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

The Honorable Brian Schatz United States Senate Washington, D C 205 10 Dear Senator Schatz: Apri l 04 , 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur le tter rega rding th e application of No rweg ian Air Int e rnation a l Limited (NA I) for authorit y to conduct U.S
. services. Given that a number of inte re s ted p a rtie s have fil ed re spo n s i ve pl eadin gs t o NAI's app li cat ion and thi s m att e r i s current ly p e ndin g before th e Department , I am s ure yo u under s tand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's app li cation. I ass ure yo u , how eve r , that we will g ive full an d c ar eful consideration to all of th e pleading s filed on the reco rd before we reac h a determin at i o n in thi s matter. As is o ur stan d a rd practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur lette r and m y re s ponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a co ntac t o uts id e th e record of thi s case . You m ay track th e progress of thi s case and view th e publicly ava ilable docume nt s filed in the docket by access in g th e Federa l Docket Man ag eme nt System at www.regulation s .gov and sea rc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hop e thi s informati o n is he lp f ul. A s imilar re s pon se has been se nt to eac h cosigner of you r letter. S in ce re ly ,

A nth ony R. FoxxT he Honorable Roy Blunt United S tates Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Blunt: 

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

April 04 , 2014

Thank you for yo ur l etter r egarding the app li cat ion of Norweg i an A ir International Limited (NAI) for aut ho rity to co nduct U.S. services. Given that a number of i nterested parties h ave filed re spons i ve p l ead in gs to NA I' s applicat i on and thi s m atte r i s current ly p e ndin g b efo re th e Department , I am s ure yo u understand that I cannot comment o n the merit s ofNAI's application. I ass ure yo u , h owever, that we w ill g ive fu ll and careful cons id er atio n to a ll of the pleading s tiled on th e re cord be fore we reach a det e nninati on in this m a tter. As i s our s tandard practice , I am placing a cop y of yo ur lette r and my re s pon se in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a co n tac t outs ide th e record of this ca se. You may tra ck th e progress of this case and view the publicl y ava il ab l e document s filed in the docket b y accessing the Federa l Docket Management S ys tem at www .r eg ul at ions.gov and sea rc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hop e this inf o r mation i s h e lp ful. A s imilar respo nse h as been se n t to each cosigner of y o ur letter. Sincerely ,

A nth ony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH I N GTO N , DC 20590



### The Honorable Jay Rockefeller United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Rockefeller: April 04, 2014



### Thank you for your letter 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 application and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI ' s app l ication. I assure you , however , that we will give full and careful consideration to all 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 ofthis ca s e. 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 searching 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 WASHING T ON, DC 20590

The Honorable Edward 

### J. Markey United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Markey: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application of Norwegian 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 application 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 full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice, I an1 placing a copy of your Jetter 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 available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www . regulations.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your Jetter. Sincerely,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION W A SHIN G T O N , D C 20 5 90



### The Honorabl e Jerry Moran United State s Senate Wa shington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Moran: April 04 , 2014



### Thank you for your letter r egard in g the appli catio n ofNorwegian Air Internation a l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. ser v ice s. Given that a numb er of intere sted parti es hav e fil ed re spon s ive pleadings to NAI's application and this matte r is currently pending before th e D epartme nt , I am sure you under stand that I cannot comment on the m er it s ofNA I ' s application. I assure yo u , however , that we will gi ve full and careful consideration to a ll of th e pleadings filed o n th e record before we r eac h a determination in this m atter. A s is our standard pract ic e, I am placing a copy of yo ur letter a nd m y response in Do cket DOT-OST-201 3 -0 2 04 , as a co ntact outside th e r ecord of thi s case . You may track the progress of thi s case and v iew the publicly ava il ab le document s filed in the d oc ket by access in g the Federal Docket Management System at www .r egu lati ons.gov and sea rchin g fo r Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hop e thi s inf orm ation i s h e lpful. A s imilar response has been se nt to eac h cosigner of your letter . Si ncere ly ,

A nth o n y R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION W

ASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Mark R. Warner United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Warner : Apri l 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air Internationa l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U .S. services. Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pl ead ing s to NAI's application and this matter is currently pendin g before the Department, I am s ure you under stand 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 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 yo ur lette r and my re sponse in Dock et DOT-OST -2 013

- 0204, as a contact outside the re co rd ofthis case. You may track the progres s of this case and view the pub licly available documents filed in the docket b y accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regu lations.gov a nd searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A si milar response ha s been se nt to each cosigner of your letter. Sincere ly,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senate Wa s hington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Gillibrand: April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur lett e r r egard ing the application ofNorwegian Air Intern ational Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI's application 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 yo u , ho wever, that we wi ll give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As i s our standard practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur lette r and m y response in Docket DOT-OST-2013

- 0204, as a contact outside th e reco rd of this case. You may track the progres s of this case and view the publicly available document s 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 s imilar res ponse has been sent to each cosigner of yo ur letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Patty Murray United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Murray: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the a pplication ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U
. S. services. Given that a number of interested partie s have filed responsi ve pleadings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Depa11ment, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI ' s application. I assure yo u , howe ver , that we will give full and careful consideration to all 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 available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information i s helpful. A similar response ha s bee n sent to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

