### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorable Joseph Crow ley U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Crowley: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the applicat ion ofNorweg i an A ir International Li mited (NA I) for auth or it y to cond uct U.S. services. Given that a number of interested patties h ave filed respons i ve pleadings to NAI's app li cation and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure yo u understand that I cannot comme nt on the merits ofNA I 's applica ti on. I assure you, however , that we will give fu ll and careful consideration to a ll of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST -2013-0204, as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicly avai lable documents filed in the docket by access in g the Federa l Docket Management System at www.regu lations.gov and searc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A simi l ar response has been sent to each cos i gne r of your J et

ter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20590

The H o norable John Lewi s U.S
. House of Represe ntati ves Washington , DC 205 15 Dear Co n gress man Lewis: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u f o r yo ur le tter re gardin g th e app li cat io n ofNorweg ian A ir Internati o n a l Limited (NA I) for a utho rity to conduct U.S. se rvice s. Given th at a number of inte reste d p a rti es ha ve fil ed res pon s ive pleadin gs to NAI's application and thi s m a tter is c urre ntl y p e ndin g before the Department , I a m s ure you under s tand that I cannot co mment on the m e rit s ofNAI 's application. I ass ure yo u , how eve r , that we will g i ve full and caref ul consideration to a ll of the pleadin gs fil ed on the reco rd b efor e we reach a de te rmin a ti o n in this matter. As is our stan d ard practice , I am placin g a copy of you r letter and my respon se in Docket DOT

- OST-2013-0204 , as a co nta ct outside the record ofthi s case. You m ay track th e progres s of thi s case and v i ew th e publicly ava ilabl e docum e nts filed in the docket by access in g th e Federa l Do cket Management System at www. regu latio n s.gov and sea r c hin g for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3-0204. I hope thi s information i s he lpful. A s imil ar re s pon se h as b ee n se nt to each cos i g ne r of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Fo xx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorable Ann Kirkpatrick U.S. House of Representative s Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Kirkpatrick: April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur letter regardin g the app lication ofNo r wegian Air In te rnational Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ices. Given that a number of intere s t ed parties have filed res pon s ive ple ad in gs to NA I 's application and this matter is currently pending before the D epa rtm e nt , I am sure yo u und e rstand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application
. I assure you, ho wev er, that we will give f ull and careful con s iderati o n to all of the pleadings fil e d on th e record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur lett e r and m y respo n se in Doc ket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside the record of thi s case. You m ay track the progress of thi s case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Do cket Management S yste m at www.regulations.gov and search in g for Docket DOT-OST -2013-0204. I hop e this information i s helpful. A s imilar response ha s bee n se nt to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

T he Honorable Grace Meng U .S
. House of Representatives Washington , D C 2 0515 Dear Co ng resswo man Meng: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for you r letter regarding the app lic atio n of Norweg ian Air Internati o na l Limited (NA I) for authorit y to conduct U .S
. s erv ices. G ive n th a t a number of interested parties have filed responsive pl eadin gs to NA I ' s app li ca ti o n a nd thi s m atter is currently pending before the Department, I am s ure yo u und e rsta nd that I canno t comment o n the merit s ofNA I ' s app lic at ion. I ass ure yo u , ho weve r , that we will give full a nd careful consideration to a ll of the pleadings tiled on th e record before we reac h a detem1ination in thi s m a tter. As i s our sta ndard p rac tice , I a m p l acing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DO T -OST-2013

- 0204 , as a co ntact outsid e the record of this case. You may track th e pro gr ess of thi s case an d v iew the publicl y ava il ab l e documents filed in th e d ocket by accessing th e Fede ra l Docket Management Sy s t em at www.regu lations
. go v and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope thi s inform a tion i s helpful. A s imil ar res p o n se has be e n sent to eac h cosigner of yo ur l etter. S in ce re ly,

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH I NGTON, D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Eric Swalwell U.S. Hous e of R eprese nt ativ es Wa s hington , DC 20515 Dear Co ngre ssman Swalwell: April 04 , 2014

