill@cooley.com

perkmann@cooley.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

dkirstein@yklaw.com

jyoung@yklaw.com

thomas.ting@suncountry.com

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

matwood@cozen.com

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

john.varley@virginamerica.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dwight.moore@transcom.mil

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

englets@state.gov