### The Honorable Carl Levin United State s Senat e Was hin gto n , DC 20510 Dear Se na tor Levin: THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C
. 20590

April 04 , 2014



### Thank yo u for yo ur letter regardin g the ap pli ca ti o n ofN01wegia n A i r International Limited (NAI) for au th ority to co ndu ct U.S. serv ice s. Give n that a numb er of inte r ested pa rti es have fil ed responsive plead in gs to NA I' s applicat ion and this m atte r i s c une ntl y pendin g before th e Depa rtment , I am s ure yo u unders tand th at I cannot co mm ent o n the me rit s ofNA I 's appli ca ti on . I assure yo u, however , that we w ill g ive f ull and carefu l cons iderat ion to a ll of the pl ea din gs fil ed on th e re co rd before we re ac h a determination in th i s matte r. As i s our s tandard practice , I am pl ac in g a copy of yo ur let t e r and my response in Docket DOT-OS T-20 1 3-0204 , as a contact out s i de th e record of thi s case . You may track th e pro gre ss of thi s case and v iew t he publi c ly ava il ab le doc um e nt s fil ed in the docket by access in g the Federal Docket M anageme nt System at www. r eg ula ti o ns . gov and sear ch ing for Docket DO T -O ST-20 1 3-0204
. I ho pe thi s information i s he lpful. A s imilar response has been se nt to eac h cos igner of yo ur l etter. S in ce r e ly,

Anth ony R
. Foxx

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

The Honorable Mark Begich United States Senate Washington , DC 

### 20510 Dear Senator Begich : April 04 , 2014

Thank y ou for your letter r eg arding the a pplication of No rweg i a n A ir Inte rn ation a l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U .S. serv ic es. Given that a number of intere s t ed partie s h ave fil ed responsive p leadings to NA I ' s appl ic ation and this matter i s currently pending before th e D e partment , I am s ure yo u unde r stand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's app li cation. I assure yo u, howe ver, that we wi ll give full and careful conside rati on to a ll of th e pl eadings fil e d on the rec ord before we rea ch a determination in this matter. As i s our standard p ract i ce, I an1 placing a copy of yo ur letter and m y response in Do cke t DOT -OST 

### -2013-0 204, as a contact outside th e re co rd of thi s case . You may t rack the progre ss of this ca se and view the publicl y avail able document s fil ed in the docket b y accessi ng the Federal Docket Management System at www.regu lati ons.gov and sea rching fo r Docket DOT

- OST 

### -2013-0204. I hope this inf ormation i s h e lpful. A s imilar response has been se nt to each cos igner of yo ur letter. Sincere ly ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Hon o ra bl e Barbara Boxer Un ited States Se n ate Washin g ton , D C 20510 D ear Senator Boxer : Apri l 04, 201 4

Thank yo u for your l etter regarding th e appl i cation ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) f o r authority t o co ndu ct U.S. serv ices. Given th a t a number of inte res t ed part ies h ave fil ed res pon s ive pleadings to NAI's application and this mat ter is c urre ntl y p e ndin g before th e D e partm e nt , I am s ure yo u u nders t a nd that I cannot comment on the m e rit s ofNA I 's appli cati o n . I ass ure yo u , h owever, th at we w ill g ive full and careful cons id eration to a ll of th e pleadings fil ed o n the record before we**re ~c** **h** a determination in thi s matter. As i s our s tandard practice, I am pl ac in g a cop y of yo ur le tte r an d my response in Docket DOT-OS T

- 2 01 3 -0 204, as a contac t o ut s ide th e reco rd of thi s case. You may track th e progress of thi s ca se and view the pub li cly ava il ab le d oc um e nts filed in th e docket b y accessi ng the Federa l Docket Manage m e nt Sys te m at www. regu l ations.gov and sea rchin g for D ocket DOT- OST -201 3-0204
. I hope th is information is he l pful. A s im ilar respo n se ha s been sent to eac h cos igne r of yo ur Jetter. S in cere ly ,

Ant ho ny R. FoxxT h e H o no rabl e Tom Udall U nited States Senate Washington , D C 20 510 Dear Senator Udall : 

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

April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur lette r regard in g th e appl ication ofNorwegian Air Inte rn a ti ona l L imited (NAI) for a uth o rity to conduct U.S. serv ic es. Given that a numb e r of inte res ted parties have filed res pon s ive pleadings to NA I 's application and thi s matter is currently p e ndin g b efo re th e Department , I a m s ure yo u und e rstand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's a ppli cati o n. I ass ure yo u , how e v e r , that w e will give full and careful con si deration to all o f th e pl ead in gs fil ed o n th e record bef o re we reach a dete rminati o n in this matter. As i s our s tandard practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur letter and my response in Do cket DOT-OST-2013-0 204, as a contact o ut side the reco rd of th is case . You may track the progress of this case and v iew the publicl y ava il a bl e document s filed in the docket by access in g the Federal Docket Management S ys t em at www. reg ul ati o n s . gov and searc hin g for Do cket DOT-OST- 2013 -0204. I hope thi s info rm at ion is helpful. A s imilar respo n se has been se nt to eac h cosigner of your le tter. Sinc e rel y ,

