BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

:
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 02

- 13596

: for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : (Houston

- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) :

:

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APPLICATION OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Hershel I. Kamen

Senior Vice President

- Alliances, Regulatory and Policy

Daniel A. Weiss Managing Director

- International Affairs and Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

233 South W acker Drive

10 th Floor

– HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 ( 872 ) 825

- 6828

hershel.kamen@united.com

dan.weiss@united.com

Steve Morrissey Managing Director

- Regulatory Affairs and Policy

Karine R. Faden Managin g Counsel

- Regulatory, Antitrust & Competition
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
1225 New York Avenue, N.W.

Suite 1100

– DCAIZ/DCALD Washington, DC 20005 (202) 521

- 4373 (202) 521

- 4363 steve.morrissey@united.com

karine.faden@united.com

A ugust 8 , 201 3 Thomas Newton Bolling Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

233 South Wacker Drive

11 th Floor

– HDQLD Chicago, IL 60606 (872) 825

- 8068 thomas.bolling@united.com

Douglas P. Kelley

Senior Counsel

- Regulatory, Antitrust & Competition
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

1600 Smith Street HQSLG

- 15
Houston, TX 77002 (713) 324

- 5156 doug.kelley@united.com

Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy

CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 (202) 624

- 2500 lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com

Counsel for
United Airlines, Inc.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

:
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 02

- 13596

: for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : (Houston

- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) :

:

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APPLICATION OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL

United 1 applies pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules

of Practice for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 permitting it to provide

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Houston and Grand

Cayman, Cayman Islands

. 2 United asks that its exemption authority be renewed f or a period of

no less than two years.

United states as follows in support of this renewal application:

1. United i s currently offering the only nonstop U.S.

- flag flights between Houston

and Grand Cayman. United’s exemption authority to provide scheduled service between

Houston and Grand Cayman was originally granted to Continental by Notice of Action Taken

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2 By Order 2011

- 3

- 14 the Department reissued authorities previously issued only to United or Continental, including the Houston

- Grand Cayman exemption authority that is the subject of this renewal application, in the name of “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” Subsequently, by Order s 2013

- 3

- 14 and 2013

- 4

- 11 , the Department reissued United’s certificate and other economic authorities on a blanket basis to reflect the completion of the United/Continental merger and integration process and United’s new corporate name “United Airlines, Inc.” e ffective as of March 31, 2013.Renewal Application of United

Page 2

dated November 4, 2002 and was most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated

October 7, 2011

, in this docket . Absent renewal, this authority will expire on October 7 , 201 3

.

2. Renewal of United ’s Houston

- Cayman Islands exemption authority is fully

consistent with the terms of the special civil aviation arrangement that has historically applie d to

operations between the United States and th e Cayman Islands and clearly serve s th e public

interest. United’s nonstop service between Hou ston and Grand Cayman provides connecting

service throughout United ’s Houston hub network for U.S.

- Grand Cayman passengers.

3. United holds various certificates of public convenience and necessity and

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

between the U.S. and foreign countries, and United is fit, willing and able to provide the service

for which it seeks renewal. See, e.g ., Orders 2007

- 4

- 19 ( Blanket Open Skies), 2010

- 5

- 17 (U.S.

-

Mexico) and 2013

- 4

- 1 1 (reissuing United/Continental authorities to United); and Notices of

Action Taken dated February 6, 2013 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2013

- 0019 (Austin

- San Jose del

Cabo) and July 18, 2012 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2 012

- 0113 (Chicago

- Monterrey). Pursuant to

Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, United requests that the Department take official

notice of all information and data that have been filed to establish its fitness.

4. United invokes the automatic exten sion provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as

implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue its Houston

Grand Cayman authority in effect pending action on this renewal application.