BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) OST-2011-0076

)

for renewal of certificate of public convenience ) OST-2005-22228

and necessity pursuant to 49 USC 41101 )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE TO PROVIDE

FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

James Hnat Jonathan B. Hill

Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Cooley LLP

General Counsel & Secretary 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 700

Robert C. Land Washington, DC 20004

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Telephone: 202/962-8356

& Associate General Counsel Fax: 202/842-7899

jhill@cooley.com

Jeffrey Goodell

Vice President, Government Affairs Counsel for

JetBlue Airways Corporation

Adam Schless

Director, Aircraft Transactions &

International Counsel

202-715-2557

JetBlue Airways Corporation

1212 New York Avenue, N.W.

Suite 1212

Washington, D.C. 20005

March 6, 2014
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) OST-2011-0076

)

for renewal of certificate of public convenience )

and necessity pursuant to 49 USC 41101 ) OST-2005-22228

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE TO PROVIDE 

FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION

JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) respectfully requests that the 

Department of Transportation (“DOT” or the “Department”) renew JetBlue’s certificate 

of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to 49 USC §41101and Subpart B of 

Part 302 of the Department’s regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 302, to operate scheduled 

combination service between the United States, from Boston, MA (BOS), Fort 

Lauderdale, FL (FLL), New York, NY (JFK) and Orlando, FL (MCO), on the one hand, 

and Cancun, Mexico (CUN), on the other hand. DOT issued a combined certificate for 

the U.S.-Mexico city-pair markets above as Route 895 through Order Issuing Certificates 

dated September 9, 2009 (Order 2009-9-4) in docket DOT-OST-2005-22228.

1 JetBlue 

requests that its Certificate be reissued for another five year period. 

JetBlue will continue its Boston, MA (BOS), Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), New 

York, NY (JFK) and Orlando, FL (MCO), on the one hand, and Cancun, Mexico (CUN), 

on the other hand with A320 and E190 aircraft. JetBlue respectfully requests that the 

 1 JetBlue herewith invokes the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) to continue operations under its existing 

authority until final action has been taken on this request for renewal of its exemption.
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Department renew the certificate authority to operate scheduled combination service 

between the city pairs. 

In support of its application JetBlue states as follows:

1. JetBlue is a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at 27-01 

Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101.

2. JetBlue is a citizen as defined by 49 U.S.C § 40102(a) (15) (c), as 

amended, and is fit, willing and able to provide the services contemplated by this 

exemption application. JetBlue holds a Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity 

for Interstate Air Transportation issued on February 4, 2000, Order 2000-2-7 (see DOT 

Docket OST-99-5616); and Consolidated Certificates for Routes 893, 894 and 895 (see

Order 2009-9-4 (corrected), Docket OST-2005-22228). JetBlue requests the Department 

take official notice of all the information contained in those dockets pursuant to Rule 24.

3. The renewal requested herein is for the transportation of persons, property 

and mail, in combination service between the United States, from Boston, MA (BOS), 

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), New York, NY (JFK) and Orlando, FL (MCO), on the one 

hand, and Cancun, Mexico (CUN), on the other hand. JetBlue will operate each route 

with Stage 3-compliant A321, A320 or E190 aircraft. JetBlue’s A320 aircraft are 

configured to carry 150 customers. JetBlue’s E190 aircraft are configured to carry 100 

customers. JetBlue’s A321 aircraft are configured to carry 190 customers.

4. JetBlue’s operations will be fully consistent with the December 12, 2005 

Memorandum of Consultations and Annexes between the United States and the United

Mexican States (“Memorandum”), which expressly authorizes three (3) U.S. carriers to 

fly between points in the United States and Cancun, Mexico. Section B(5) of Annex I to 
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the Memorandum provides that “each Party shall be entitled to designate three airlines to 

provide scheduled combination services between any point or points in the United States 

and . . . Cancun.” JetBlue is currently designated to provide combination service in the 

requested United States-Cancun city-pair markets.

5. DOT issued the original certificate valid for a five year period by Order 

2009-9-4 in docket DOT-OST-2005-22228 on September 9, 2009 by Order Issuing 

Certificates.

6. JetBlue’s renewal application poses no environmental or energy issue and 

all flights will be operated with Stage 3 aircraft. Approval of this application will not 

result in the near-term consumption of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel.

7. The continuation of JetBlue’s well known and well received operations to 

and from the United States and Cancun will continue to provide additional stimulation 

and benefits to the traveling public.
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WHEREFORE, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Department renew JetBlue’s

certificate authority permitting it to engage in the carriage of persons, property and mail 

in combination service between Boston, MA (BOS), Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), New 

York, NY (JFK) and Orlando, FL (MCO), on the one hand, and Cancun, Mexico (CUN), 

on the other hand as set forth herein.

Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan B. Hill

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: 202/962-8356

Fax: 202/842-7899

jhill@cooley.com

Counsel for 

JetBlue Airways Corporation

March 6, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of JetBlue Airways 

Corporation for Renewal of Certificate to Provide Foreign Scheduled Air Transportation 

was served this 6th day of March, 2014 via email or first class mail on the following 

persons:

Robert.Wirick@aa.com

Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Jeff.morgan@delta.com

Scott.mcclain@delta.com 

dan.weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

jonathan.linde@united.com

lhalloway@crowell.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

jyoung@yklaw.com 

Urskr@state.gov

Esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

Robert.finamore@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

cmcintyr@panynj.gov

brubinst@panynj.gov 

Info@airlineinfo.com 

Boston Logan International Airport

One Harborside Drive

Suite 2005

East Boston, MA 02178

/s/

Deborah Kunkle