BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

and

GOJET AIRLINES , LLC

for a statement of authorization pursuant to

14 C.F R. Part 212 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 04

- 19214

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

, AND GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Alexander Van der Bellen,

Managing Director, Government Affairs

and Associate General Counsel Christopher Walker

Regional Director, Government Affairs DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842

- 4184 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Nienke Neij Corporate Legal Counsel

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES P.O. Box 7700, 1117 ZL Schiphol

The Netherlands 31 (0)6 22813099 nienke.neij@klm.com

April 4 , 201 3 David J. A. Hayes III

Vice

- President & General Counsel

TRANS STATES HOLDINGS, INC

. 11495 Navaid Road St. Louis, MO 63044 (314) 222

- 4316 dhayes@transstates.net

Counsel for GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

Notice: The Joint Applicants intend to poll the U.S. carrier representatives on the attached service list regarding this Application and will notify the Department of the results as soon as possible.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

and

GOJET AIRLINES , LLC

for a statement of authorization pursuant to

14 C.F R. Part 212 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 04

- 19214

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

, AND GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Delta A ir Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (“ KLM ”) and GoJet

Airlines, LLC (“ GoJet ”) (together, the “Joint Applicants”) hereby app ly for authority to

expand KLM ’s existing codesharing on Delta to include Delta C onnection operations by

GoJet . Specifically, pursuan t to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, GoJet seeks a blanket statement o f

authorization al lowing GoJet to display KLM ’ s “ KL *” code on D elta Connection flights

GoJet operates : (a) within the United States (in conjunction with KLM ’ s services in foreign

air transportation), and (b) between the United States and third countries. 1 GoJet

requests th at its statement of authorization be valid for an indefinite period subject to the

Department’s normal code share conditions. 2

In support of this Jo int Applicatio n, Delta, KLM , and GoJet state as follows:

1. GoJet is a certificated U.S. air carrier that op erates flights for marketing

and sale by Delta.

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request consolidation of this application into Docket

DOT

- OST

- 2004

- 19214, the Docket established by the Department for the administration of the grant of the blanket statements of authorization issued to KLM an d Delta.

2 The Joint Applicants request a waiver of the 45

- day advance filing requirement for codeshare statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 so that the proposed codeshare services may begin without delay.Joint Application of Delta, KLM, and GoJet Page 2

2. The Department has previously approved Delta/KLM blanket statements of

authorization for reciprocal codesharing. See Order 2006

- 2

- 1 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2004

-

19214. The proposed services are fully consistent with the Department’s prior codeshare

approval and with the U.S.

- EU Open Skies Agreement.

3. Delta, KLM

, and GoJet have agreed to expand codesharing to encom p ass

flights operated by GoJet on Delta’s behalf. Accordingly, the Joint Applicants request a

blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F .R. Part 212, permitting GoJet to display

KLM ’s “ KL *” designator cod e on flights operated by GoJet : (a) within the United S tates (in

conjunction with KLM ’s services in foreign air transportation), and (b) between the United

States and third countries.

4. The proposed codeshare services will be operate d purs uant to the

Delta/ KLM codeshare agreement previously approved by the Department and a n ancill ar y

Delta/ KLM / GoJet agreement. A redacted copy of th e ancillary Delta/ KLM / GoJet

agreement is attached to this Application.

5. KLM holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in the full

scope of foreign air transportation permissible under the U.S.

- EU Open Skies A greement.

Se e Order 2008

- 5

- 40 dated May 29

, 20 0 8 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 07

- 0127

.

6. The same public interest considerations that supported the grant of

codes hare authority to KLM and Delta apply with equal force to the s ervices operated by

GoJet on behalf of Delta. KLM and Delta have a longstanding codesharing relationship,

and grant of this applic ation will enable KLM to further expand its on

- line service options

to additional U.S. and beyond

- U.S. cities.

7. The Joint A pplicants’ initial codeshare markets are listed at Exhibit A

- 2 to

the attached codeshare agreement. To the extent necessary , the Joint Applicants request

that the authority requested here for KLM codesharing on GoJet be administered join tly

with the authority for KLM codesharing on Delta and other Delta Connection carriers inJoint Application of Delta, KLM, and GoJet Page 3

docket DOT

- OST

- 2004

- 19214 such that any non

- open skies point 30

- day notice given is

deemed notice for all of the operating carriers authorized in this docket, except for U.S.

-

Mexico service where notices will continue to be provided on an operating carrier specific

basis. The Joint Applicants incorporate by reference all previous non

- Mexico codeshare

point notices prov id ed in this docket

.

8. GoJet is not a CRAF partici pant.

9. The Joint Applicants will conduct these codeshare services in accordance

with 14 C.F.R. Part 257 and the other conditions normally imposed by the Department on

codesharing statements of authorization.

WHEREFOR E, Delta, KLM , and GoJet request that the Department promptly

grant the authority described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Nienke Neij /s/ David J.A. Hayes III

________________________________ ________________________________ Nienke Neij Corporate Legal Counsel

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES David J. A. Hayes III

Vice

- President & General Counsel

TRANS STATES HOLDING S, INC.

Counsel for GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs

& Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing document has been served this 4 th day of April

, 2013 , upon the following persons via email:



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