BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC

. ) Docket OST

- 20 10

- 0052

)

for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(U.S.

- Barranquilla

, Colombia ) )

)

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

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 2 00

Washington, D.C. 2000 6

(202) 331

- 3348

(202) 331

- 3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

Dated: December 30, 2011

NOTICE: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN ANSWER TO THIS APPLICATION.

ANSWERS MUST BE FILED IN THIS DOCKET, AND SERVED UPON

THE PARTIES LISTED ABOVE, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 17 , 2012

.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC

. ) Docket OST

- 20 10

- 0052

)

for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(U.S.

- Barranquilla, Colombia) )

)

APPLICATION OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

By Notice of Action Taken dated March 5, 2010, the Department granted Spirit Airlines,

Inc. (“Spirit”) an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 4 1101 authoriz ing it to engage in scheduled

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United States, on

the one hand, and Barranquilla , Colombia

, on the other

. This exemption authority expires on

March 5, 2012. Spirit hereby applies for renewal of its U.S.

- Barranquilla, Colombia exemption

authority for at least a two

- year period.

In support of this a pplication, Spirit states as follows:

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

providing this low fare service that benefits the public interest

.

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

scheduled air transportation of persons, property

, and mail

, 1 and should do so again here. 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

1 Spirit requests that the Department take official notice of the financial information it provides the Department on a

regular basis in its Form 41 reports.Application of Spirit Airlines, Inc.

U.S.

- Barranquilla, Colombia Exemption R enewal

Page 2 of 2

foreign air transporta tion of persons, property, and mail to all open

- skies countries (Order 2007

-

7

- 3), and a consolidated certificate of authority to provide combination service to limited

- entry

markets (other than Mexico) and non

- open skies markets ( Order 2010

- 1

- 12 )

. Spirit h as also been

awarded authority to serve several U.S.

- Colombia mar kets. There have been no material changes

within the company that would affect those prior fitness findings.

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

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

procedural regulations.

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

Department renew this exemption for a minimum period of two years so that Spirit may continue

to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation between the U nited S tates and Barranquilla

.

Spirit further requests any different or additional relief that the Department deem s necessary

.

Respectfu lly submitted,

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street , N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D.C. 2000 6

(202) 331

- 3348

(202) 331

- 3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

December 30, 2011CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing “Application of Spirit Airlines,

Inc. for Renewal of an Exemption” by email on the following persons:

Anita.mosner@hklaw.com

Benjamin_slocum@usairways .com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

Carl.nelson@aa.com

cdonley@ssd.com

cefelts@fedex.com

dan.weiss@united.com

david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com

howard_kass@usairways.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

jhill@dowloh nes.com

john.Fredericksen@suncountry.com

john.varley@virgin america.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

msinick@ssd.com Patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

robert.land@jetblue.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

Stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com

john.allen@faa.go v

urskr@state.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

Lyndsey Grunewald

December 30, 2011