BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,DCBenjaminEdelmanThird-PartyComplainant))))DocketDOT-OST-2014-0230v.))SrilankanAirlinesLimited)___________________________________________________________________________)UNCONTESTEDMOTIONOFSRILANKANAIRLINESLIMITEDFOREXTENSIONOFTIMETOFILEANANSWERTOTHIRD-PARTYCOMPLAINTCommunicationswithrespecttothisdocumentshouldbeaddressedto:December29,2014DAVIDHEFFERNANCOZENO'CONNOR1627IStreet,NWSuite1100Washington,DC20006Telephone(202)463-2537E-mail:dheffernan@cozen.comCounselforSRILANKANAIRLINESLTO.BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,DCBenjaminEdelmanThird-PartyComplainant))))DocketDOT-OST-2014-0230v.))SriLankanAirlinesLimited)______________________________)DATED:December29,2014UNCONTESTEDMOTIONOFSRILANKANAIRLINESLIMITEDFOREXTENSIONOFTIMETOFILEANANSWERTOTHIRD-PARTYCOMPLAINTPursuantto14C.F.R.§302.405(a),SriLankanAirlinesLtd.("SriLankan")respectfullyrequestsanextensionoftimeuntilJanuary16,2015,toanswerthethird-partycomplaintfiledbyMr.BenjaminEdelman(the"complainant")intheabove-captioneddocket.Absenttherequestedextensionoftime,SriLankan'sanswerwouldbedueonJanuary7,2015.Inresponsetoundersignedcounsel'srequest,thecomplainanthasadvisedthathedoesnotobjecttotherequestedtimeextensionsoughtbySriLankan.SriLankansubmitsthatgoodcauseexistsfortheDepartmenttograntitsuncontestedmotionforanextensionoftime.CounselforSriLankanwasservedacopyofthecomplaintonlytwodaysbeforetheChristmas/NewYearholidayperiod.DuetothetimedifferencebetweentheU.S.andSriLanka,therelevantexecutiveatSriLankandidnotreceivethecomplaintuntilDecember241h.Duetotheyear-endholidayabsencesoftheSriLankanpersonnelwithresponsibilityforMotion

of Srilankan Airlines

Ltd

. Page

2 the issues outlined

in Mr. Edelman's complaint, additional

time will
be needed

to investigate

and prepare

an answer. Srilankan's
motion

is
in the public interest, as the time extension sought herein

will allow Srilankan

to adequately address the issues outlined

in the complaint

, thereby assisting

the Department

in its review

of the matter

at issue

, and the time extension
would

not unduly delay
this proceeding. Furthermore

, there

is ample precedent

for the Department's granting

of the requested

time extension

. 1 WHEREFORE

, Srilankan respectfully requests

that
the Department extend

to January

16, 2015,

the deadline

for answering

the above-captioned third-party complaint. Dated

: December

29, 2014

Respectfully submitted, DAVID HEFFERNAN COZEN

O

' CONNOR 1627

I Street,

NW Suite 1100 Washington

, DC 20006 Telephone

(202) 463-2537 E-mail: dheffernan@cozen

. com Counsel

for SRILANKAN AIRLINES

LTD

. 1 See

E

- mai

l from Mr. Nicholas Lowry

to Mr

. Alec Bram

l ett Gran

ti ng the Uncontested

Mot

i on of Amer

i can

A

i r li nes

, Inc. for Extens

i on of
T

i me

to File
Its Answer

to Third-Party Compla

i nt

, February

14

, 2013 (Docket
DOT

- OST

- 2013

- 0024)

; E-ma

i l from

Mr

. Nicholas Lowry

t o Mr

. John M

i etus Grant

i ng the Uncontested

Mot

i on of Cathay Pacific

A

i rways Limited

for

E x tension

of Time to Answer Third

- Party Compla

i nt

, February

14

, 2013 (Docket DOT-OST-2013-0027)

, E

- mail from Mr

. N

i cholas Lowry

to Mr

. Don Hainbach Granting

the Mot

i on of Br

i t

i sh Airways

PLC
for Extens

i on of Time

to

F

il e Its Answer

to Complaint

, February

14

, 2013 (Docket
DOT

- OST-2013- 0025)

.CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatIhavethisdateelectronicallyservedacopyoftheforegoingMotionofSriLankanAirlinesLtd.onthefollowingpersons:BenjaminEdelman,Esq.169WalnutStreetBrookline,MA02445ben@benedelman.orgBlaneWorkie,Esq.AssistantGeneralCounselforAviationEnforcement&ProceedingsOfficeoftheGeneralCounselU.S.DepartmentofTransportationblane.workie@dot.govNicholasLowry,Esq.SeniorAttorneyOfficeofAviationEnforcement&ProceedingsOfficeoftheGeneralCounselU.S.DepartmentofTransportationnick.lowry@dot.govDATED:December29,2014LEGAl\21H5-1117\lKennethC.Hines