BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

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JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 201 5

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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 Genera l 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: Febr uary 4

, 2015

N OTICE : JetBlue will be polling on this application

.1 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 Departmen t ’ s Rules of

Practice, JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) hereby appl ies for a n 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 wi th DOT policy, to serve Grenada from other U.S. gateway points as

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

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

approxi mately 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

.2 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 Pl aza 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 office r s are citizens of the United States, and at least 75 percent of JetBlue’s

voti ng 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 f rom 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

informa tion contained in these dockets and orders pursuant to Rule 24.

4. O n 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

- s eat 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 au thority. See NOAT issued June 28 , 2013 in docket

1 See Order 2007

- 7

- 3 (issued July 6, 2007).

2 See, e.g., NOAT issued September 28, 2010 in docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0228 (granting

exemption authority to serve Turks & Caicos).3 DOT

- OST

- 2009

- 0186 (renewing exemption authority of Delta) ; NOAT issued June 4, 2013 in

docket DOT

- OST

- 2001

- 1058 8 (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 s ervice 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 fa res 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 request s that the Department issue an exemption

authorizing it to pro vide 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.4 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