A nth ony R. FoxxTHE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 2 0590

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow United States Senate Washington, DC 205 10 Dear Senator Stabenow: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of interested partie s have filed responsive pleading s to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am s ure you understand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI ' s application. I assure you, however , that we wi ll give full and careful consideration to all 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 yo ur letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside th e record of thi s case. You may track the progre ss of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federa l Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and sea rching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A similar res p onse has b ee n se nt to eac h cosigner of your letter. Sincere ly ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

T he Honorable Michael F. Bennet United States Senate Washington , DC 205 10 Dear Senator Bennet: Apr il 04, 2014

T hank yo u for your l etter regarding the app li cation ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authori t y to conduct U.S. service s . Give n that a number of interested parties have filed respon s ive pleading s to NAI ' s app li cation a nd this matter is c urre ntl y pending before the Department , I am sure you und erstand that I cannot comment on th e merits ofNA I 's app li cation. I ass ure you, however, that we wi ll give full and careful cons ideratio n to a ll of the p lead in gs filed on the record before we reach a determination in thi s matter. As is our s tandard practice , I am placing a copy of your lett er and my re s pon s e in Docket DOT-OST- 2 013-0204 , as a contact outside th e record of thi s case. You may track th e progre ss of thi s case and v iew th e publicly ava il ab le documents fi led in the docket by accessing the Federa l Docket Management System at www.regu lations.gov and se arching for Docket DOT -OST-20 1 3-0204
. I hope this information i s helpful. A s imilar respo n se ha s been se nt to eac h cosigner of your le tter. Si ncere ly ,

Anth ony R. Foxx

### THE S E CRETARY OF T RANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Amy Klobuchar United States Senate Wa s hington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Klobuchar: Apri l 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding th e application of Norweg i a n A ir International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of interes ted parti es ha ve filed res pon s iv e pleadings to NAI 's ap plicati o n and thi s matter is currently pending bef o re the D e partment , I am s ure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI' s app li cation
. I ass ure yo u , ho weve r , that we w ill give full and careful consideration to a ll of the pleading s fil e d on th e record b efo re we re ac h a determination in this matter. A s is our standard practice , I am pl ac in g a co p y of yo ur lette r and my respo n se in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , a s a contact out s ide the record of this case. You may track the progress of this case and view th e publicl y ava ilable documents fil ed in th e docket b y access ing the Federal Docket Manageme nt S ys te m at www.regu lation s . gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0 2 04. I hope thi s inform a tion is h e lpful. A simi la r res p o n se h as b ee n se nt to eac h cosigner of y our letter. Sincerely,THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C. 20590

The Honorable AI Franken United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Franken: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application of Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. se rvice s. Given that a number of interested p arties have filed responsive pl ead ings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Departme nt , I am s ure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure yo u, however , that we will give full and careful consideration to all 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 , a s a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicl y available documents filed in the do cket by accessing the Federal Docket Mana ge ment System at www . regulations. gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204
. I hope this information is helpful. A similar re sponse has been sen t to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R
. Foxx

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

The Honorable Maria Cantwell United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Cantwell: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding th e application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ices
. Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI ' s application and this matter is currently pending before the D epartment , I am s ure yo u understand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's application. I ass ure yo u , howe ver, that we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record b efo re we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your letter and my re sponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside the record of this case. You may tr ack the progress of thi s case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket b y accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searc hing for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information i s helpful. A s imilar resp o n se ha s been sen t to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Jeffrey A. Merkley United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Merkley: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter re ga rding the application ofNorwegian Air Internatio n a l Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. serv ice s. Given that a number of intere sted partie s have filed re sponsive pleadings to NAI's application and thi s matter i s currently pendin g before th e Department, I am sure you under stand that I cannot comment on th e merits ofNAI ' s application. I assure yo u , however , that we wi ll g ive full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings fil ed on the record be fore we reach a determination in thi s matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a copy of yo ur letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside t h e record of this case. You may track the progre ss of this case and view the publicly available doc um ent s filed in the docket b y accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searc hin g for Docket DOT-OST- 20 13-0204. I hope this information i s helpful. A sim il a r respo n se has been se nt to each cosig ner of your letter. Sincerely,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The H ono r ab le E li zab e th Warren U n i ted States Senate Wa s hin gto n , DC 205 10 Dear Senato r Warre n: Apr il 04, 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur letter re gard ing the ap plication ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) for authority to condu c t U.S. services. G iven th at a numb e r of inte rested parties have filed re spo nsive pleadings to NAI's application and thi s matter is c urrentl y pending before the Department , I am s ure yo u under s tand that I cannot co mm e nt on th e merit s ofNAI 's app li ca ti o n . I ass ure you, ho wever, th at we w ill g ive fu ll and carefu l cons iderati o n to a ll of the p leadings fi l ed on the record before we reach a determination in t hi s matter. As is our standard practice, I am placin g a copy of yo ur letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside th e record ofth i s case. You may track the pro gress of thi s case and view t h e pub li c ly ava ilabl e do cu m en ts filed in th e docket by accessing the Federa l Docket Management System at www.regu lation s.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3

