BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of :

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UNITED AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT-OST-2014-___

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for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and :

designation (New Orleans-Cancun, Mexico) :

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APPLICATION OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. FOR

AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Steve Morrissey

Vice President-Regulatory & Policy

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

1225 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 1100 – DCAIZ

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 521-4373

steve.morrissey@united.com

Daniel A. Weiss

Managing Director-International

 Affairs and Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

233 South Wacker Drive

10th Floor – HDQIZ

Chicago, IL 60606

(872) 825-6828

dan.weiss@united.com

December 17, 2014

Thomas Newton Bolling

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Abby L. Bried

Associate General Counsel-Regulatory, 

 Alliances & International

James Conneely

Counsel-Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

233 South Wacker Drive

11th Floor – HDQLD

Chicago, IL 60606

(872) 825-8068

(872) 825-7415

(872) 825-8311

thomas.bolling@united.com

abby.bried@united.com

james.conneely@united.com

Gerald F. Murphy

Steven J. Seiden

CROWELL & MORING LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 624-2500

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for

United Airlines, Inc. 

NOTICE: United has requested expedited treatment of this application. Accordingly, it will poll 

U.S. carrier representatives and inform the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of :

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UNITED AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT-OST-2014-___

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for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and :

designation (New Orleans-Cancun, Mexico) :

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APPLICATION OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. FOR

AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATION

United1applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules 

of Practice, for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign 

air transportation of persons, property and mail between New Orleans and Cancun, Mexico 

beginning on or about May 9, 2015, and the U.S.-Mexico operating designation necessary to 

offer such service. United asks that the requested exemption authority be granted to allow 

United to provide seasonal New Orleans-Cancun service using its B737-800 aircraft. United 

asks that its exemption authority become effective as soon as possible and that it be effective for 

a period of at least two years, subject to the Department’s standard conditions. United also asks

the Department to issue the necessary notice to Mexican authorities confirming United’s

authority to serve the New Orleans-Cancun route.

United states as follows in support of this application:

1. Awarding New Orleans-Cancun exemption authority to United will allow United

to provide Saturday service on a seasonal basis to meet demand in this market. United urges the 

 

1 Common names are used for airlines. 
Application of United

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Department to act promptly on this application so that it can secure foreign authority, make final 

operating plans, and begin marketing the New Orleans-Cancun flights well in advance of 

operations, which it plans to commence on or about May 9, 2015, provided all necessary 

approvals have been secured.2 

2. United’s nonstop service between New Orleans and Cancun will provide 

substantial benefits to the U.S. traveling and shipping public and is clearly in the public interest. 

Notably, it will provide competition with Delta’s seasonal nonstop flights and other public 

charter services on this route.3 United’s New Orleans-Cancun service will also expand service 

options for consumers and facilitate the development of additional trade and tourism between the 

United States and Mexico. 

3. The authority sought by United fully complies with the terms of the U.S.-Mexico 

Air Transport Services Agreement (“U.S.-Mexico Agreement”), as amended. Route 1(a) of the 

U.S.-Mexico Agreement authorizes carriers designated by the United States to operate from “a 

point or points in the United States to a point or points in Mexico.” U.S.-Mexico Agreement, 

Annex I, A(1)(a). Further, the U.S.-Mexico Agreement permits the United States to designate up 

to three airlines to provide scheduled combination services between any point or points in the 

United States and Cancun. See U.S.-Mexico Agreement, Annex I, B(5). Sufficient designations 

are available for United to operate on the New Orleans-Cancun route.

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 United will poll airline representatives and advise the Department of the results. 

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See Notice of Action Taken dated Sep. 4, 2014 in Dockets DOT-OST-2014-0143, 

DOT-OST-1997-3289 and DOT-OST-2000-7708 (granting Delta exemption authority for New 

Orleans-Cancun service beginning on or about February 14, 2015).

4 Based on currently published scheduled services, there are two U.S. carrier 

operating designations available on this route.