BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITED ) DOCKET OST-2010-0232 

 ) 

for renewal of an exemption ) 

(Jamaica/Caribbean Points-U.S.) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for CARIBBEAN AIRLINES 

LIMITED 

 

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Caribbean Airlines and upon persons served with this 

application no later than February 24, 2012. 

February 9, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITED ) DOCKET OST-2010-0232 

 ) February 9, 2012 

for renewal of an exemption ) 

(Jamaica/Caribbean Points-U.S.) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Caribbean Airlines Limited ("CAL") 

respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by 

Notice of Action Taken dated February 10, 2011 and amended by Notice 

dated June 20, 2011, for an additional, one-year period. The exemption 

authorizes CAL to engage in: 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from 

points behind Jamaica, via Jamaica and intermediate points, to a point 

or points in the United States and beyond; 

charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail 

between any point or points in the United States and any foreign point 

or points, provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such 

service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a 

change of aircraft, that includes services to Jamaica for the purpose of 

carrying local traffic between Jamaica and the United States; 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail 

between Grenada and New York, New York. 
 

 - 2 - Caribbean Airlines 

 Renewal Application 

CAL intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) 

and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of this 

application, CAL states as follows: 

 1. CAL is a flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and currently holds 

various exemptions which authorize service between Trinidad and Tobago 

and points in the U.S. via and beyond various third-country points. CAL also 

holds the above-captioned exemption authority authorizing Jamaica-U.S. 

service using the Air Jamaica brand. Pursuant to this authority, CAL 

provides service between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, on the one hand, 

and the United States, on the other. 

 2. By this application, CAL seeks renewal of the Jamaica-U.S. and 

Grenada-New York exemption authority described above. The authority is 

scheduled to expire on February 10, 2012. CAL's current operations as "Air 

Jamaica / Operated by Caribbean Airlines" from Montego Bay and Kingston 

to the U.S. provide significant benefits to the traveling public. And while 

CAL today serves the Grenada-New York market with on-line connecting 

service, CAL wishes to retain its authority to operate nonstop service should 

conditions warrant. 

 3. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an 

exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest. The 

"open skies" bilateral aviation agreements the U.S. enjoys with both Jamaica