BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2010-0070 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (Mexico City-Houston) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL , S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 (202) 747-5212 (240) 396-5362 fax john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no later than April 11, 2012.

March 27, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2010-0070 ) March 27, 2012 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Mexico City-Houston) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL , S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect ("Aerolitoral") re spectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated March 31, 2011 (the “Notice”), for an additional , one-year period. The Notice permits Aerolitoral to engage in scheduled fo reign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Mexico City and Houston. Aerolitoral intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, Aerolitoral states as follows: 1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds exemption authority to operate scheduled, transborder service in several Mexico-U.S. market s and to operate passenger charters- 2 - Aerolitoral Renewal Application between points in Mexico and points in the U.S. Pursuant to this authority and statements of authorization issued by the Department, Aerolitoral currently operates and carries Aeromexico's "AM" code in a number of Mexico-U.S. markets. 2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks renewal of its exemption to serve the Mexico City-Houston market, wh ich currently is set to expire on March 31, 2012. Aerolitoral operates mu ltiple daily flights in the market under the "AM" code (for which it pr eviously was issued a statement of authorization), and this service provides significant benefits to the traveling public. Consequently, it seeks to renew the authority for an additional year. 3. Annex 1 to the 1960 Air Transpor t Agreement, as amended, between the United Mexican States and the Unit ed States provides that a carrier designated by the Government of Mexico is entitled to operate "[f]rom a point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States." Aerolitoral has been designated to serve the route and continues to hold DGAC authority to do so. 4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest. Designation of a carrier by its homeland government is the most significant factor in determining whether grant of an application is in the public interest. See, e.g., Bluebird Cargo Ltd. , Order 2004-8-24 at 3-4; Fast Air