Application of 

WEST JET 

BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of 

authorization (blanket codesharing) 

APPLICATION OF WEST JET FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

April 7, 2015 

DON H. HAINBACH 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Phone: (202) 776-3970 

dhainbachr(L)ggh-airlaw .com 

Counsel for WestJet 

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application may file an answer on or before 

April22, 2015. However, WestJet requests expedited treatment of this application. WestJet will poll the 

U.S. carrier representatives served with this application and notify the Department promptly of the results 

ofthe poll. 
Application of 

WEST JET 

BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of 

authorization (blanket codesharing) 

APPLICATION OF WEST JET FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

WestJet hereby applies for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 to the extent 

necessary to enable it to allow WestJet to display the Societe Air France (Air France) AF* designator 

code on flights operated by W estJet from any point or points behind Canada, via any point or points in 

Canada, and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond. WestJet 

intends to initiate codeshare service as soon as possible following receipt of all required government 

approvals, by listing the Air France AF* designator code on flights operated by WestJet between Air 

France's Canadian gateways: Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, on the one hand, and the U.S. points 

listed in Attachment A, on the other hand, and respectfully requests expedited approval of this application 

to enable Air France and W estJet to begin marketing and sales activities without delay .

1 WestJet furthers 

request that the statement of authorization be issued for an indefinite period. 

In support ofthis application, WestJet submits the following: 

1. WestJet, a Canadian carrier, currently operates service to the United States pursuant to its foreign 

air carrier permit issued by the Department by Order 2012-6-6, in Docket DOT-OST-2001-11158. That 

foreign air carrier permit authorizes WestJet to operate, inter alia: 

To the extent necessary, WestJet respectfully requests a waiver of the advance filing requirements specified 

in Part 212 of the Department's regulations. 
Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind 

Canada via Canada and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and 

beyond 

2. Air France, a carrier of France, currently operates service to the United States pursuant to its 

foreign air carrier permit issued by the Department by Order 2008-3-16, in Docket DOT-OST-2007-

29028. That foreign air carrier permit authorizes Air France to operate, inter alia: 

Foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any 

point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points 

in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United 

States and beyond. 

3. WestJet and Air France have entered into a codeshare agreement, and WestJet is requesting 

blanket codeshare authorization for the transportation of persons, property and mail, pursuant to Part 212 

of the Department's regulations, to allow WestJet to display the Air France AF* designator code on 

flights operated by WestJet from any point or points behind Canada, via any point or points in Canada, 

and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond. Air France intends to 

market such codeshare services in accordance with its authority to conduct foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, 

via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the 

United States and beyond. Air France will not market its codeshare service to local passengers traveling 

solely between Canada and the United States. 

4. The requested authority is consistent with the March 12, 2007 U.S.-Canada Air Transport 

Agreement, Article 11 ( 6) of which authorizes cooperative marketing arrangements including codesharing 

with third-country airlines. The requested authority is also consistent with the 2007 U.S.-EU Open Skies 

Agreement, Article 10 of which authorizes cooperative marketing arrangements including codesharing 

with third-country airlines. 

5. Blanket authorizations are m the public interest because they enable codeshare partners to 

develop the full range of services permitted under applicable air services agreements. The services 

contemplated by WestJet and Air France will provide a more efficient use of capacity in the marketplace 

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and will help maximize the service options available to the traveling and shipping public. The requested 

authorization is also consistent with the Department's grant of blanket codesharing authority to other 

foreign carriers whose homeland governments have open skies relationships with the United States. See, 

e.g., Department Action on Application, Docket DOT-OST-201 0-0248 (October 21, 201 0) granting 

blanket codesharing statements of authorization to British Airways and lberia; and Department Action on 

Application, Docket DOT-OST-2011-0181 (October 3, 2011) granting blanket codesharing statements of 

authorization to JAL and LAN Airlines S.A. 

6. By submitting this application, WestJet hereby provides notice of its intent to display the AF* 

code on the routes described above. Consistent with standard practice, WestJet will notify the 

Department no later than 30 days before commencing any codeshare services to non-open skies points. 

Any notification regarding non-open skies points will inform the Department of the codeshare market(s) 

to be served and the date on which the service will begin. WestJet and Air France will conduct all of their 

codeshare operations in compliance with 14 CFR Part 257 and will accept the Department's standard 

codeshare conditions. 

ACCORDINGLY, WestJet submits that grant of the authority requested would be consistent with 

the public interest, and it respectfully requests that the Department grant it a statement of authorization to 

display the Air France AF* designator code on flights operated by WestJet from any point or points 

behind Canada, via any point or points in Canada, and via intermediate points to any point or points in the 

United States and beyond, and such other additional relief as the Department may deem appropriate. 

WestJet further requests that the requested authority be granted for an indefinite period, consistent with 

the Department's practice. 

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ly submitted, 

?dDon H. Hainbach 

Counsel for WestJet 
Canadian Gateways: 

Montreal, QC (YUL) 

Toronto, ON (YYZ) 

Vancouver, BC (YVR) 

U.S. Points: 

Chicago, IL (ORO) 

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) 

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) 

Fort Myers, FL (RSW) 

Honolulu, HI (HNL) 

Kahului, HI (OGG) 

Kauai Island, HI (LIH) 

Kana, HI (KOA) 

Las Vegas, NV (LAS) 

Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 

Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) 

New York, NY (JFK) 

New York, NY (LGA) 

Orlando, FL (MCO) 

Palm Springs, CA (PSP) 

Phoenix, AZ (PHX) 

San Diego, CA (SAN) 

San Francisco, CA (SFO) 

Santa Ana, CA (SNA) 

Tampa, FL (TPA) 

ATTACHMENT A 

CODESHARE POINTS 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email on the following 

persons: 

April 7, 2015 

David Heffernan (Alaska Airlines) 

Howard Kass (American) 

Robert Wirick (American) 

John Richardson (Amerijet International) 

Joan Canny (Amerijet International) 

Gerald F. Murphy (ExpressJet/ SkyWest) 

Kevin Montgomery (Polar) 

Russell Pommer (Atlas Air) 

Chris Walker (Delta) 

Alexander Vander Bellen (Delta) 

Nancy Sparks (FedEx) 

Courtney Felts (FedEx) 

Bailey Leopard (FedEx) 

Jonathan Hill (Hawaiian/JetBlue) 

Parker Erkmann (Hawaiian/JetBlue) 

Mark Atwood (Kalitta) 

Joanne Young (Spirit) 

Dan Weiss (United) 

Steve Morrissey (United) 

Anita Mosner (UPS) 

Jennifer Nowak (UPS) 

Robert Finamore (DOT) 

John Duncan (FAA) 

Stephen Cristina (State Department) 

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