Thank you for your lett e r r eg ardin g the application ofNorwegian Air Inte rnati ona l Limited (NAI) for a uthority to conduct U.S. serv ic es . Given that a numb e r of inter este d p art ie s have fil ed respo n s iv e pleadings to NAI 's application and thi s m a tter i s currently p endin g before th e Department, I a m s ure yo u unde r s tand that I cannot comment o n th e merit s ofNAI ' s app lic ati o n. I assure you , ho wever , that we will g iv e full and careful consideration to a ll of the pleadings filed on the record before we re ach a dete rmination in this m att e r. As i s our s ta ndard practice, I am placing a co p y of yo ur le tte r an d m y re sponse in Do cket DOT- OST

- 20 13-02 04 , as a co ntact o ut s id e th e r eco rd ofthi s case . Yo u m ay track the pro gress of thi s case and view the publicly available documents filed in th e docket by access in g the Fe de ral D ocket Management Sys t em at www. reg ul at ion s.gov and searc hin g for Docke t DOT-OST- 2 013-0 2 04
. I hop e this informa tion is h e lpful. A s imil a r response has been sen t to eac h c os igner of your lette r. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH I NGTON , D.C. 20590

The Honorable Raul M. Grijalva U.S. House of Representatives Wa s hington , DC 20515 Dear Co ngres s man Grijalva: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur lette r regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ic es. Given that a number of interes te d p arties have fi led res pon s iv e pl e ading s to NAI' s application and thi s matter i s currentl y p e ndin g before th e Department, I am s ure yo u under s tand that I cannot comment on the mer it s ofNAI's application. I assure yo u , how eve r , that we will g ive fu ll and careful consideration to all of th e pleading s fil ed on the record before we reach a determin ation in this matter. As i s our standard practic e , I am pl ac ing a copy of your letter and m y re s ponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside th e re cord of this case. You may track the progress of thi s case and view th e publicl y ava ilabl e document s filed in the do cket by accessing the Federal Docket M a nageme nt System at www.reg ulati o n s .go v a nd searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0 204
. I hope this information is he lpful. A s imil ar response has been sent to each cosigne r of yo ur letter. Sincerely,

Anthony R. Fo xx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C
. 20590

The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks U
. S
. House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Co ngre ss man Meeks: April 04 , 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the a pplic ation of Norwegian Air Internati o na l Limited (NA I) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ices. Given th at a number of intereste d parti es h ave filed responsive pl eadin gs to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending befo re th e Dep artme nt , I am s ure yo u understand that I cannot comment on the me rits ofNAI's application. I assure yo u , ho wever, th at we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pl eadings fil ed on th e record before we reach a determination in thi s matter. As is our standard practi ce, I an1 placin g a copy of yo ur lette r and my respons e in Docket DOT -OST-2013-0 204 , as a co ntac t outside th e rec o rd of thi s case. You m ay track th e progress of thi s case and view the publicl y available docum e nts filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docke t Managem e nt System at www. regu lation s.gov and sea rchin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hop e this inform a ti o n is he lpful. A s imil ar response has bee n se nt to eac h c os igner of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

### T H E SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorable Bill Pasc rell , Jr. U.S. Hou se of Representati ves Washington , DC 205 1 5 Dear Congress man P ascre ll: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for your letter regarding the application ofNo rwegian Air Inte rnati ona l Limited (NA I) for au th ority to conduc t U.S. serv ices. G ive n that a numb er of interes t ed part ies ha ve fil e d responsive ple ad ing s to NA I's app li cation a nd this matter i s currently pending before the De partment , I am s ure yo u und e r s tand th at I canno t comment on the m erit s ofNAI 's app li cati o n. I ass ure you , however, th a t we wi ll g i ve fu ll and carefu l consideration to a ll of the pl ea ding s filed o n the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As i s our stan d ard practice , I am pl ac in g a co p y of yo ur letter and m y re spo n se in Do c ket DOT

- OST

- 2013 -0 204, a s a contac t o ut s id e th e reco rd of thi s ca se. You may track the pro gress of thi s case and view th e publicl y availab le document s fi led in the docket by access ing the Federal Docket Management System at www.reg ulati o ns . gov and searc hing for Docket DOT

- OST-2013-0204
. I hop e thi s information i s h e lp ful. A s imilar re spo n se h as b ee n se nt t o eac h cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

