BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2010- (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION

Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) (202) 331-3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. April 1, 2010

NOTICE : Answers supporting or opposing this application must be filed with the Department on or before April 15, 2010. vivaAerobus will poll all persons served in this application and will notify the Department of the results.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2010- (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (c), Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (“vivaAerobus”), a Mexican air carrier, respectfully applies for an exemption from provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property and mail between Monterrey, Mexico a nd Houston, Texas. vivaAerobus plans to institute this service on June 1, 2010. vivaAerobus will poll other carriers and report the results to the Department. In support of this Application, vivaAerobus states as follows:

1. vivaAerobus was established as the first low-cost Mexican air carrier in November 2006. It currently operates from its hub at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, in Monterrey, Mexico, to various Mexi can destinations, as well as to Las Vegas,

Nevada. 2. Starting June 1, 2010, vivaAerobus plans to operate daily nonstop roundtrip service between Monterrey, Mexico and Houst on, Texas. The proposed nonstop services willApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Houston Exemption Page 2 of 3 generate significant benefits for the traveling and shipping public. 3. vivaAerobus has been found fit, w illing and able to provide foreign air transportation and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service between the Mexican points of Monterrey, Guad alajara, Puebla, Leon, Queretaro, and Cancun and Austin, Texas. See Order 2008-1-23. It also holds exemption authority for Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada and Herm osillo, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. See, e.g. , Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2008-0095, dated May 22, 2009 and Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2009-0298 dated November 24, 2009. There have been no material changes within the company that would affect the Department’s prior fitness findings.

4. The Mexican DGCA has authorized vivaAe robus to provide this service. See

attached authorization. 5. vivaAerobus plans to use Boeing 737-300 ai rcraft on its proposed route. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on In ternational Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This exempti on application raises no environmental or energy issues, because approval of this request will not re sult in an increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more in the near future. 6. vivaAerobus’s requested authority is covered by the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement. On December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment to the Bilateral broadening air tr ansport services between the two counties and permitting designated Mexican carrier, to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States”. vivaAerobus’s proposed services are clearly within the scope of the

U.S.-Mexico bilateral. The above referenced routes are available for service by a Mexican carrier pursuant to Annex I Paragraph B.5 of the 2005 Amendment.Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Houston Exemption Page 3 of 3 7. Grant of this exemption is consistent with the public interest. vivaAerobus’s scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.-Mexico market and provide low-cost travel options to passengers. WHEREFORE, vivaAerobus respectfully request the Department grant it an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 as well as such other a nd further relief as the Department may deem necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in sc heduled foreign air transport of persons, property, and mail between Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas. Respectfully Submitted,

___________________________ David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

April 1, 2010Certificate of Service I certify that on this 1 st Day of April, 2010, a copy of the foregoing Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S. A. de C.V. for Exemption was served by email on the following: carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@coair.com hershel.kamen@coair.com jeffrey.manley@united.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com sllunsford@fedex.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com rbkeiner@crowell.com msinick@ssd.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com jeff.morgan@delta.com slachter@lachter-clements.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com benjamin_slocum@usairways.com howard_kass@usairways.com robert.land@jetblue.com efaberman@wileyrein.com john.allen@faa.gov byerlyjr@state.gov brian.hedberg@dot.gov george.wellington@dot.gov jhill@dlalaw.com

______________________ Nury A. Turkel