BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC

. ) Docket OST

- 20 12

-

_____ )

for exemption s pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( San Diego

– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; )

Dallas/Fort Worth

– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico ) )

)

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR EXEMPTION S

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street , N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D.C. 2000 6

(202) 331

- 3348

(202) 331

- 3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

July 16 , 2012

NOTICE: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN ANSWER TO THIS APPLICATION.

ANSWERS MUST BE FILED IN THIS DOCKET, AND SERVED UPON

THE PARTIES LISTED ABOVE, ON OR BEFORE JULY 31 , 2012

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WILL POLL U.S. CARRIERS.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC

. ) Docket OST

- 20 12

-

_____ )

for exemption s pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( San Diego

– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico ; )

Dallas/Fort Worth

– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico ) )

)

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR EXEMPTION S

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Procedural Rules,

14 CFR § 302.301, et seq. , Spirit Airlines , Inc. (“Spirit”) applies for exemption s from 49 U.S.C.

§ 4 1101 authoriz ing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and

mail be tween San Diego

, California on the one hand and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico , on the

other hand as well as between Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on the one hand, and San Jose del Cabo

,

Mexic o

, on the other hand and to designate Spirit for such service

. 1

In support of this a pplication, Spirit states as follows:

Spirit is a corporation organized and existing under and pursuant to the laws of 1.

the State of Delaware. Its principal office is located at 2800 Executive Way, Miramar, Florida

33025

. Spirit curren tly serves nearly 6 0 destinations in the United States, Central America, the

Caribbean, and South America.

1 Upon issuance of the exemption s requested herein, as well as the exemption requested by application filed July 2,

2012 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0106, Spirit requests that all three exemptions be added to its consolidated U.S.

- Mexico Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Rout e 907 (Order 2012

- 6

- 12).Application of Spirit Airlines, Inc. for Exemption s

SAN

- SJD, DFW

- SJD

Page 3

Spirit is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. 2.

§40102(a)(15). Its P resident and over two

- thirds of its Board of Directors and other managing

officers are U.S. citizens

, and at least 75% of its voting stock is owned and controlled by U.S.

citizens.

The Department has repeatedly found Spirit fi t, willing, and able to provide 3.

scheduled air transportation of persons, property

, and mail. 2 Spirit holds a Certificate of Public

Convenience and Necessity to provide interstate air transportation of persons, property and mail

(Order 98

- 7

- 6), a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for foreign air transportation

of persons, property, and mail to all open

- skies countries (Order 2007

- 7

- 3), a consolidated

certificate of authority to provide combination service to limited

- entry markets (other than

Mexico) and non

- open skies markets (Order 2010

- 1

- 12), and a consolidated certificat e of

authority to provide combination service in various U.S.

- Mexico markets (Order 2012

- 6

- 12).

There have been no material changes within the C ompany that would affect those prior fitness

findings.

Spirit’s Ultra Low Cost Carrier (“ULCC”) services provi de significant public 4.

benefits and advance the public interest by making low cost air travel much more available

between the U.S. and Latin America. Its service has stimulated significant growth in these

markets.

Spirit ’s proposed service is authorized by A nnex I sections A

. 1.a

. , and B.5

. of the 5.

U.S.

- Mexico Bilateral Air Transport Agreement as amended

, which permits the United States to

designate up to three U.S. carriers to serve the s e market s

. On ly on e U.S. carrier is currently

designated to provide s ervice between San Diego and San Jose del Cabo

, and only one U.S.

2 Spirit requests that the Department take official notice of the financial information it provides the Department on a

regular basis in its Form 41 reports.Application of Spirit Airlines, Inc. for Exemption s

SAN

- SJD, DFW

- SJD

Page 4

carrier is currently designated to provide service between Dallas/Fort Worth and San Jose del

Cabo. Spirit’s service would advance the public interest by increasing competition on the s e

route s

.

Spirit plans to begin daily service between San Diego and San Jose del Cabo on 6.

N o vember 8, 2012 . Spirit plans to operate 4 weekly roundtrip flights , with the ability to grow

into daily service, between Dallas/Ft. Worth and San Jose del Cabo beginn ing June 13, 201 3

.

