BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

In the matter of the application of )

)

CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPAÑÍA DE AVIACIÓN, ) Docket DOT-OST-2009-0036

S.A.P.I. DE C.V. d/b/a VOLARIS ) DOT-OST-2009-0071

) DOT-OST-2010-0035

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

)

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

Communications with respect to this

document should be addressed to:

Charles F. Donley II

SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 626-6840

charles.donley@squiresanders.com

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de

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

DATED: December 3, 2013
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

In the matter of the application of )

)

CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPAÑÍA DE AVIACIÓN, ) Docket DOT-OST-2009-0036

S.A.P.I. DE C.V. d/b/a VOLARIS ) DOT-OST-2009-0071

) DOT-OST-2010-0035

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

)

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

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

(“Volaris”) hereby requests renewal of the exemption authorities granted to it by the

Department of Transportation (“Department”) in the above-captioned dockets to perform

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

(i) Toluca, Mexico, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida;

(ii) Toluca, Mexico, and Oakland, California; Guadalajara, Mexico and

Oakland, California; and Toluca, Mexico, and Los Angeles, California;

and

(iii) Guadalajara, Mexico, and San Jose, California/Chicago, Illinois.

Volaris additionally requests renewal of its exemption to engage in charter foreign air

transportation in accordance with 14 C.F.R. 212. Volaris requests renewal of these

exemptions for a one-year period on their existing terms and conditions. Volaris relies

upon the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and Part 377 of the
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de

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

December 3, 2013

Dockets DOT-OST-2009-0036, DOT-OST-2009-0071

and DOT-OST-2010-0035

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Department’s procedural regulations to continue its existing authorizations in force

pending a final decision on this renewal request.

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

these exemptions to Volaris continue in existence at the present time. 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 renewal of these

operating authorities. In further support of its request for renewal, Volaris states as

follows:

1. Volaris holds exemptions to serve Toluca-Ft. Lauderdale (DOT-OST2009-0036); Toluca-Oakland, Guadalajara-Oakland and Toluca-Los Angeles (DOT-OST2009-0071); Guadalajara-San Jose/Chicago (DOT-OST-2010-0035); and to operate

charters (DOT-OST-2009-0036).1 Volaris requests renewal of all of these authorizations

for a one-year period.

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

1 Notice of Action Taken, January 29, 2013
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de

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

December 3, 2013

Dockets DOT-OST-2009-0036, DOT-OST-2009-0071

and DOT-OST-2010-0035

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from “a point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States.”2The routes

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

remains 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

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 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 Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a

Volaris (“Volaris”) respectfully requests that the exemptions granted to it in the above2 Annex I(A)2(a)

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.’”).
Application of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de

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

December 3, 2013

Dockets DOT-OST-2009-0036, DOT-OST-2009-0071

and DOT-OST-2010-0035

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captioned dockets be renewed for an additional one-year period on their existing terms

and conditions.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Charles F. Donley II

_______________________________________

Charles F. Donley II

SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 626-6840

charles.donley@squiresanders.com

Counsel to Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de

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

DATED: December 3, 2013
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

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

via e-mail.

/s/ Charles F. Donley II

_________________________________

Charles F. Donley II

DATED: December 3, 2013

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