BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of MN Airlines, LLC d/b/a SUN COUNTRYAIRLINES Docket OST-2015- For an exemptionpursuantto 49 U.S.C. §40109 (scheduled service between FmiMyers, Florida and Cancun, Mexico)

APPLICATION OFMNAIRLINES, LLC D/B/A SUN COUNTRYAIRLINES FORANEXEMPTION

Communications withrespect to this document shouldbe addressed to:

NOTICE: Thomas W. Ting General Counsel MNAirlines, LLC 1300 MendotaHeights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Telephone: (651) 905-2729 Fax: (651) 681-3911 April15, 2015 MN Airlines, LLC d/b/a Sun Country Airlines will conduct a poll of all carrier representatives listed on the service list attached to this application to determine ifthere are any objections to this application.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of MN Airlines, LLC d/b/a SUN COUNTRYAIRLINES For an exemptionpursuantto 49 U.S.C. §40109 (scheduled service betweenFort Myers, Florida and Cancun, Mexico)

April15, 2015 Docket OST-2015-

APPLICATION OF MNAIRLINES LLC, D/B/A SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES FORANEXEMPTION
MN Airlines, LLC d/b/a Sun Country Airlines (Sun Country), pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, hereby applies for a two-year exemption order to provide scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property and mail betweenFort Myers, Florida (RSW) and Cancun (CUN) Mexico.

Sun Country plans to commence twice-a-week seasonal service in the RSW market on Thursday, October 1, 2015, accordingto the attached schedule and to continue the same schedule the following year. Sun Country will provide this new service utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 162 seats each with 12 first class seats included. Sun Country believes no other U.S. catTier is cunently designated to provide non-stop, scheduled service betweenFort Myers and Cancun.

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### In support ofthis application, Sun Country submits the following:
Required Showings 1. Applicant. Sun Count1y is a Minnesota Limited Liability Company with its principal place ofbusiness at 1300 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120. 2. Citizenship. Sun Country is a citizen ofthe United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 

### 40102 (15)(C). The president and more thantwo-thirds ofthe officers and directors of Sun Country are citizens ofthe United States. At least 75 percent of Sun Country's voting stock is ownedby citizens ofthe United States. 3. Fitness. Sun Country is presently engaged in scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail pursuant to certificates ofpublic convenience and necessity issued under Section 401 ofthe Federal Aviation Act. Sun Country is fit, willing and able to perform the foreign air transportation applied for herein. Sun Country currentlyprovides seasonal service between Minneapolis (MSP), Minnesota, and/or Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), Texas, and seven cities in Mexico pursuant to exemptions granted bythe Depmiment in Dockets OST-2014-0086, OST-2012-0175, OST-2012-0065 and OST-2002-12211. 4. Aircraft. All Sun Country service to Mexico is provided using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Sun Country's Boeing 737-800 aircraft have a total of 162 seats each with 12 first class seats included. 5. Fuel Consumption. Sun Country's fuel consumption for this service would not exceed the ten million gallon threshold specified in Section 313.4 of the Department's regulations.

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### 6. Nonhearing Procedures. Sun Country requests that this Applicationbe subject to the simplified, nonhearing procedures contemplated by Section 302.309 of the Departments Rules ofProceeding. Grant of this application is in the public interest because it will allow Sun Country Airlines to provide quality low fare airline service and competition on the route between Fort Myers in the United States and Cancun, Mexico. WHEREFORE, Sun Country respectfully requests that the Department grant the exemption as sought above and grant such other relief as the Department deems necessary and appropriate.

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### Respectfully submitted,

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### MN Airlines, LLC 1300 Mendota Heights Road MendotaHeights, MN 55120 Telephone: (651) 905-2729 Fax: (651) 681-3911 Thomas.ting@suncountry.com

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Start Dept Dept Arvl Arrv Date Freq Arp Time Arp Time Aircraft Tuesdays, 1-0CT-15 Fridays RSW 11:55 CUN 13:25 B737-800 Tuesdays, 1-0CT-15 Fridays CUN 14:15 RSW 15:45 B737-800

5CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### I hereby certify that I served a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofMNAirlines, LLC d/b/a Sun Country Airlines for an exemption on April 15, 2015 by e-mail or mail upon each of the following addresses:

Hailey cGarveySERVICE LIST
Robert.Wirick American Airlines, Inc./TWA LLC 1101 1 

## i 11 Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 robert.wirick@aa.com Daniel A. Weiss Managing Director-International & Regulatory Affairs UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 77 West Wacker Drive- HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 dan.weiss@united.com Jonathan

### Hill JetBlue 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 jhill@cooley.com John Varley Virgin America 555 Airport Blvd., Suite 200 Burlingame, CA 94010 John.varley@virginamerica.com Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Gov'tAffairs & Associate General Counsel DeltaAir Lines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Southwest FloridaInternational Airport 1100 Terminal Access Rd. FmiMyers, FL 33913
RobetiLand Jet Blue 27-01 Queens PlazaN Long Island City, NY 11101 Robeti.land@jetblue.com Bob Kneisley SouthwestAirlines 33647-1CR Dallas, TX 75235 bob.kneisley@wnco.com MarshallS. Sinick Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP 1201 PennsylvaniaAve., NW Washington, D.C. 20044 (Counsel for Alaska) msinick@ssd.com
HowardKass American Airlines, Inc./TWA LLC 1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 Howard.kass@aa.com Joanne Young SPIRIT 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Ste 600S Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com Robert Turner (Mail) FAA FSDO Manager 6020 28th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55450 StephenLachter FrontierAirlines P.O. Box492085 Denver, CO 80249 Stephen.Lachter@lachterlaw.com