BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________________

 )

Applications of )

 )

AIR CANADA )

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. )

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. ) Docket No. OST-2012-0029

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, 2012
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________________

 )

Applications of )

 )

AIR CANADA )

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. )

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. ) Docket No. OST-2012-0029

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 Airport (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 

Southwest will use single-aisle Boeing 737 aircraft that is Stage III noise 

compliant. The Company has worked closely with the FAA Slot Administration Office in 

determining its proposed flight schedule, and believes that it is compatible with the 
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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 foregoing operating times as soon as 

possible, so that sales of the new DCA- AUS service may promptly begin.

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________

Robert W. Kneisley 

May 23, 2012
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 23, 2012, a copy of the foregoing was served via email 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@suncountry.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@dot.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

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Leslie C. Abbott