A nth ony R. F oxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20 590

The Honorable Suzan K. DelBen e U.S
. Hou se of Representative s Washington, DC 20515 Dear Co n g re sswo m a n DelB e ne : April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for you r lette r regarding the ap pli cati on ofNo rweg ian Air In ternatio nal Limi te d (NA I) for a uth ority to conduct U.S. serv ic es. G ive n that a numb e r of interested parties have fi led respons i ve pleadings to NAI's appl ication an d thi s matter is c urrentl y pe ndin g before the Depa1tment , I am s ure yo u und ersta nd that 

### I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI ' s a pplic at io n. I ass ure yo u , however, that we will give full and carefu l co n s id era tion to a ll of th e pleadings filed o n th e record b efo re we reac h a determin a tion in thi s m atte r. As i s our standard practice, I am p laci ng a copy of your lette r an d my r esponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, a s a co ntact out s id e th e reco rd of thi s case. You may track the prog ress of this case and view th e publicl y ava ilabl e document s fi led in the docket by accessi ng the Federal Docket M anage m e nt Sy s t e m at www. reg ul a ti o n s.g ov a nd searc hin g for D ocket DOT-OS T

- 20 1 3-0204. 

### l hop e thi s info rmati o n is he l pful. A s imil ar response ha s been sent to each cos i g ne r of you r letter. ly ,

Anthon y R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorable Andre Carson U.S. Hou se of Representatives Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman Carson: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter r egardin g the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authori ty to conduct U.S. services. G iven that a number of int erested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NA I 's application and this matter is currently pending before th e Department , I am s ure you understand that I cannot comment on the me rit s ofNAI 's appl ication. I assure you, however , that we wi ll g i ve full and careful cons ideration t o all of the pleadings filed on the record b efo re we reach a determination in this matter. As i s our standard practice , I am placin g a cop y of yo ur letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outs id e th e record ofthis case. You may track the progress of thi s case and view the publicly avai lab le documents filed in the docket by accessing th e Federal Docket Management System at www.regu lations.gov and search in g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204
. I hop e this information i s helpful. A sim ilar respon se h as been sent to each cosigner of your letter.

Anthony R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler U.S. House ofRepresentatives Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman Nad ler: Apri l 04, 2014

Thank yo u for your letter regard in g th e app li cat ion ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for auth ority to conduct U.S. serv i ces . Given that a number of intereste d partie s h a ve filed re spo n s ive pleadings to NAI 's app lic ation and this matter is currently pending before the Department , I am s ure you und erstand th at I cannot comment on the m e rits ofNAI's app lic ation. I ass ure you, howev er , that we w ill give fu ll and careful consideration to a ll of the pleadings fil e d on the reco rd before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DOT -OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outsid e the record of this case. You may track the progre ss of thi s ca se and view the publicl y availab le document s filed in the docket by access in g the Federal Docket Management S ys tem at www .r egulations.gov and sea rching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is he lpful. A sim il ar respon se has b ee n sent to each cosigner of your letter. Sincere ly,

Anthony R. Fo xx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Walter B. Jones U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Jone s: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for your l etter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S
. services. Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI's app li cation and this matter is currently pending before the Department , I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure you, however, that we will give fu ll and careful consideration to a ll of the pleading s filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside the record ofthis case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searc hing for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony 

### R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D
. C. 20590

T he H o norabl e M i ke Q ui g ley U
. S
. H o u se ofRepresentati v e s Was hin g to n , D C 2 0 5 1 5 D e ar Co ng ress m an Qui g l ey : Apr il 0 4, 2 0 14

T h ank yo u fo r yo ur l ette r regard in g the app lication ofNo rweg i an A ir International Limited (NA I) f o r auth o ri ty to c ond uct U
. S. s erv ice s . G iv e n th a t a numb e r of inte rested p arties h ave fi led respo n s i ve plead i n gs to NA I' s ap pli catio n and thi s m a tt er i s c urre ntl y pe nd in g be fo re th e Depa rtm e n t , I am s u re yo u un de r s t a nd th a t I cann o t c omm e nt o n th e m e rit s ofNAI ' s appli ca ti o n . I ass ure yo u , how eve r , th at we wi ll g i ve f ull an d ca refu l co n s iderati o n t o a ll oft he pl ead i ng s fi led o n the record before we reach a det ermin at io n in thi s matte r. As i s o ur s tan d ard prac ti ce, I am pl ac i ng a copy of y o ur le tter and m y res po n s e in Docket DO T- O ST-2 01 3-02 04 , as a co n tac t o ut s ide th e reco rd of thi s ca s e . Yo u may track the p rog res s of thi s c ase a nd v i ew th e publicl y ava il ab le doc um e nts fil e d in the docket by access i ng the Fe der a l D oc k e t Man ageme nt Sys tem at www. reg u lat io n s.gov and searc hing fo r D ocket DOT

