BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ ______ )

Applications of )

)

AIR CANADA )

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. )

F RONTIER AIRLINES, IN C. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP ORATION )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES C O. ) Docket No. OST

- 20 12

- 0029

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES )

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. )

)

For exemptions from 14 C.F.R. Part 93, Subparts )

K and S, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 )

(BEYOND

- PERIMETER SLOT EXEMPTIONS) )

___________________________________________ )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND START DATE

FOR DCA

- AUS SERVICE

Communication with respect to this

document should be addressed to:

Ron Ricks Robert W. Kneisley

Executive Vice President

-- Associate General Counsel

Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer Leslie C. Abbott

Madeleine Johnson Senior Attorney

Vice President General Counsel SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 1901 L Street, NW

2702 Love Field Drive Suite 640

Dallas, TX 75235

- 1611 Washington, DC 20036

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

(202) 263

- 6284

May 23 , 20121 BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__ _________________________________________ )

Applications of )

)

AIR CANADA )

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. )

F RONTIER AIRLINES, IN C. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP ORATION )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES C O. ) Docket No. OST

- 20 12

- 0029

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES )

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. )

)

For exemptions from 14 C.F.R. Part 93, Subparts )

K and S, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 )

(BEYOND

- PERIMETER SLOT EXEMPTIONS) )

___________________________________________ )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND START DATE

FOR DCA

- AUS SERVICE

Pursuant to the Department’s Order 2012

- 5

- 12

, ordering paragraph 2, Southwest

Airlines Co. (Southwest) hereby states its intention to begin daily nonstop service

between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airpor t (DCA) and Austin Bergstrom

International Airport (AUS) on or about July 8, 2012, under the following proposed flight

schedule:

AUS

- DCA Arrival : 1600 hour

DCA

- AUS Departure : 1800 hour

S outhwest will use single

- aisle Boeing 737 aircraft that is Stage III noise

compliant. T h e C o m p a n y has worked closely with the FAA Slot Administration Office in

determining its proposed flight schedule, and believes that it is compatible with the2

proposed schedules of the other carriers that were awarded authority by Order 2012

- 5

-

12, as well as the hourly limit on DCA slot exemptions. Accordingly, Southwest

requests that the Department assign it the fore going operating times as soon as

possible, so that sales of the new DCA

- AUS service may promptly begin.

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________ Robert W. Kneisley

Ma y 23 , 20123 C ERTIFICATE OF SERVIC E

I hereby certify that on May 23 , 2012 , a copy of the foregoing was served via e

mail on the following persons:

msinick@ssd.com (Alaska Airlines)

carl.nelson@aa.com (American Airlines)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta Air Lines)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com ( Frontier Airlines)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (JetBlue Airways)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Spirit Airlines)

John.Fredericksen@suncoun try.com (Sun Country Airlines)

dan.weiss@united.com (United Air Lines)

howard_kass@usairways.com (US Airways)

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com (USA3000)

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com (Virgin America)

susan.kurland@dot.gov

todd.homan@d ot.gov

brian.ctr.meehan@faa.gov

Jim Smith

Director of Aviation

Austin

- Bergstrom International Airport

jimsmith@ci.austin.tx.us

John E. Potter

President and Chief Executive Officer

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

john.potter@mwaa.com

info@airlineinfo.com

__________________________ Leslie C. Abbott