- 0204. I hope this information is help ful. A s imilar respo n se ha s been sent to each cosigne r of your letter. Si n cere ly,

An th o n y R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRA NS PORT ATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Hon o ra bl e C harl es S chume r United Stat es S e n a t e Was hin g ton , D C 20510 Dear S e nator Schume r: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur le tte r re gardin g th e applicati o n of N o rweg ian Ai r Int e rn at i ona l Limit ed (NA I) f o r a uthorit y to c o nduct U .S. se rv i ces . Gi ve n th a t a numb e r o f inte res ted p a rti es have fil e d res p o n s i ve p leadin gs to NAI 's ap p li cati o n an d thi s matter is curre ntl y pe nd in g b e fore th e D ep artm e nt , I a m su re yo u u n d e r stan d th at I ca

nn o t c o mment o n the m e rit s of NA I ' s a pplic at ion. I ass ure yo u , howeve r , th at we wi ll g i ve fu ll an d ca r ef ul c o n s iderat io n to all of th e pl e adin gs fil e d o n th e reco r d b efo re we reac h a d e t e rmin a ti o n in thi s m atte r. As is o ur s tandard prac ti ce, I am pl a cing a c o p y of y our lette r a nd m y r esponse i n Do c ke t DO T -OS T -201 3 -02 0 4 , as a co nt act o ut s id e t h e re c o rd o f thi s case. You m ay tr ac k the p ro gress o f thi s c ase and v iew th e publicl y ava ilabl e doc um e nt s fil ed in the docket by access in g th e Fed e ra l D oc ket M a n ag em e n t S ys t e m at www. reg ul ati o n s.gov and sea rc hin g fo r D ocket DO T -OST-201 3 -0 2 04
. I hope thi s inf o rm ation i s he lp fu l. A s imilar re s p o n se h as bee n se n t to eac h cos igner of y our le tter. Sinc ere ly ,

A nth o n y R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Co r y A. Booke r United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Booker: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur le tter rega rdin g th e ap pli c ation ofNo 1 weg ian A ir Inte rn a tional Limite d (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S
. service s . Given that a number of intere s t ed parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI ' s ap plic ation and thi s matter is currently pending bef o re th e Depru1ment , I am s ure yo u under stan d that I cannot comment on the m erit s ofNAI's app lic at ion
. I assure you, howe ve r , that we w ill g i ve f ull and c areful consideration to a ll of the pleadings fil ed on the record before we reac h a de termin a ti on in thi s matter. A s is our standard practice , I a m plac in g a copy of yo ur le tter a nd my respo n se in Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 1 3-0204, a s a contact outside the re co rd of thi s case. Yo u m ay tr ac k the pro g res s of thi s case and view th e publicl y a v ai l able doc uments fi led i n the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Manage m e nt System at www. reg ul ati on s .gov and s earc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-201 3 -0 2 04. I hope this information i s he lpfu l. A s imilar response ha s bee n sent to eac h cos i gner of yo ur letter. S in cere ly ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Mazie K. Hirono United States Senate Washington , DC 205 10 Dear Senator Hirono: Ap ril 04, 2014

T h ank you for yo ur l etter regarding the app li cation ofNorwegian Air Internati o n a l L imited (NA I) for auth ority to conduct U.S. serv ices. Given that a number of interested pa rties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI ' s application and this m atter i s currentl y pending before the Department, I am su re you under stand that I cann ot comment o n the merit s ofNA I 's app li cati on. I ass ure you , however , that we w ill g ive full and carefu l consideration to a ll of the p leadings filed on the record before we reach a determ inati o n in this matter. As is o ur s tandard practice , I am p lacing a copy of you r letter and m y response in Docke t DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a contact outside the reco rd of this ca se. You may track the progre ss of this case and view the publicl y availab l e documents fi led in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.reg ulati ons.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope thi s inf ormatio n i s helpful. A s imil a r re s pon se has been se nt to each cosigner of your letter. S inc e re ly,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

T he Honorable Tammy Baldwin Un ited S tates Sen ate Was h ington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Baldwin: Ap ril 04, 2014

T h ank yo u for your letter regarding the app lic atio n ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) for a uth o rit y to conduct U.S. services. G i ven th at a number of intereste d parties h ave filed responsive pleadings to NAI's applicat ion and thi s matter i s curren tl y pending before th e Depa11ment , I am s ure you under s tand that I cannot co mm ent on the merits ofNAI ' s app li cation. I assure yo u , ho wever , that we w ill give f ull a nd carefu l co n s i de rati o n t o all of the pleadings fi led o n the record before we reac h a determination in this m atter. As i s our standard practice, I am placin g a copy of yo ur letter and my response in Docket DOT -OST-20 1 3

