BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for renewal of an exemption 

(Atlanta-Quito/Guayaquil, Ecuador) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2006-23526 

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director – Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan, Regional Director – 

Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

 

September 22, 2011 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for renewal of an exemption 

(Atlanta-Quito/Guayaquil, Ecuador) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2006-23526 

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 377, hereby requests 

renewal of its exemption under 49 § U.S.C. 40109 to provide scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, on the one hand, 

and Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the other hand. 

Delta's exemption for this route was initially granted by Notice of Action Taken 

dated February 7, 2006. Delta’s exemption is set to expire on December 10, 2011. 

Delta requests prompt renewal of its exemption authority, which will facilitate Delta’s 

renewal of its operating authority from the Ecuadorian government. Delta’s renewed 

exemption should remain in effect for an additional period of at least two years, or until 

90 days after the Department's final determination on Delta's U.S.-Ecuador certificate 

application encompassing its Atlanta-Ecuador routes, whichever occurs earlier. 

Pursuant to the exemption authority that is the subject of this renewal application 

and an allocation of fourteen weekly U.S.-Ecuador frequencies, Delta serves the AtlantaQuito and Atlanta-Guayaquil routes. Delta continues to be fully qualified to perform 

these services and further requests that the Department take official notice, pursuant to 

Rule 24 of the Department's Rules of Practice, of all data on file with the Department 

necessary to establish Delta's fitness.
Renewal Application of Delta 

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The relief requested by Delta is in the public interest for the same reasons that 

supported the original issuance of authority for Ecuador service. Delta’s Ecuador 

service continues to be consistent with the U.S.-Ecuador air transport agreement. 

In filing this application, Delta invokes the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377. 

Delta’s renewal application is timely filed under this Part. 

WHEREFORE, Delta Air Lines, Inc. respectfully requests renewal of its 

its exemption under 49 § U.S.C. 40109 to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, on the one hand, and Quito and 

Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the other hand. 

Respectfully submitted,

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Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

A copy of the foregoing Renewal Application has been served this 22nd day of 

September, 2011, upon the following persons via email: 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

thomas.bolling@united.com 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

dkirstein@yklaw.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

howard_kass@usairways.com 

info@airlineinfo.com 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov