BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) 

LIMITED 

for renewal of exemption 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

Docket DOT-OST-1999-6555 

Docket DOT-OST-2000-6756 

Docket DOT-OST-2002-13366 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-22618 

AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Anita M. Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006-6801 

Phone: (202)955-3000 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Suite 100 

Attorneys for SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) LIMITED 

Dated: February 2, 2011 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) 

LIMITED 

for renewal of exemptions 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

Docket DOT-OST-1999-6555 

Docket DOT-OST-2000-6756 

Docket DOT-OST-2002-13366 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-22618 

AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 

On March 12, 2007, South African Airways (Pty) Limited ("SAA") made a timely 

application in the above captioned dockets for renewal of several of its existing 

exemptions from 49 U.S.C. § 41301, which permit SAA to operate scheduled and 

charter foreign air transportation services between the United States and South Africa. 

This authority remains in force under the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, as implemented by 14 CFR Part 377. 

In the March 2007 renewal application, SAA noted that under the U.S.-South 

Africa bilateral air service agreement (Annex I, Section 2), SAA is authorized to serve 

Miami, New York and four other U.S. gateway points on a co-terminal basis, and in 

addition, to serve 25 named U.S. points beyond its U.S. gateways on a code-share basis 

in conjunction with U.S. codeshare partners. 

As the Department is aware, SAA and its partners have over time adjusted the 

markets they serve to adapt to changing market conditions. Given the need for 

flexibility, SAA requests that, when the Department takes action on this exemption 
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS 

AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

renewal request,1 the authority issued to SAA by the Department reflect the fact that its 

un-named gateway points and each of its U.S. codeshare points may be changed in 

accordance with the terms of the U.S.-South Africa Air Service Agreement. 

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, SAA respectfully requests that the 

Department grant the requested renewal of exemption authority for a minimum period of 

two years so that SAA may continue to conduct scheduled and charter foreign air 

transportation between the United States and South Africa as previously described in 

this Renewal Application. SAA further requests any different or additional relief that the 

Department may deem necessary. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Anita M. Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006-6801 

Phone: (202)955-3000 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Attorneys for SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) LIMITED 

1

 SAA notes that Delta in 2007 filed an objection to its exemption renewal request. SAA has been 

informed that Delta no longer interposes this objection. 
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS 

AMENDEMENT TO APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing "Amendment to Application of 

South African Airways (Pty) Limited for Renewal of an Exemption" on the persons 

identified below by causing a copy to be sent by electronic mail. 

Jennifer Nowak, Esq. 

February 2, 2011 

RECIPIENT 

Carl B. Nelson 

Hershel I. Kamen 

Dan Weiss 

Alexander van der 

Bellen 

Kelli Bryan 

John Allen 

Angeline Bird 

Sandra Lunsford 

Russell E. Pommer 

Kevin P. Montgomery 

Jeffrey Manley 

Julie Oettinger 

David L. Vaughan 

Danielle Fisher 

COMPANY 

American Airlines 

Continental Airlines 

Delta Airlines 

Evergreen 

International Airlines, 

Inc. 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

FedEx 

Atlas Air, Inc. 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

United Airlines 

Counsel for UPS 

E-MAIL 

carl.nelson(5),aa.com 

hkamen@coair.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

chartersOeverqreenairlines.com 

iohn.allen@faa.qov 

anbird@fedex.com 

sllunsford@fedex.com 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

kevin.montqomerv@polaraircarqo com 

jeffrev.manlev@united.com 

iulie.oettinqer@united.com 

dvauqhan@kellevdrve.com 

dfisher@kellevdrve.com 
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS 

AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

RECIPIENT 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Kris Urs 

COMPANY 

Counsel for World 

Airways, Inc. 

U.S. Department of 

State 

E-MAIL 

mlbenqe@zsrlaw.com 

urskr@state.qov