BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________ Application of ) ) JetBlue Airways Corporation ) OST-2013- ) For blanket exemption pursuant to ) 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to provide foreign scheduled ) air transportation of persons, property, and mail ) between the United States and Haiti. ) ________________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORAT ION FOR AN EXEMPTION

James G. Hnat Jonathan B. Hill Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs & J. Parker Erkmann General Counsel Benjamin M. Berlin Dow Lohnes PLLC Robert C. Land 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW Senior Vice President for G overnment Affairs Suite 800 & Associate General Counsel Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202/776-2725 Adam L. Schless Fax: 202/776-4725 Director, Aircraft Transacti ons & jhill@dowlohnes.com International Counsel perkmann@dowlohnes.com bberlin@dowlohnes.com JetBlue Airways Corporation 27-01 Queens Plaza North Counsel for Long Island City, NY 11101 JetBlue Airways Corporation

May 9, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________ Application of ) ) JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) OST-2013- ) For blanket exemption pursuant to ) 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to provide foreign scheduled ) air transportation of persons, property, and mail ) between the United States and Haiti. ) ________________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPOR ATION FOR AN EXEMPTION JetBlue Airways Corporation (hereinafter “J etBlue”) files this Application for the issuance of an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department of Transportation’ s (hereinafter “the Departme nt”) Regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 302, to provide scheduled air service of passengers, freight, and mail between United States and Haiti and that JetBlue be designated to the Government of Haiti to provide

such service. 1 In the alternative, JetBlue requests specific exemption authority to operate

scheduled combination service between New York, New York (JFK) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP) and between Fort Lauderdale-Ho llywood, Florida (FLL) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP) and that JetBlue be designated to the Government of Haiti to provide such

service. JetBlue intends to begin service be tween JFK and PAP and between FLL and PAP on or about December 5, 2013. JetBlue in tends to operate three daily flights to

1 Upon issuance of the exemption requested herein, JetBlue requests that this new exemption be added to its consolidated certificate issued under Docket OST-2005-22228 for non-limited entry markets for an indefinite period.PAP—one from JFK with A320 or E190 aircra ft, and two from FLL with E190 or A320 aircraft. The three daily flights will be as follows (times are local, preliminary and subject to change): Depart JFK 0630 arrive PAP 1030 Depart PAP 1130 arrive JFK 1520 Depart FLL 0645 arrive PAP 0845 Depart PAP 0945 arrive FLL 1155 Depart FLL 1329 arrive PAP 1529 Depart PAP 1625 arrive FLL 1835 JetBlue requests that the exemption be gran ted for an indefinite period pursuant to the Notice dated February 13, 2009 in Docket OST-2005-22228, or a minimum period of two (2) years. JetBlue requests that the Departme nt issue an exemption for this route as soon as practical so that sales may begin. In support of its application JetBlue states as follows: 1. JetBlue is a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101. 2. JetBlue is a citizen as defined by 49 U.S.C § 40102(a)(15)(c), as amended, and is fit, willing and able to provide the services contemplated by this exemption application. JetBlue holds a Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity for Interstate Air Transportation, issued on Fe bruary 4, 2000, Orde r 2000-2-7 (see DOT Docket 1999-5616), a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Foreign Air Transportation, issued May 7, 2007, Order 2007-7- 3 and Experimental Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for Fore ign Air Transportation, issued June 30, 2009, Order 2009-9-4. JetBlue requests the Depart ment take official notice of all the

information contained in thos e dockets pursuant to Rule 24.3. The exemption requested herein is for the transportation of persons, property and mail, in combination service, (a) twice per day between FLL and PAP and (b) one time per day between JFK and PAP. Je tBlue will operate this route with Stage 3- compliant A320 or E190 aircraft. JetBlue’s A320 aircraft are configured to carry 150 customers. Its E190 aircraft carry 100 pa ssengers. Service will commence on or about December 5, 2013. 4. Although no bilateral aviation agr eement exists between Haiti and the United States, the proposed service is cons istent with the overall state of aviation

relations between the countries. 5. JetBlue’s application poses no environmental or energy issue and all flights will be operated with Stage 3-compliant aircraft. Approval of this application will not result in the near-term consumption of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel.

6. The addition of JetBlue’s well known and well received low cost operations to and from the United States to and from Haiti will provide additional stimulation and benefits to the traveling public. WHEREFORE, JetBlue respectfully reque sts that the Department grant JetBlue an exemption permitting it to engage in the carriage of persons, property and mail in combination service between the United States and Haiti as set forth herein; designate it to the government of Haiti to provide that sc heduled combination service; and add this exemption to its consolidated certificate fo r its non-limited entry markets for the purpose

of issuance of new certificates unde r the Notice issued February 13, 2009.