- OST

- 20 1 3

- 0204. I ho p e th is inf ormat io n i s helpful. A s imil ar re s pon s e h a s been sent to each cos igne r of y our lette r. S in cere ly ,

A nth o ny R . F o xx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Jim McDermott U.S. House of Representative s Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman McD e rmott: April 04, 2014

Thank you for y our letter regarding th e application ofNorwegian Air Internation a l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U
. S. services. Gi ve n that a numb er of interes ted parti es h ave filed re s p ons i ve pleadings to NAI ' s application and this matter is currently p e nding before the Departme nt , I am s ure you understand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's application
. I ass ure yo u , however , that we will give full and careful consideration to a ll of th e pleadings filed on the reco rd b e fore we reach a de te rmination in thi s matte r. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur lett e r and my re s pon se in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact out s id e th e record of thi s case. You may track the progre ss of this case and view the publicl y available documents filed in th e docket b y ac ce ss ing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and sea rchin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013

- 0204. I hope this information is he lpful. A s imil ar res pon se ha s b ee n se nt to each cosigner of your lette r.

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20590

The Honorable Alan S. Lowenthal U.S. Hou se of Repres e ntative s Wa s hington , DC 205 15 Dear Co ngre ss man Lowenthal : Apri l 04, 2014

Thank yo u for your letter regardin g the application of Norwegian Air Internati onal Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U .S. se rv ic es. Given that a number of intere s ted p a rtie s hav e fil e d responsive pleadings to NA I 's application and thi s matte r is currently pending before th e Department, I am s ure y ou understa nd th at I crumot conm1ent on the merit s ofNAI's application. I assure you, howe ve r , th at we wi ll g i ve full and caref ul consideration to all of the pleadin gs filed on the re cord before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standa rd practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur letter and my re sponse in Docket DOT

- OST -2013-0204, as a contact o ut s id e th e record of thi s case. You may track th e pro gress of thi s ca se and view the publicl y available documents fil ed in the do cket b y accessing the Federa l Docket Management System a t www. re gu la tion s.gov a nd searching for Docket DO T -OST- 2 0 13-0204. I hope this information i s helpful. A s imilar response ha s bee n se nt t o each cosig ner of your letter. Sincere ly ,

Anthon y R. F o xx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C
. 20590

The Honorable Jackie Speier U.S. House of Representatives Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Speier: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given th at a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleading s to NAI's app li cation and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNA I ' s app licati on. I assure you, howe ve r , that we wi ll give full and careful conside ration to a ll of the p leadings filed on the record b e fore we reach a determinat ion in this matter. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and m y response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside the record oft hi s case. You may track the progres s of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket b y accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regu lations.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A s imil ar response has b ee n se nt to each cos igner of your letter. Sincerely,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHING TON , D.C
. 20590

The Honorable Janic e Hahn U.S. Hou s e of Repre s ent ati ves Wa s hin g ton , D C 2 0515 D ea r Co ngre ss wom an Hahn : April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter re ga rdin g th e applicati o n ofN o rwegian Air Inte rn ati o n a l Limited (NAI ) for authorit y to conduct U .S
. s erv ice s . Gi ven th a t a numb e r of interes te d p a rti es h ave fil e d res p o n s i ve p lea din gs to NA I 's ap plic at io n and thi s matter is currentl y p e ndin g b efo re th e D epartm e nt , I a m s ure yo u u nd ers t and th at I cannot comment on the m e rit s of N AI' s ap pli c ation
. I ass ure y ou , h oweve r , th a t w e w ill g ive fu ll and careful con s ideration to a ll o f th e p leadin gs filed o n th e re co rd be fo r e we r eac h a d e termination in thi s matter. A s i s our stand ard practice , I a m placin g a c op y of yo ur le tte r and my res pon se in Do c ke t DOT-OST-2013-0204 , a s a c o nta ct out s id e the rec o rd of thi s case. Yo u m ay tr a ck th e progress o f thi s c as e and v ie w the publicl y av ail a bl e doc um ent s fil e d in th e d oc ket by access in g th e Fe deral Do ck e t M an age m e nt Sys te m a t www. reg ul a ti o n s .gov and sea rc hin g fo r D oc ket DOT