- 0204, as a contact outs ide the record of this case . You may track the progress of thi s case and v i ew t h e pub li cly ava il ab le documents filed in th e docket b y access in g the Federa l Docket Management System at www.regu lation s .gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3-0204
. I hope thi s information is helpful. A s imilar response ha s been sent to each cosigner of you r l e tt er. S incere l y,

A nthon y R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Sherrod Brown United States Senat e Wa s hin gton, DC 205 10 Dear Senator Brown: Ap ril 04, 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur l e tter regarding th e application ofNorweg i an A ir Inte rnation a l Limited (NA I) for authority to conduct U.S. serv i ces. G iven that a number of interested p a rti es have fi le d res pon sive pl eading s to NA I 's app li cation and thi s m a tte r i s c urre ntl y pendin g before the D epartm e nt , I am sure y ou under s tand th at I canno t comment on the m er it s ofNAI ' s a pplic at ion. I assure y ou , h owever, th a t we wi ll g ive full and carefu l con s ideration to a ll of th e pl eadin gs fil e d o n the rec ord b e f o re we reac h a d e termination in this matte r. As is o ur s tandard practice , I am pl ac in g a copy of yo ur le tter a nd m y res p o n se in Docket DOT-OST- 2 01 3 -0 20 4 , as a contact out s ide the record of thi s case . You may track th e pro gress of thi s case and v iew the publicl y ava il a bl e do cu me nt s filed in the docket b y acce ss in g the Federa l Do c k et Management System a t www. reg ul a ti o n s.gov and searc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3- 0 2 04
. I hop e thi s information i s he lpful. A s imil a r respo n se h as been se nt to eac h cos ig n e r of your letter. S inc e rel y,

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

The Honorable Richard J. Durbin United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Durbin: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of intere s ted partie s have filed respon s ive pleadings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Department , I am sure yo u under stand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. 

### 1 assure you , howe ve r , that we will give full and careful consideration to all 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 respon se 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 available documents filed in the do cket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been se nt to each cosigner of yo ur letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. FoxxT he Ho no ra bl e J o n T es te r U nited States S e nate Was hin gto n , D C 20510 D ear Sen ato r T est er: 

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

Apr i l 04, 2 014

Th ank you fo r yo ur letter rega rd i ng the app li cat io n of Norweg i a n A ir Inte rn a ti o n a l Lim it ed (NA I) fo r a utho r ity to co ndu ct U
. S. se rv ices. G i ven th at a numb e r of inte reste d p a r ties have fil ed res p o n s ive pl eadin gs to NA I 's appli c ati o n a nd thi s matter i s curre ntl y p e ndin g befo re th e De p artme nt , I am s ure yo u und e rs ta nd tha t I ca nn o t co mm ent o n th e me rit s ofNA I 's appli cati o n . I ass ure yo u , howeve r , th at we w ill g i ve f ull an d ca r ef ul co n s i de ra ti o n t o a ll of the p leadi ngs fi led o n th e re c ord befo r e we reac h a det ermin ati o n in thi s m atter. As i s o u r s tan da rd pract ice, I am p lac in g a co p y of yo ur letter an d m y res p o n se in Docket D OT-OST-20 1 3-02 04 , as a co ntact o ut s ide the record of thi s case. You m ay track the prog r ess of thi s case and v iew the pub li c ly ava ilab le document s fi led in the docket by accessi ng the Fede ra l Doc ket Manage m e nt Syste m at www.regu lati o n s . gov a nd searc hi ng fo r Docket DOT-OST

- 2 01 3 -0 204
. I hope th is info rm a ti o n i s h e lp fu l. A si mil ar res p o n se h as bee n se nt to eac h cos ig ne r of yo ur le tter. S in ce re ly ,

# ((~ A nth o ny R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Tom Harkin United States Senate Was hingto n , D C 20510 Dear Senator Harkin: April 04, 2014

Thank yo u f o r yo ur le tter regarding the app li cat i o n ofNorwegian A ir Internat i o nal Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. se rv ices. Given that a numb e r of intere s te d p arti es have filed res pon sive pl eading s to NAI's app lic a ti o n and thi s matter i s cmrently pendin g before the Department , I am s ure yo u und e rs tand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNA I 's ap pli catio n. I ass ure yo u , howe ve r , that we w ill g ive full and carefu l con s ideration to a ll of the pleading s fi led o n the reco rd before we reach a determination in this m atter. As is our s tandard practice , I a m placin g a copy of your lette r an d my response in Docket DO T-OST-20 1 3 -020 4 , as a co ntac t outside the record of this ca se. Yo u may track th e progress of thi s case and view th e publicl y a va il a bl e doc ume nt s fil e d in th e docket b y accessing the Federa l Docket Management Sys t e m a t www. reg ulat ions.gov and sea r c hin g for Do c ket DOT -OST-20 1 3 -0 204. I hope thi s in fo rma tio n is bel pful. A s imi lar res ponse h as been se n t to each cosi g ne r of yo ur le tter. S ince rel y,

