BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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In the matter of the application of ) 

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CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPAMA DE AVIACION, ) Docket DOT-OST-2012- 

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

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

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APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this 

document should be addressed to: 

Edward W. Sauer 

Charles F. Donley II 

Squire, Sanders (US) LLP 

1200 19thSt., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6641 

edward.sauertsquiresanders.com 

charles.donley@squiresanders.com 

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compaiiia de 

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

DATED: June 5, 2012 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of the application of 

CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPARiA DE AVIACION, 

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

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

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) Docket DOT-OST-2012- 

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APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION 

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

("Volaris") hereby requests an exemption from the Department of Transportation 

("Department") authorizing it to perform scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property and mail, over the following routes: 

Morelia and Zacatecas, Mexico-Los Angeles, California 

Monterrey, Mexico-Los Angeles, California 

Guadalajara, Mexico-Las Vegas, Nevada 

1 . Volaris requests exemption authority in these markets for a one-year period. 

Volaris has been designated for service over these bilateral routes by the 

Government of Mexico, and continues to meet or exceed all applicable fitness criteria. 

IThe Department previously granted Volaris authority to serve these routes. NOAT issued December 22, 

2010 in Docket DOT-OST-2009-0242 (Morelia, Zacatecas-Los Angeles); NOAT dated December 22, 2010 

in Docket DOT-OST-2009-0308 (Monterrey- Los Angeles); and NOAT issued May 12, 2011 in Docket 

DOT-OST-2010-0108 (Guadalajara-Las Vegas). Due to an oversight, applications for renewal of these 

exemptions were not submitted previously. Volaris will poll the parties on the service list and advise the 

Depai (Anent of the results. 
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de 

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

June 5, 2012 

Docket DOT-OST-2012- 

The basis for grant of these exemptions was reaffirmed in the December 2005 amendment 

to the United States-Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement. Reciprocity on the part 

of the Government of Mexico provides additional justification for the approval of this 

operating authority. In further support of its request, Volaris states as follows: 

1. Volaris is a Mexican carrier and holds exemption authority to operate 

scheduled services in various markets between the United States and Mexico. Volaris 

operates its U.S. services 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 routes 

for which authority is requested are all clearly within the scope of the amendment. 

Volaris is authorized and designated by the Mexican Government to serve these routes 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 

2Annex 1(A)2(a) 

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

June 5, 2012 

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

operations on that route.3 

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 application raises no environmental or energy issues. Similarly, 

approval of this application will not result in a near term increase in fuel consumption of 

ten million gallons or more. 

WHEREFORE, Concesionaria Vuela Compailia de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a 

Volaris ("Volaris") respectfully requests exemption authority in the markets 

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

June 5, 2012 

Docket DOT-OST-2012- 

listed above for a one-year period. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Edward W. Sauer 

Charles F. Donley II 

Squire, Sanders (US) LLP 

1200 19thSt., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6641 

Edward.sauer@squiresanders.corn 

charles.donley@squiresanders.com 

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compaffla de 

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

DATED: June 5, 2012 

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Edward W. Sauer 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application for Exemption has this 

day been served on all persons identified on the attached service list via e-mail. 

DATED: June 5, 2012 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; sametta.c.bamett@delta.corn; jeff. morgan@delta.corn 

jonathan.linde@united.com; steve.morrissey@united.com; dan.weiss@united.com; 

lhalloway@crowell.com; rbkeiner@crowell.com; gmurphy@crowell.com 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

msinick@ssd.corn 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com 

howard kass@usairways.com; benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

jhill@dowlohnes.com 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

dkirstein@yklaw.com carl.nelson@aa.com 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com; pmurphy ggh-airlaw.com barbara.russell !virginamerica.com