BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Applications of )

 )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) DOCKET OST-2000-7182

US AIRWAYS INC. ) 

 )

for exemptions from 14 C.F.R. Part 93, Subparts ) 

K and S, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718(b) )

__________________________________________ )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND START DATE 

FOR DCA-HOU SERVICE

Communication with respect to this 

 document should be addressed to:

Ron Ricks Robert W. Kneisley

 Executive Vice President -- Associate General Counsel

 Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer Leslie C. Abbott

Mark Shaw Senior Attorney

 Vice President General Counsel SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

 and Corporate Secretary 1901 L Street, NW

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. Suite 640

2702 Love Field Drive Washington, DC 20036

Dallas, TX 75235-1611 bob.kneisley@wnco.com

 (202) 263-6284

May 13, 2013
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Applications of )

 )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) DOCKET OST-2000-7182

US AIRWAYS INC. ) 

 ) 

for exemptions from 14 C.F.R. Part 93, Subparts ) 

K and S, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718(b) )

_________________________________________ )

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND START DATE 

FOR DCA-HOU SERVICE

Pursuant to the Department’s Order 2013-5-6, ordering paragraph 2, Southwest 

Airlines Co. (Southwest) hereby states its intention to begin daily nonstop service 

between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and William P. Hobby 

Airport (HOU) on August 4, 2013, under the following proposed flight schedule:

HOU-DCA Arrival: 1500 hour

DCA-HOU Departure: 1600 hour1

Southwest will use single-aisle Boeing 737 aircraft that is Stage III noise 

compliant. The Company has worked closely with the FAA Slot Administration Office in 

determining its proposed flight schedule, and believes that it is compatible with the 

hourly limit on DCA slot exemptions. Accordingly, Southwest requests that the 

 

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Southwest will request available slot exemption times at 1500/1500. Southwest will make trades or other 

internal schedule adjustments as needed to facilitate the initial DCA-HOU schedule times. 
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Department assign it the foregoing operating times as soon as possible, so that sale of 

the new DCA- AUS service may promptly begin.

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________

Robert W. Kneisley 

May 13, 2013
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 13, 2013, a copy of the foregoing was served via email on the following persons:

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue Airways) 

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue Airways) 

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue Airways) 

howard_kass@usairways.com (US Airways) 

Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com (US Airways) 

susan.kurland@dot.gov

todd.homan@dot.gov

robert.letteney@dot.gov

James.dann@dot.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brian.ctr.meehan@faa.gov

Mario C. Diaz 

Director of Aviation 

Houston Airport System 

16930 JFK Boulevard 

Houston, Texas 77032 

John E. Potter

President and Chief Executive Officer 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

john.potter@mwaa.com

info@airlineinfo.com

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Leslie C. Abbott