BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. ) Docket OST-2012-0106

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for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas – Cancun, Mexico) )

 )

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Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. ) Docket OST-2012-0122

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for exemptions pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(San Diego–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; )

Dallas/Fort Worth– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico) )

 )

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331-3348

(202) 331-3933

Attorneys for SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

May 9, 2014
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. ) Docket OST-2012-0106

)

for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas – Cancun, Mexico) )

 )

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. ) Docket OST-2012-0122

)

for exemptions pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(San Diego–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; )

Dallas/Fort Worth– San Jose del Cabo, Mexico) )

 )

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

By Notice of Action Taken dated July 17, 2012 and July 23, 2012, respectively, the 

Department granted Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) two (2) exemptions from 49 U.S.C. §41101 

authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail 

between (1) Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Cancun, Mexico and (2) San Diego, California, and San 

Jose Del Cabo, Mexico; and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Spirit’s 

exemption authority between Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Cancun, Mexico expires on July 17, 

2014. Spirit’s exemption authority between San Diego, California, and San Jose del Cabo, 
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Mexico; and Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, expires on July 23, 2014. 

Spirit hereby applies for renewal of its (1) Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Cancun, Mexico and (2) 

San Diego, California, and San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico; and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, and San 

Jose del Cabo, Mexico exemption authority for at least a two-year period. 

In support of this application, Spirit states as follows:

1. Renewal of Spirit’s exemption will enable it to respond to market demand by 

continuing to provide low fare service that benefits the public and advances the public interest. 

2. The Department has repeatedly found Spirit fit, willing, and able to provide 

scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail, and should do so again in response to 

this application. Spirit holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide 

interstate air transportation of persons, property and mail (Order 98-7-6), a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity for foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail to all 

open-skies countries (Order 2007-7-3), and a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to 

provide United States-Mexico air transportation of persons, property and mail (Order 2012-6-

12). There have been no material changes within the company that would affect the prior 

findings underlying those decisions. 

3. This renewal application is timely filed and Spirit hereby invokes the automatic 

extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s 

procedural regulations. 
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WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Spirit respectfully requests that the 

Department renew these exemptions for a minimum period of two years so that Spirit may

continue in the public interest to conduct the aforementioned foreign air transportation. Spirit 

further requests any different or additional relief that the Department deems necessary.

Respectfully submitted,

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K St. N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331-3348

(202) 331-3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. 

May 9, 2014
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on, May 9, 2014, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Renewal for 

Exemption Authority by email upon those addressees listed below:

urkskr@state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

benjamin.tayor@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.s.duncan@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

karine.faden@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@cooley.com (Counsel for JetBlue)

perkmann@cooley.com (Counsel for JetBlue)

Robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

howard.kass@aa.com (American Airlines and U.S. Airways)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

Robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

Patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

John.fredricksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

Thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (Fed Ex)

nssparks@fedex.com (Fed Ex)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Frontier)

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