An th ony R. Foxx

### T H E SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH I NGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorabl e Mark Udall U nited States Senate Washington, D C 20510 Dear Senator Uda ll: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your lette r regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authorit y to conduct U.S. services. G iven th a t a numb e r of interested parties h ave filed respons i ve pleadings to NA I 's app lic atio n and thi s matter is currently p e ndin g before the Department, I a m s ure yo u und e rstand that I cannot comment on the m e rit s ofNA I 's app li ca ti o n. I ass ure yo u , however , th at we wi ll g iv e full and caref ul co n s ideratio n to a ll oft he pleadin gs filed o n the record before we reach a determination in this m atter. As is our s tandard practice , I am p lacing a copy of yo u r letter and my re s ponse in Docke t DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a con tact ou t s id e t he record of thi s case. You may track the progre ss of thi s case and v iew the publicly ava il able documents filed in the docket b y accessing th e Fede ra l Docket Management Sy s te m a t www.regulati ons.gov and sea rching for Docket DOT-OST-20 1 3-0204. I hope this inform a ti o n i s h e lp f ul. A s imil a r res ponse has been se nt to eac h co s igner of your l etter. S in cere ly ,

Anthony R. FoxxThe Honorable Jack Re e d U nite d States Senate Was hin gton, DC 20510 De ar Senator Reed: 

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

April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter re ga rdin g th e ap pli cati on ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S
. serv ices. Given th a t a number of intereste d parties have fi le d res p o n s i ve p lead in gs to NAI's application and this matter is currentl y pendin g b e fore th e D e partment , I a m s ure yo u understand that I cannot co mme nt on th e m e rit s ofNA I 's application. I ass ure yo u , howeve r , that we will g ive full and carefu l consideration to a ll of the pl ead in gs fil e d on th e reco rd b e fore we reach a dete rmin a tion in thi s matter. As is our s tandard practice , I am pl ac in g a co p y of yo ur lette r and m y r es ponse in Docke t DOT

- OST

- 2 013-0204 , as a co ntact o ut s id e th e record of thi s case. You may track the pro g re ss of thi s case and view the publicl y avai lab le d o cum e nt s fi le d in th e docket b y accessing th e Federa l Docket Manage me nt System at www.regu lat ions.gov and sea rchin g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204
. I ho p e thi s inf ormati on i s he lp f ul. A si mil a r re spon s e ha s been se nt to eac h cos i g ner of yo ur l e tter. S incerely,

A nthon y R. Foxx

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

The Honorable She ldon Whitehou se United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Whitehouse: April 04 , 2 014

Thank you for your l etter re ga rdin g the app licati o n of Norwegian Air Inte rn at ional Limited (NAI) for a uthority to conduct U.S. se rv ic es . Given that a numb er of intereste d parties have filed responsive pleadin gs to NA I 's applic ation and this matter is currently p endin g before the Depa rtme nt , I am s ure yo u understand th at I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's applic a tion. I ass ure yo u , howe ve r , that we will give full and carefu l cons ideration to all of the pl ea ding s fil ed o n the record bef o re we reach a determination in this matter. A s i s our standard prac tice , I am p laci ng a copy of yo ur lette r and m y r espo n se in D ocket DOT

- OST

- 2013

- 0204, as a co ntac t o ut s ide the record ofthi s c ase. You may track the progres s of this ca se and view the publicl y available docum e nt s filed in the docket by accessing th e Federa l Docket Management System at www.regulations
. gov and sea rchin g for Doc ke t DOT-OST

- 2 013-0204. I hope this information i s helpful. A s imi lar respo n se ha s been se nt to eac h co s igner of yo ur le tt er. Sincere ly,

Anthony R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTAT ION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 20590

The Honorable Jeanne Shahe e n United States Senate Washingt o n , DC 20510 D ear Senator Shaheen: Apri l 04 , 2014

Thank yo u f or yo ur letter regarding the application ofNorwegian A ir Intern a tion a l Limited (NAI) for authorit y to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of inte res ted parties h ave filed respo n s i ve ple a din gs to NAI's a pplication and thi s matter is c urrently pendin g before th e Department, I a m sure you und e rs tan d that I cannot comment on the m e rit s ofNA I 's app li cation. I assure yo u , howeve r , that we will give full and carefu l c o n s id e ration to all of th e pleadings fi le d o n th e reco rd b efo re we reach a de t e rmin at io n in thi s matter. As is o ur s tandard prac tic e, I am pl ac in g a copy of yo ur letter and my response in D ocket DOT-OST- 20 13-0204, as a contact out s id e th e record ofthis case . You m ay track the prog ress of thi s case a nd view the publicl y avai labl e documents filed in the docket b y access ing the Federal Docket Management System at www. reg ul at ions.gov and sea rc hin g for Docket DOT-OST- 20 13-0 204
. I hop e thi s inform ati o n i s h e lpful. A si mil a r respo n se h as been se nt to eac h cos i g n e r of yo ur letter. S inc e re l y,

