BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.-EU codesharing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Dockets DOT-OST-2004-19214 DOT-OST-2003-15191

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC., AND KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Paul V. Mifsud Vice President Government & Legal Affairs-USA KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 2501 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037

Brian T. Hunt Vice President and General Counsel PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. 1689 Nonconnah Parkway Suite 111 Memphis, Tennessee 38132

January 15, 2010 Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel Jeff Morgan Director, International and Regulatory Affairs DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 842-4184 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

NOTICE: The Joint Applicants are conducting a poll on this application and will advise the Department of the results as quickly as possible.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.-EU codesharing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Dockets DOT-OST-2004-19214 DOT-OST-2003-15191

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC., AND KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Pinnacle Airlines,
Inc. (“Pinnacle”), and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (“KLM”) (collectively, the “Joint
Applicants”), hereby apply for a blanket statement of authorization permitting Pinnacle to
display the “KL*” designator code of KLM on flights operated by Pinnacle on behalf of
Delta within the United States and beyond the United States to third countries. 1 Delta,
Pinnacle, and KLM seek to begin offering these codeshare services as soon as possible.
Accordingly, the Joint Applicants request that this application be promptly approved and
that the requested statement of authorization be granted for an indefinite duration. 2
In support of this application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:
1. Pinnacle is a certificated U.S. air carrier that operates flights for marketing
and sale by Delta. Pinnacle operates scheduled services using 50 and 76 seat regional

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants re quest consolidation of this application into the Docket established by the Depart ment for the administration of th e grant of the blanket statement of authorization issued to Delta and KLM (D ocket OST-2004-19124). Codeshare authority was issued to Northwest/Pinnacle/KLM in Docket OST- 2003-15191. As the Department is well aware, Delta and Northwest have merged and have integr ated their operations under Delta’s operating certificate.

2 The Joint Applicants hereby request a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement under Part 212 so that KLM/Pinnacle codesharing serv ices may be introduced without delay.Joint Application and Motion of Delta, Pinnacle, and KLM Page 2
jet aircraft throughout the United States and to and from foreign countries, including
Canada, Mexico, Belize, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. The Department has previously approv ed Delta/KLM blanket statements of
authorization for reciprocal codesharing. See , Order 2006-2-1, Docket OST-2004-19124.
The proposed services are fully consistent with the Department’s prior codeshare
approval and with the U.S.-EU open skies agreement.
3. KLM currently codeshares on Pinnacle flights operated by 50 seat aircraft,
for which no statement of authorization is required. However, KLM, Delta, and Pinnacle
have now agreed to expand codesharing to encom pass flights operated by Pinnacle with
large jet aircraft within and beyond the United States. Accordingly, the Joint Applicants
request a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212, permitting
Pinnacle to display KLM’s “KL*” designator code on flights operated by Pinnacle (a) within
the United States (in conjunction with KLM’s services in foreign air transportation), and
(b) between the United States and third countries.
4. KLM holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in the full
scope of foreign air transportation permissible under the U.S.-EU open skies agreement.

See , Order 2008-5-40.
5. Attached is the KLM/Pinnacle Codesharing Agreement covering these
services, adopting terms and conditions substantially similar to the main Delta/KLM
Codesharing Agreement previously approved by the Department.
6. The Joint Applicants intend that the Delta/KLM blanket open skies
codeshare notification filed on February 24, 2009 in docket OST-2004-19214 apply to
KLM/Pinnacle codeshare services. The initial Pinnacle non-Open Skies service points
encompassed by this application are listed on Attachment A to this application. Delta and
KLM will continue to provide 30 day notifications pertaining to new codesharing to nonopen skies countries. The Joint Applicants request that the codeshare authorityJoint Application and Motion of Delta, Pinnacle, and KLM Page 3
requested herein be administered jointly with the existing Delta/KLM and
Delta(Northwest)/KLM blanket statements of authorization in dockets OST-2004-19124
and OST-2003-15191, and that a non-open skies codeshare notice given by Delta or any
Delta Connection carrier (including Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair, Compass,
Freedom, and Mesaba) be deemed notice given by all of the Delta carriers, thereby
providing the Joint Applicants with the flexibility to switch between mainline and the
various Delta Connection operators as warranted by market conditions. In addition, as
with the existing Delta/KLM authority, the Joint Applicants request that notice regarding
codeshare service to additional points via one U.S. gateway be deemed notice given via
all U.S. gateways. Such flexibility is consistent with the practices routinely followed by
other codesharing alliance partners.
7. The same public interest considerations that supported the grant of blanket
statements of authorization to Delta and KLM apply with equal force to the services
operated by Pinnacle. The proposed new services will extend the availability of KLM’s online services to additional U.S. and beyond-U.S. cities.
8. The proposed services are fully consistent with the U.S.-EU agreement,
which allows U.S. carriers to enter into cooperative marketing arrangements including
codesharing agreements with Dutch carriers.
9. Pinnacle is not a CRAF participant.
10. Delta, Pinnacle, and KLM will conduct these codeshare services in
accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 257 and the other conditions normally imposed by the
Department on codesharing statements of authorization.
WHEREFORE, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines request that the Department promptly grant the requested statement of
authorization to permit the KLM codesharing services described herein.Joint Application and Motion of Delta, Pinnacle, and KLM Page 4
Respectfully submitted,

/s/Paul V. Mifsud Paul V. Mifsud Vice President Government & Legal Affairs-USA KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 2501 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037

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/ Brian T. Hunt Brian T. Hunt Vice President and General Counsel PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. 1689 Nonconnah Parkway Suite 111 Memphis, Tennessee 38132 Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 842-4184 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

### Attachment A

KLM “KL*”code on flights operated by Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. to non-Open Skies points

Belize City, Belize (BZE) Cozumel, Mexico (CZM) Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL) Monterrey, Mexico (MTY) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PLS)CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Joint Application and Motion has been served this 15 th day of January, 2010, upon each of the following addressees.

carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@coair.com hkamen@coair.com rbkeiner@crowell.com (for Continental) mrosia@crowell.com (for Continental) jeffrey.manley@united.com julie.oettinger@united.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com howard_kass@usairways.com mike.orr@airlineinfo.com