- OST

- 201 3 -0 2 04. I hop e thi s inf o rm a tion i s he lpful. A s imil ar res p o n se h as b ee n se n t to each c os ig ne r o f yo u r letter. Sinc e re ly,

A nth o ny R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C
. 20590

The Honorable Steve Co h e n U
. S. House of Repre sentati ves Wa s hington , D C 205 1 5 D ea r Co ngressma n Cohen: April 04, 2014

Thank y ou for yo ur letter r ega rdin g th e a pp licati o n ofNorwegian A ir Inte rn at iona l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a numb er of interested parties h ave fil ed responsive pleadings to NA I 's app licati on and thi s matter i s c urrentl y p endin g bef o r e the Dep artme nt , I am sure yo u und er s ta nd that I crumot comment on th e m e rit s ofNAI's application. I ass ure yo u , however , that we w ill g ive full and careful consideration t o a ll of th e pleadings fi led on the record b efo re we reach a det ermination in this m a tter. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of yo ur lette r and m y response in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2 013-0 2 04 , as a contact out s id e the reco rd oft hi s cas e . You may track the progress of thi s case and v iew th e publicl y a v ai lab le document s filed in the docket by access in g the Fe de ra l Do cket Management System a t www.reg ul ati on s .gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3-0204. I ho pe this inform ati o n is h e lpfu l. A s imil ar response h as bee n sent to e ac h cos i gner of yo ur le tter. Sincerely ,

Anth o n y R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH IN GTON, D
. C
. 20590

The Honorabl e Timothy H. Bishop U.S. Hou se of Representatives Wa s hin g ton , DC 2 051 5 Dear Congressman Bishop: April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur letter regarding th e application ofNorweg ian Air Int ern a tional Limited (NA I) for a uthority to conduct U.S. se rvice s. Given that a numb e r of intere s ted parties h ave filed responsive pl ead in gs t o NAI's application and this matter i s currently p e ndin g before th e Department , I am s ure yo u und e r s tand that I cannot comment on th e m e rit s ofNAI 's ap pli cation
. I ass ure yo u , howeve r , that we will g iv e full and careful consideration t o a ll of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a determin a tion in this matter. As i s our stand ard practice , I am placing a copy of your lette r and my re s ponse in Docket DOT- OST

- 20 13-02 04 , as a co ntac t o utside the reco rd ofthi s case. You may track the pro gress of this case and vi ew th e publicly ava ilabl e doc um ent s filed in the do cke t by accessing th e Federal Docket M a nage me nt Sy s tem at www .r eg ulati o n s .gov and se arching for Do cke t DOT-OST-20 1 3-02 04. I hope thi s in forma tion is he lp f u l. A s imil ar re s pon se ha s been se nt t o eac h cosig ner of your letter. Sincerely ,

A nth o ny R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTAT ION WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorabl e Jose E. Serrano U.S. House of Representative s Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman Serrano: April 04 , 2014

Th ank you for your letter regarding th e application of No rweg i an A ir Internati o n a l Limited (NAI) for authorit y to conduct U.S. se rv ic es . Given that a number of inte res ted parti es have fi le d responsive pleading s to NAI's app licati on and this matte r is currently pe nding bef o re the D epartme nt , I am s ure you unde rstand that I canno t comme nt on th e m er its ofNA I 's app li cat ion . I ass ure yo u, howe ve r , that we w ill give full and careful consideration to a ll of th e pleadings filed o n th e rec ord before we r eac h a dete rmination in thi s m atter. As is our s tandard prac tice , I am placing a copy of your le tt e r and my response in Docket DOT -OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the pro gress of this case and v ie w the publicl y a va ilable documents filed in the doc ket by accessing the Federal Do cket Man age ment System at www.regu lati o n s . gov and sear chin g for Docket DOT-OST- 20 1 3 -0204
. I hop e this informati o n i s helpful. A s imil ar response has bee n se nt to each cos i g n er of your letter. S inc e rel y,