A ntho ny R. Foxx

### THE SECRET A RY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
. C
. 2 0 5 90

The H ono rabl e C l ai re McCa s kill United States Senate Washin gton, D C 205 10 Dear Senator McCaskill: April 04, 2014

Th ank you for yo ur letter rega rd ing the appl ication ofNorwegian Air In ternational Limited (NAI) for a uth ority to conduct U
. S. serv ices. Given that a num ber of interested part ies have fi led respon sive pleadings to NAI's app li cation and this matter is c urrent ly pending before the Department , I am s ure you und erstand that I cannot co mment o n the m er it s ofNA I 's app li cation. I ass ure yo u , however, that we will give f ull and careful cons ide rat ion to a ll of th e p l eading s filed on th e record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our stand ard practice , I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in D ocket DOT

- OST

- 20 1 3

- 0204, as a contact outside the record of thi s case . Yo u may track th e progre ss of this case a nd v iew the publicly avai labl e documents fi led in the docket by access in g the Federal Docket Management Syste m a t www .r egu lati ons . gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hop e this inf orm a tion i s he lpful. A s imil a r re sponse has been se nt t o eac h cos ig n er of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorable Joe Manchin U nited States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Manchin: April 04 , 2014

Thank yo u for your letter reg ard ing the app li cation ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) for authority to conduct U.S. service s . Gi ve n that a numb e r of interested partie s ha ve fil e d respon s ive pleadings to NA I 's application and this matter is currently pending before the Department , 1 am s ure yo u understand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNA I 's app lic at io n. I ass ure yo u , howe ve r , that we will give fu ll and careful consideration to a ll of the pleading s filed on the re co rd before we reach a detem1ination in thi s matter. As is our standard practice , I am placing a cop y of yo ur letter and m y response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact out s id e the record of this ca se. You m ay track the progre ss of thi s case and v iew the publicl y avai lable documen t s fil e d in th e docket b y accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www. regul ations.gov and searc hing for Docket DOT

- OST-2013-0204. I hope thi s inform atio n i s helpful. A s imila r re s pon se h as been se nt to each cosigner of your letter
. S in cere ly,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorabl e Mark Pryor United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Pryor: April 04 , 2014

Thank you for yo ur letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air Inte rnational Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U
. S. se rv ice s. Given that a number of interested parties have fil ed res pon s ive pl eadings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Department , I am sure you understand that 1 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 e d on th e record b efo re we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I a m placin g a cop y of yo ur letter and m y response in Docket DOT-OST-2013

- 0204, as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progres s 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 sea rching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is he lpful. A similar respo n se has been sent to each cosigner of yo ur letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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

The Honorabl e Robert Menend ez Unite d State s Senate Washington , D C 20510 Dear Senator Menendez: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter rega rding the app lic ation ofNorwegian Ai r Internation a l Limited (NAI) for authority to condu c t U.S. services. Given that a numb er of inte res te d parti es h ave filed re spo n s i ve pleading s to NA I 's app licati on and this matter is currentl y pending before the Department, I am s ure you unders tand that I cannot comment on the m erits ofNAI's app lic ation. I assure y ou , however , that w e wi ll give full and c areful co n s id e ration to a ll o f th e pl ead in gs fil e d o n th e reco rd before we re ac h a de t ermination in thi s matte r. A s i s our standard practice , I am placing a copy of your le tter and my re s ponse in Docket DOT-OST-201 3- 0 2 04 , a s a contact outside th e record of thi s case . Y o u may track the pro g ress of thi s case and v iew th e publicl y ava il ab le documents filed in the d oc k et b y access in g the Fe de ral Dock e t Management Sys t em at www. reg ul ati ons.gov and se arching for D ocket DOT-OST-2013-0 2 04. I ho pe this inform ation i s he lpful. A s imil ar response h as b ee n sent to eac h cosigner of your l e tt er. Sincere ly ,

A nth o ny R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WAS H I NGTON , D
. C
. 20 5 90

The Honorable Dianne Fein s tein United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Sen a tor Feinstein: April 04 , 2014

Thank you for yo ur l e tter rega rdin g the app li catio n ofNorwegian Ai r International Limited (NAI) for author ity to conduct U
. S. se rvic es. G i ve n that a numb e r o f inte res te d parties h ave fil ed re s p ons i ve pl ead in gs to NA I ' s a pplication and thi s matter is c urrentl y pending before th e Department, I am s ure you understand that I cannot comme nt on the merit s ofNAI ' s a pplic at io n. I a ss ure yo u , however , that we w ill give full and carefu l con s ideration to a ll of th e pl eadin gs fil e d on th e record before we reach a de termin at ion in thi s matt er. As is our s tandard practice , I am pl ac in g a copy of yo ur le tter a nd my response in Docket DOT-OST

