BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of )

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JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket DOT-OST-2015-

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For an Exemption )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in foreign )

scheduled air transportation of persons property )

and mail from the United States to Grenada )

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APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to:

James G. Hnat

Executive Vice President 

 General Counsel & Government Affairs

Robert C. Land

Senior Vice President Government 

 Affairs & Associate General Counsel

Adam L. Schless

Director, Aircraft Transactions & 

 International Counsel

JetBlue Airways Corporation

1212 New York Avenue

Suite 1212

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 715-2557

J. Parker Erkmann

Jonathan B. Hill

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 842-7800

perkmann@cooley.com

jhill@cooley.com

Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

Dated: February 4, 2015

NOTICE: JetBlue will be polling on this application.
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket DOT-OST-2015-

)

For an Exemption )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in foreign )

scheduled air transportation of persons property )

and mail from the United States to Grenada )

)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of 

Practice, JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) hereby applies for an exemption from 49 

U.S.C. Section 41101 authorizing JetBlue to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation 

between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in Grenada,

on the other hand. JetBlue plans to initiate service between New York’s John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (“JFK”) and Grenada. JetBlue requests broad U.S.-Grenada exemption 

authority, consistent with DOT policy, to serve Grenada from other U.S. gateway points as 

warranted by market demand. JetBlue requests that this exemption be granted for a period of at 

least two (2) years. Because JetBlue proposes to commence operations on this route on

approximately June 11, 2015, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Department act on this 

application in an expeditious manner so that marketing of the service can begin.
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In support of this Application, JetBlue states as follows:

1. JetBlue is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware with its 

principal place of business at 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101. JetBlue 

currently serves 87 destinations, including 26 international destinations.

2. JetBlue is a citizen of the United States as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C Section 

40102(a)(15). JetBlue’s President and at least two-thirds of the members of its board of directors 

and managing officers are citizens of the United States, and at least 75 percent of JetBlue’s

voting stock is owned by citizens of the United States.

3. JetBlue holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Interstate Air 

Transportation issued on February 4, 2000, by Order 2000-2-7. JetBlue also has received 

Blanket Open Skies Authority.1

 In addition, JetBlue has received authority to serve numerous 

additional points in the Caribbean from points in the United States.2 JetBlue is well qualified to 

provide the proposed services and requests that the Department take official notice of all the

information contained in these dockets and orders pursuant to Rule 24.

4. On approximately June 11, 2015, JetBlue plans to initiate twice weekly service 

between JFK and Maurice Bishop International Airport in Grenada (“GND”) using its Stage 3 

compliant 150-seat A320 aircraft. 

5. The requested authority is consistent with the U.S.-U.K. Air Transport Agreement 

of 1946, as amended, that Grenada acceded to upon its independence, and with the overall state 

of aviation relations between the United States and Grenada. The Department has granted 

similar requests for broad U.S.-Grenada authority. See NOAT issued June 28, 2013 in docket 

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 See Order 2007-7-3 (issued July 6, 2007).

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 See, e.g., NOAT issued September 28, 2010 in docket DOT-OST-2010-0228 (granting 

exemption authority to serve Turks & Caicos).
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DOT-OST-2009-0186 (renewing exemption authority of Delta); NOAT issued June 4, 2013 in 

docket DOT-OST-2001-10588 (renewing and amending US Airways’ Grenada authority). 

Moreover, the Department granted Delta’s request for an exemption to provide “scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the United 

States and a point or points in Grenada” when Delta initially, just as JetBlue proposes to do, 

sought to start service between JFK and GND. See NOAT issued September 8, 2009 in docket 

DOT-OST-2009-0186.

6. The grant of JetBlue’s application will facilitate the introduction of new service 

between JFK and Grenada. JetBlue’s entry into Grenada will bring not only low fares on the 

route between the two countries but JetBlue’s award-winning, consumer-friendly services. The 

addition of such JetBlue service is clearly in the public interest.

7. JetBlue states that this application will have no effect on its Civil Reserve Air 

Fleet commitments and approval of this application will not result in the near-term consumption 

of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel.

WHEREFORE, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Department issue an exemption 

authorizing it to provide foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the 

United States, on the one hand, and Grenada on the other hand; to designate JetBlue to serve 

Grenada; and grant such other or further relief as the Department deems appropriate and 

consistent with the public interest.
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Respectfully submitted,

J. Parker Erkmann

Jonathan B. Hill

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 700

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 842-7800

perkmann@cooley.com

jhill@cooley.com

Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

February 4, 2015