BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

In the matter of the application of ) 

) 

CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION, ) 

S.A.P.I. DE C.V. d/b/a VOLARIS ) 

) 

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 ) 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0105 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this 

document should be addressed to: 

Charles F. Donley II 

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 

1200 19t ' Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6840 

charles.donleygsquirepb.com 

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compania de 

Aviaci6n, S.A.P.I. de C.V. d/b/a Volaris 

DATED: August 4, 2014 

322170/1/WASHINGTON 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of the application of 

CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION, 

S.A.P.I. DE C.V. d/b/a VOLARIS 

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 

) 

) 

) 

) Docket DOT-OST-2011-0105 

) 

) 

) 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Concesionaria Vuela Compainia de Aviacion, S.A.P.I. de C.V. d/b/a Volaris 

("Volaris") hereby requests renewal of the exemption authority granted to it by the 

Deparlrnent of Transportation ("Department") in the above-captioned docket to perform 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Morelia, 

Mexico, and Chicago, Illinois. Volaris requests renewal of this exemption for a one-year 

period on its existing terms and conditions. Volaris' existing exemption expires on 

August 19, 2014. Volaris relies upon the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act 

and Part 377 of the Department's procedural regulations to continue its existing 

authorization in force pending a final decision on this renewal request. 

As indicated below, all of the factors that originally led the Department to grant 

this exemption to Volaris continue in existence at the present time. The basis for grant of 

this exemption was reaffirmed in the December 2005 amendment to the United StatesMexico Air Transport Services Agreement. Reciprocity on the part of the Government of 

Mexico provides additional justification for the renewal of this operating authority. In 

further support of its request for renewal, Volaris states as follows: 

322170/1/WASHINGTON 
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de 

Aviacion, S.A.P.I. de C.V. d/b/a Volaris 

August 4, 2014 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0105 

1. Volaris holds exemption authority to operate scheduled services in the 

Morelia-Chicago market. lVolaris operates regular flights between Morelia and Chicago 

using A319 aircraft. 

2. On December 12, 2005, the United States and Mexico signed an 

amendment to the Air Transport Agreement of August 15, 1960, broadening air transport 

services between the two countries and permitting designated Mexican carriers to operate 

from "a point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States." 2The route 

for which renewal is requested is clearly within the scope of the amendment. Volaris 

remains authorized and designated by the Mexican Government to serve this route in 

accordance with the terms of the 1960 Agreement, as amended. The U.S. Government 

has long recognized that the inclusion of a particular service in a bilateral aviation 

agreement to which the United States is a party and designation of a qualified foreign air 

carrier for that service is, by itself, a prima facie indication of the public interest in 

operations on that route. 3 

' Notice ofAction Taken, August 19, 2013 

2Annex I(A)2(a) 

3See, S.RBP. No. 96-329, at 4(1979), reprinted in 1980 U.S.C.C.A.N. 54, 57 ("The negotiation of a 

bilateral agreement itself represents a determination by the Government of the United States that the grant 

of route authority provided for under the bilateral is in the `public interest."'). 

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322170/1 /WASHINGTON 
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de 

Aviacion, S.A.P.I. de C.V. d/b/a Volaris 

August 4, 2014 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0105 

3. Volaris' fitness remains beyond question. Volaris is subject to the safety 

and operational rules of the Government of Mexico. Mexico is a contracting party to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation and observes all applicable ICAO standards. 

4. This renewal application raises no environmental or energy issues. 

Similarly, approval of the application will not result in a near term increase in fuel 

consumption of ten million gallons or more. 

WHEREFORE, Concesionaria Vuela Compania de Aviaci6n, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a 

Volaris ("Volaris") respectfully requests that the exemption granted to it in the abovecaptioned docket be renewed for an additional one-year period on its existing terms and 

conditions. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Charles F. Donley II ~ 

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 

1200 19thStreet, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6840 

charles.donley_(a),squirepb.com 

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compania de 

Aviaci6n, S.A.P.I. de C.V. d/b/a Volaris 

DATED: August 4, 2014 

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322170/1 /WASH I NGTON 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application for Renewal of 

Exemption has this day been served on all persons identified on the attached service list 

via e-mail. 

&e,ok'a- 4"e 

Charles F. Donley II 

DATED: August 4, 2014 

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