- 2013-0204 , as a co nt act outside the record of thi s case. Yo u may track th e pro g ress of this case and view the publicly available documents fil ed in the docket b y acc e ss in g the Federal Docket Management System a t www. reg ul a tion s . gov a nd se arching for D oc ke t DOT-OST-20 1 3- 0 2 04. I hope this inform ati o n i s h e lpful. A s imil a r response h as been sen t to each cos ig n e r of yo ur le tter. Sincerely,

Ant hon y R. Foxx

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

The Honorabl e Mary 

### L. L andri eu United State s Senate Wa s hington , D C 20510 Dear Senator Landri e u: April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur letter re gardin g th e application ofNorweg ian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Gi ve n that a numb er of inte res t e d parties h ave filed respo n s i ve pleadings to NA I 's applic a tion and thi s matte r is c urrentl y pending before the Dep a rtme nt , I a m s ure yo u und e rstand that I cannot comment on the merit s ofNAI's application. I assure you , h oweve r , that we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed o n th e reco rd before we rea ch a determination in this m atte r. As is our standard practice , I am placin g a co py of your letter and my res ponse in Docket DOT-OST-2013

- 0 2 04 , as a contact outside the record of thi s case. You may track the progr ess of thi s case and view the publicly avai la b le documents fil ed in the d ocket by access ing th e Fed e ral Docke t Managem e nt System at www. regul a ti o n s.gov and searc hin g for Docket DOT-OST-20 13

- 0204. I ho p e this information is helpful. A similar res pon se h as been se nt to eac h co s igner of your letter. Sincerely,

Anth o ny R
. Foxx

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

The Honorable Bob Casey, Jr. United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Casey: April 04, 2014

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NA I) for authority to conduct U.S. se rvices. 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 ass ure yo u , how e ver, that we will give fu ll and careful consideration to a ll ofthe pleading s filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice , I am pl ac ing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DOT -OST -2013-0 204, as a contact outside the record of thi s case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicly ava il ab le documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations
. gov and se arching for Docket DOT-OST-20 13-0204. I hope this information is helpful. A s imilar response has been sent to each cosigner of your letter. Sincerely ,

Anthony R. Foxx

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S
. Department of Transportation 1 200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: March 12,2014

We write regarding No rweg i an Air International Limited 's (NAI) pending applications for an exemption and foreign a ir carrier permit. As you evaluate these applications, we strong l y urge you to ensure they comply with the U.S

- EU Open Skies Agreement and are in the public interest. The Department of Transportation (DOT) h as a strong record of negotiating air tr ansport agreements that have increased international competition and expanded av iation market access. The U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement, in particular, i s a landmark agree m ent that has resulted in s ubst ant ial benefits. Market liberalization has created both greater service options for consumers and increased fare competition. It has also increased access to foreign markets, expand ed growth opportunities for U.S. calTiers and U.S. jobs, and boosted tourism and business travel to the United States
. The benefits to U.S. competitiveness and job growth hav e resulted in part because negotiators on both sides of the U .S.-EU Open Skies Ag reement took steps to make certain ou r l abor forces continue to enjoy strong employment protections
. Spec if ically, a new pro v i sion- Article 17 

### bis- was included in the agreement that recognizes the importance of high labor standards. Art icle 1 7 

### bis states, "T he opportunities created by the Agreement are not intended to undermine labour standards or the labour-related ri ghts and princ iple s co nta in ed in the Parties' respective l aws." This is consistent with U.S. law that requires the DOT to apply, among other factors, a public interest standard to make sure that U.S. air carriers are on at least an equa l footing w ith foreign carriers when reviewing and approv in g applications from forei g n air carrie rs to provide new air service. We recogni ze that this arrangement would add trans-Atlantic flight options for consumers. We support competition, but urge you to ensu re that this agreement wi ll not come at the expe n se of U
. S
. industry. Given these provisions , we want to ensure that NAT's pending applications are consistent with the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreeme nt s. NAI, a subsidiary ofNorwegian Air Shuttle , is seeking to take advantage of the new opportunities prov id ed under this agreement and es t ab li sh new ser vice between the United States and th e Emopean Union (EU). NAI's parent company i s based in Norway, and NAI is owned and controlled by Norwegian citizens. However , NAI wi ll operate as an Irish a ir carrier , even though it



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### bis was intended to address. As the DOT reviews NAI's application for an exemption and air carrier permit, we strong ly urge you to exan1ine this arrangement to ensure its full compliance with the U.S.-E.U. Open Skies Agreement labor provisions and consistency with U.S. Jaw. We support competition and increased consumer choice, but not by unfairl y disadvantaging U.S. airlines or threatening U.S. jobs. We need to make certain that the high labor standards envisioned by the agreement are upheld through its implementation to ensure a fair and equal opportunity of U.S. and EU airlines to compete in the transAtlantic market. Again, as DOT considers NAI's applications , we request that you ensure that they are in full compliance with the U.S-E.U. Open Skies Agreement and in the public interest. Thank you for your consideration of these important issu es. Sincerely,



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