BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for flexibility with respect to U.S.-Ukraine 

frequencies 

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Dockets OST-2005-22450 

 OST-2005-22195 

 

MOTION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director – Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan 

Regional Director – Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

May 11, 2011 

 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for flexibility with respect to U.S.-Ukraine 

frequencies 

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) 

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Dockets OST-2005-22450 

 OST-2005-22195 

 

MOTION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby requests flexibility to use 4.5 of its five direct 

service U.S.-Ukraine frequencies for additional Kiev codeshare service with Air France. 

Delta also requests a dormancy waiver through June 1, 2012 for the remaining 0.5 direct 

service frequency.1 

Delta has decided not to resume its seasonal five times weekly New York-Kiev 

service during the upcoming Summer season due to high fuel prices and weak demand 

that will combine to make the route unprofitable. While Delta’s operations on this route 

are suspended, Delta seeks to redeploy 4.5 of its five direct service frequencies to 

expand codesharing to nine additional weekly Air France Paris-Kiev flights.2 Delta 

currently codeshares on five weekly Air France Paris-Kiev flights using a separate 

allocation of 2.5 U.S.-Ukraine frequencies.3 

 

1 Delta was allocated four direct service Ukraine frequencies by Order 2006-1-12. Order 2006-1-

12 also authorized Delta to convert to direct service one of the 3.5 Ukraine frequencies that it had 

previously been allocated for codesharing with Air France in Docket OST-96-1402. Delta was 

reallocated one of these direct service frequencies by NOAT March 25, 2009 in Docket OST2005-22450. 

2 Under the U.S.-Ukraine Air Transport Services Agreement, third country codeshare frequencies 

are counted as half of a direct service frequency. 

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See Docket OST-96-1402. Delta has the flexibility to use 2 of these 2.5 frequencies for direct 

service pursuant to NOAT March 25, 2009 in Docket OST-2005-22450. 
Motion of Delta 

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The relief requested is in the public interest because it will provide additional 

beneficial codeshare options and enable Delta to resume direct service when market 

conditions warrant. Accordingly, Delta respectfully requests that the Department grant 

this motion and the specific relief described above. 

Respectfully submitted,

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Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

A copy of the foregoing Motion has been served this 11th day of May, 2011, upon the 

following persons via email: 

Carrier Name Email Address 

American Carl Nelson carl.nelson@aa.com 

United/Continental Jeffrey Manley jeffrey.manley@united.com 

United/Continental Dan Weiss dan.weiss@coair.com 

US Airways Benjamin Slocum benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

US Airways Howard Kass howard_kass@usairways.com 

urskr@state.gov 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov 

info@airlineinfo.com