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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109

(Pittsburgh, PA/Cincinnati, OH – Cancun, Mexico;

Chicago, IL/St. Louis, MO – Huatulco, Mexico)

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Docket DOT-OST-2012-0027

APPLICATION OF FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Daniel Shurz

Senior Vice President, Commercial

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

Frontier Center One

7001 Tower Road

Denver, CO 80249

Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

+1 202 637 4999/5659

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

December 24, 2013
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109

(Pittsburgh, PA/Cincinnati, OH – Cancun, Mexico;

Chicago, IL/St. Louis, MO – Huatulco, Mexico)

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Docket DOT-OST-2012-0027

December 24, 2013

APPLICATION OF FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice,

Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“Frontier”) hereby applies for renewal of its exemption

authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign

air transportation of persons, property, and mail, on the following U.S.-Mexico

routes:

(i) Cincinnati, Ohio – Cancun, Mexico;

(ii) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Cancun, Mexico;

(iii) Chicago (O’Hare), Illinois – Huatulco, Mexico; and

(iv) St. Louis, Missouri – Huatulco, Mexico.1

Frontier requests that this exemption authority be renewed for a period of at least

two years.

1 CVG-CUN service does not operate during very brief periods in the spring and fall. PITCUN, CHI-HUX, and STL-HUX services are seasonal. Although Frontier’s STL-HUX service was

dormant for a limited period of time, it was re-activated by the Department on December 13, 2012

(Dockets DOT-OST-2012-0027, 2011-0076).
Renewal Application of Frontier Airlines, Inc.

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In support of this Renewal Application, Frontier states as follows:

1. By Notice of Action Taken, dated February 28, 2012, in this Docket,

the Department granted Frontier exemption authority for scheduled foreign air

transportation of persons, property, and mail between (i) Cincinnati and Cancun;

(ii) Pittsburgh and Cancun; (iii) Chicago and Huatulco; and (iv) St. Louis and

Huatulco. Frontier operates scheduled service between several U.S. cities and

Mexico, including the points at issue here.

2. Approval of this Renewal Application is in the public interest.

Frontier’s services under this exemption authority provide attractive, competitive

air transportation options for travelers seeking convenient service between these

American and Mexican cities.

3. Frontier remains fully qualified to continue performing these

services. Frontier requests that the Department take official notice, pursuant to

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

Department necessary to establish its fitness.

4. Renewal of this exemption authority is fully consistent with the Air

Transport Agreement between the United States and Mexico.

5. In filing this renewal application, Frontier hereby 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. Frontier’s current exemption

authority for these U.S. – Mexico services (CVG-CUN; PIT-CUN; CHI-HUX; STLHUX) expires on February 28, 2014. This application is therefore timely filed

pursuant to Section 377.10(c).
Renewal Application of Frontier Airlines, Inc.

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WHEREFORE, Frontier respectfully requests that the Department

promptly renew Frontier’s exemption authority for scheduled foreign air

transportation of persons, property, and mail on the U.S.-Mexico routes as

described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

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Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

+1 202 637 4999/5659

Counsel for

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of Frontier Airlines, Inc. for

Renewal of an Exemption has been served this 24th day of December 2013, upon each of

the following addressees:

bob.kneisley@wnco.com; marshall.sinick@squiresanders.com; robert.wirick@aa.com;

francis.heil@aa.com; sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; chris.walker@delta.com;

jhill@dowlohnes.com; perkmann@dowlohnes.com; jyoung@yklaw.com;

dkirstein@yklaw.com; Thomas.Ting@suncountry.com; dan.weiss@united.com;

steve.morrissey@united.com; howard_kass@usairways.com;

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com; barbara.russell@virginamerica.com;

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov; brett.kruger@dot.gov; info@airlineinfo.com