BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2011- (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas; ) Monterrey, Mexico – Chicago, Illinois ) Guadalajara, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) (202) 331-3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. March 21, 2011

NOTICE : Answers supporting or opposing this application must be filed with the Department on or before April 4, 2010. vivaAerobus will poll all carriers served in this application and notify the Department of the results.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2011- (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas; ) Monterrey, Mexico – Chicago, Illinois ) Guadalajara, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (“vivaAerobus”), a Mexican air carrier, respectfully applies for exemptions from provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property and mail between Monterrey, Mexico a nd San Antonio, Texas; Monterrey, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois; and Guadalajara, Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada. vivaAerobus plans to institute this service on or about June 15, 2011. In support of this Application, vivaAerobus states as follows:

1. vivaAerobus was established as the first low-cost Mexican air carrier in November 2006. It currently operates from its hub at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, in Monterrey, Mexico, to various Mexican destinations, as well as to Las Vegas, Nevada and Houston, Texas. 2. Starting approximately on June 15, 2011 vivaAerobus plans to operate dailyApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-San Antonio, Monterrey-Chicago, and Guadalajara-Las Vegas Exemptions Page 2 of 3 nonstop roundtrip service between Monterrey, Me xico and San Antonio, Texas; Monterrey, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois; and Guadalajara, Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada. The proposed nonstop services will generate significant benefits for the traveling and shipping public. 3. vivaAerobus has been found fit, w illing and able to provide foreign air transportation and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service between the Mexican points of Monterrey, Guad alajara, Puebla, Leon, Queretaro, and Cancun and Austin, Texas. See Order 2008-1-23. It also holds exemption authority for Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada; Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas; and Hermosillo, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. See Notice of Action Taken, Dock et OST-2008-0095, dated May 22, 2009; Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2010-0082 dated April 28, 2010; and Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2009-0298 dated November 24, 2009. There have been no material changes within the company that would affect the Department’s prior fitness findings.

4. The Mexican DGCA has authorized viva Aerobus to provide these services. See attached authorizations/designations. 5. vivaAerobus uses Boeing 737-300 aircraft for all its services. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on Interna tional Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This exemption application does not raise any environmental or energy issues because approval of this request w ill not result in an increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more in the near future. 6. The requested authority is covered by the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement. On December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment to the Bilateral broadening air tr ansport services between the two countries and permitting designated Mexican carrier s to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point orApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-San Antonio, Monterrey-Chicago, and Guadalajara-Las Vegas Exemptions Page 3 of 3 points in the United States” subject to limitati ons on the number of designations per market. vivaAerobus’s proposed services are within the sc ope of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral. The above referenced routes are available for service by a Mexican carrier pursuant to Annex I Paragraph

B.5 of the 2005 Amendment. 7. Grant of the exemptions is consistent with the public interest. vivaAerobus’s scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.-Mexico market and provide low-cost travel options to passengers. WHEREFORE, vivaAerobus respectfully reque sts the Department grant it exemptions from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 as well as such other a nd further relief as the Department may deem necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in sc heduled foreign air transport of persons, property, and mail between Monterrey, Mexico – San An tonio, Texas; Monterrey, Mexico – Chicago, Illinois; and Guadalajara, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. RespectfullySubmitted,

__________________________ David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. March 21, 2011Certificate of Service I certify that on this 21st Day of March, 2011, a copy of the foregoing Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S. A. de C.V. for Exemptions was served by email on the following: carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@coair.com jeffrey.manley@united.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com sllunsford@fedex.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com rbkeiner@crowell.com msinick@ssd.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com jeff.morgan@delta.com slachter@lachter-clements.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com benjamin_slocum@usairways.com howard_kass@usairways.com robert.land@jetblue.com efaberman@wileyrein.com john.allen@faa.gov byerlyjr@state.gov brian.hedberg@dot.gov george.wellington@dot.gov jhill@dlalaw.com

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