Stage 3 Airbus 145 seat A319 and 178 seat A320 aircraft will be used for both routes . The

initial service schedule for SAN

- SJD is set fort h at Exhibit NK

- 1. The initial service schedule for

DFW

- SJD is set forth at Exhibit NK

- 2

.

Spirit will continue to abide by all of the conditions and limitations the 7.

Department attaches to exemption authorities.

Spirit ’s annual expected f uel burn for SAN

- SJD is 1,110,360 gallons. The annual 8.

expected fuel burn for DFW

- SJD is 1,472,927. 3 This amou nt is well below the ten million gallon

threshold specifi ed in Section 313.4(a)(1) of D epartment regulations. Approval of Spirit’s

application does not qualify as a major regulatory action under Part 313.

3 Expected fuel burn is calculated on the basis of one daily roundtrip flight using A320 aircraft.Application of Spirit Airlines, Inc. for Exemption s

SAN

- SJD, DFW

- SJD

Page 5

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Spirit respectfully requests that the

Department grant the exemption authority requested above for a minimum period of two years

and designate Spirit for this service. Spirit further requests any different or additional relief that

the Department may deem necess ary

.

Respectfully submitted,

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street , N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D.C. 2000 6

(202) 331

- 3348

(202) 331

- 3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

July 16 , 2012EXHIBIT NK

- 1

Notes: All times listed are local times. 

## S PIRIT 

## A IRLINES



## , I NC



## .

S AN 

### D IEGO 

### (SAN )

– S AN 

### J OSE DEL 

### C ABO 

### ( SJD ) S ERVICE

Depart ure Arrival Flight Stops Frequency Equipment

EFF 11/08/12 DIS 03/09/13

SAN

10:1 0 SJD

13:1 5 107 0 Daily 319 /320

SJD

14:1 5 SAN

15:1 5 108 0 Daily 319 /320

EFF 03/10/13 DIS 04/06 /13

SAN

10:10 SJD

12:15 107 0 Daily 320

SJD

13:15 SAN

15:15 108 0 Daily 320

EFF 04/07 /13

SAN

10:10 SJD

13:15 107 0 Daily 319/ 320

SJD

14:15 SAN

15:15 108 0 Daily 319/ 320EXHIBIT NK

- 2

Notes: All times listed are local times

. 

## S PIRIT 

## A IRLINES



## , I NC



## .

D ALLAS 

### /F ORT 

### W ORTH 

### (DFW)

– S AN 

### J OSE DEL 

### C ABO 

### (SJD) S ERVICE

Departure Arrival Flight Stops Frequency Equipment

EFF 06/13/13

DFW

13:35 SJD

15:1 5 275 0 2467 319

SJD

16 :15 DFW

20 : 00 276 0 2467 319CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing “Application of Spirit Airlines,

I nc. for Exemption s ” by email on the following persons:

msinick@ssd.com (Alaska)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (AirTran)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (AirTran)

Carl.nelson@aa.com (American)

francis.heil@aa.com (American)

james.kaleigh@aa.com (American)

robert

. wirick@aa.com (American)

jcanny@amerijet.com (Amerijet)

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Amerijet)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

Stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (ASTAR)

jeff.morgan@delta.com (Delta)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

cefelts@fedex .com (FedEx)

Patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

Robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (JetBlue)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

Thella Bowens

President, San Diego County Regional Airport

Authority

tbowens@san.org

Breton Lobner

General Counsel, San Diego International

Airport

bklobner@airports.ci.la.ca.us

James Crites

Executive Vice President

, Operation s Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l Airport

jcrites@drwairport.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

john.Fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun

Country)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

dan.weiss@united.com (Uni ted)

jonathan.linde@united.com (United)

lhalloway@crowell.com (United)

rbkeiner@crowell.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (United)

Anita.mosner@hklaw.com (UPS)

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (UPS)

Benjamin_slocum@usairways.com (US

Airways)

howard_kass@usairways.com (U.S. Airways)

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com (USA 3000)

john.varley@virgin america.com (Virgin

America)

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com (Virgin

America)

john.allen @faa.gov

urskr @state.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

Michael Goldman

Counsel, Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l Airport

mgoldman@sgbdc.com

Lyndsey Grunewald

July 16 , 2012