BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_______________ ______________________ _____ )

Applications of )

)

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES C O. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP ORATION ) DOCKET OST

- 2000

- 7182

US AIRWAYS INC. )

)

f or 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.

an d 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 , 20131 BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ _____ )

Applications of )

)

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES C O. )

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP ORATION ) D OCKET OST

- 2000

- 7 182

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

b etween 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 : 1 5 00 hour

DCA

- HOU Departure : 1 6 00 hour 1

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 li mit on DCA slot exemptions. Accordingly, Southwest requests that the

1 Southwest w i l l r e q u e s t available s l o t e x e m p t i o n times at 15 0 0 / 1500. Southwest wil l make trades or other

internal s chedule adjustments a s n e e d e d t o f a c i l i t a t e the initial D C A

- H O U s c h e d u l e times.2

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 1 3 , 20133 CERTIFICATE OF SERVI CE

I hereby certify that on May 1 3 , 2013 , a copy of the foregoing was served via e

mail 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

__________________________ Leslie C. Abbott