A nth o n y R. FoxxTHE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON, D .C
. 20590

The Honorable Judy Chu U.S. Hou se of Representati ves Washington , DC 205 15 Dear Congresswoman Chu: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the app li cation ofNorwegian A ir International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Gi ve n that a number of inte rested parties have fil e d respon s i ve pleading s to NAI's app lication and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you und erstand that I cannot comment on the m erits ofNAI's app lic ation
. I assure you , h owever, that we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadin gs filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your letter and my re s ponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , a s a contact outs id e the re co rd ofthis case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicly ava il ab le document s filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regu lations
. gov and search in g for Docket DOT-OST-20 13-0204. I hope thi s information is helpful. A s imilar res pon se ha s been se nt to each cos i gner of your letter. Si ncere l y,

Anthony R. Foxx

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T he Honorable Co llin C. Peterson U
. S. Hou se of Representati ves Washington , DC 205 1 5 Dear Co ng ress m a n Peterson: April 04, 2014

T hank you for yo ur le tt er regarding the app li cation ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) for a uth o rity to conduct U.S. serv ices. G i ven th at a number of interested p a rti es have fi l ed responsive pleading s to NA I 's app li cation and thi s matter is current ly p e ndin g b e fore th e Department , I am s ure you understand that I cannot co mm ent o n the merit s ofNA I 's app li cat i o n. I ass ure yo u , howev e r, that we w ill give full a nd careful co n s ideration t o a ll of the pleading s fi l ed on th e reco rd b e fore we reac h a determination in this matter. As i s our s tandard practice , I am p laci ng a copy of yo ur le tt er and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a co nt act o ut s ide th e record oft hi s case. You may track the progres s of this case and view th e p ublicl y ava il ab le docum e nt s filed in the docket by access in g the Federa l Docket Management Sy s t e m at www.regu la ti ons.gov and search i ng for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this inf o r matio n i s he lpfu l. A s imilar response ha s b ee n se nt to eac h cosigner of your letter.

Anthony R
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The Honorable Tony Cardenas U.S. House of Representative s Wa s hington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman Cardenas: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAl) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ic es. Given that a number of interested partie s ha ve filed responsive pleadin gs to NAI's application and this matter is currently p e nding before the Department, I am sure yo u understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure you, however , that we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadin gs fil ed on th e reco rd b efore we reach a determination in thi s matter. As is our standard practic e, I am placing a copy of yo ur letter and m y response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside th e record ofthis case. You may track the progress of thi s case and view the publicly ava il able documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.reg ulation s.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope thi s information is he lpful. A s imil ar response ha s been sent to eac h cosigner of your le tter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: We would like to express our serious concerns about a petition to the U.S. Department of Transpmiation by Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) to operate in the United States. NAI's application is troubling because it raises the specter of sanctioning an operating model that, if applied to the broader airline industry, could negatively impact global competition for domestic caniers and set a dangerous precedent for employment practices by all carriers. The business practices proposed by Norwegian would allow companies to register in a different country to avoid their own country's regulation , taxes and labor costs. This is a serious problem because of the fact that NAI's parent company, Norwegian Air Shuttle, has publicly acknowledged plans to make use of this practice, which will avoid obligations under its labor contracts and Norwegian labor law. Further, NAI allegedly plans to outsource labor from additional countries where wages are drastically and persistently lower, resulting not only 

### in workers being paid far less than what would be acceptable in the U.S. or Europe, but also putting intense pres s ure on wages and conditions here in the United States. In short, NAI is seeking to unfairly undercut U.S. domestic carriers and others by avoiding taxes, labor laws and fair wages. We are deeply concerned that NAI's new business model will do serious damage to the U.S. airline industry's transatlantic business while initiating and sanctioning a race-to-the-bottom in labor practices. NAI's efforts could also set a bad precedent for fmiher implementation and expansion of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement. Unlike their European competitors, U.S. caniers cannot pick and choose which labor and regulatory regime anywhere in the world will most advantage its operations
. Should other catTiers choose to follow NAI's example, it could very likely hamper some of the outcomes that Open Skies was meant to create. We appreciate you taking our serious concerns into consideration as you review NAI's application and we look forward to your response. Sincerely,



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