BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V.

d/b/a/ INTERJET

for an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§ 40109 to engage in Scheduled Foreign

Air Transportation of Persons, Property,

and Mail (U.S./Mexico)

Docket DOT-OST-2012-

APPLICATION OF

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a INTERJET

FOR AN EXEMPTION

Communications concerning this document may be served upon:

Moffett B. Roller

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC

Washington Dulles International Airport

45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200

Dulles, VA 20166

Washington, D.C. 20036-6101

Tel: 202-331-3300

Fax: 202-331-3322

E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com

Counsel for

ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V.

August 14, 2012

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

and serving a copy of that answer on counsel for ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V.

and upon each person served with this application. ABC Aerolíneas requests

expedited processing of this application.
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V.

d/b/a/ INTERJET

for an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§ 40109 to engage in Scheduled Foreign

Air Transportation of Persons, Property,

and Mail (U.S./Mexico)

Docket DOT-OST-2012-

APPLICATION OF

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a INTERJET

FOR AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109, ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a

Interjet, hereby applies for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41302 in order to

engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on

the following routes:

(1) Mexico City, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(2) Guadalajara, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(3) San Jose del Cabo, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(4) Toluca, Mexico - Las Vegas, Nevada;

(5) Toluca, Mexico - Houston, Texas; and

(6) Toluca, Mexico - Chicago, Illinois.

Interjet plans to introduce service on the three routes from Mexico City,

Guadalajara, and San Jose del Cabo, respectively, to Santa Ana on or about

September 14, 2012, and Interjet therefore requests expedited treatment of this

Application in order to commence marketing on those routes. Interjet will poll the

parties on the attached Service List and will report the results of its poll to the

Department.
Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 2

d/b/a Interjet, for an Exemption

Interjet was established in March of 2005 and began domestic Mexican

operations in December of 2005 with a fleet of A320 aircraft. Since its founding

Interjet has developed into a major Mexican airline. It serves a broad network of

scheduled routes within Mexico and a growing number of routes between the

United States and Mexico.

In October of 2008, the Department issued Interjet a foreign air carrier

permit authorizing Interjet to conduct charter and specified scheduled operations

between the U.S. and Mexico. DOT Order 2008-10-30, October 30, 2008. On

August 31, 2011, the Department granted Interjet an exemption from 49 U.S.C.

§ 41301 in order to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation on the Mexico

City - San Antonio; Mexico City - Miami; and Mexico City - New York routes.

Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2011-0159. Interjet has subsequently

initiated scheduled service between Mexico and San Antonio on December 1,

2011, between Mexico City and Miami on February 23, 2012, and between

Mexico City and New York (JFK) on August 2, 2012.

On July 17, 2012, the Government of Mexico issued Interjet the attached

authorization to provide scheduled transportation of persons, property, and mail

on the routes requested in this Application. The Government of Mexico has also

designated Interjet as a Mexican airline to operate scheduled service on the

routes in question. The date of the designation for the Mexico City - Santa Ana;

Toluca - Las Vegas; Toluca - Houston; and Toluca - Chicago markets was March

30, 2012. The date of the designation for the Guadalajara - Santa Ana and San

Jose del Cabo - Santa Ana markets was July 30, 2012,
Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 3

d/b/a Interjet, for an Exemption

Approval of this Application is in the public interest because it gives effect

to the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement by authorizing new Mexican carrier

service on the six routes in question. Approval of the Application is also in the

public interest because it enables Interjet to increase capacity and competition

on all six routes, and on the three routes to Santa Ana in particular since Interjet

will start marketing on those routes immediately upon the approval of this Application.

Conclusion

For the foregoing reasons, the Department of Transportation should issue

an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41302 to ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a

Interjet, for a period of at least two years in order to engage in scheduled foreign

air transportation of persons, property, and mail on the following routes:

(1) Mexico City, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(2) Guadalajara, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(3) San Jose del Cabo, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(4) Toluca, Mexico - Las Vegas, Nevada;

(5) Toluca, Mexico - Houston, Texas; and

(6) Toluca, Mexico - Chicago, Illinois.

Respectfully submitted,

Roller & Bauer, PLLC

Attorneys for

ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet

By: ___________________________

Moffett B. Roller

August 14, 2012
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of ABC

Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, for an Exemption was this day served by

email upon the parties listed below. No indication was received that any

transmission by electronic mail had failed.

_______________________________

Moffett B. Roller

August 14, 2012

Robert Wirick

Francis Heil

James Kaleigh

American Airlines

robert.wirick@aa.com

francis.heil@aa.com

james.kaleigh@aa.com

Hershel Kamen

Steve Morrissey

Dan Weiss

United Air Lines

hkamen@coair.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

dan.weiss@united.com

Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Air Lines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Benjamin Slocum US Airways benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

Robert Kneisley

Leslie Abbott AirTran Airways bob.kneisley@wnco.comleslie.abbott@wnco.com

Krishna Urs US State Department urskr@state.gov

John Allen FAA Flight Standards john.allen@faa.gov
Exhibit 1

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México D.F., a 17 dejulio de 2012.

Abc Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V.

Calle Ignacio Longares No 102, Lote 2, Mz. 2,

Col. Parque Industrial Exportec 1,

C.P. 50200, Toluca Edo. de México.

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Asunto: Autorización para operar ruta(s).

En relación al oficio 4.1.102.-383.1812, de fecha 16 de julio de 2012, mediante el cual esta Dirección General

de Aeronáutica Civil ha designado a esa empresa titular de la Concesión para prestar el Servicio Público de

Transporte Aéreo Regular Nacional de Pasajeros, Carga y Correo, TAN-OR-ACO, en la(s) siguiente(s) ruta(s):

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Al respecto, se le comunica que en consideración a las designaciones hechas por el Gobierno mexicano a

favor de esa empresa y, ~o,nforme a las disposiciones contenidas en el Convenio sobre Transportes Aéreos,

suscrito el 15 de agosto de 1960 por los Gobiernos de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y los Estados Unidos de

América, así como, a sus Modificaciones y Enmiendas posteriores de dicho Convenio; con fundamento en los

artículos 1, 4, 6 y 20 de la Ley de Aviación Civil; 10 Y 21, fracciones 11 y VI del Reglamento Interior de la

Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, esta Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil autoriza a ABC

AEROLíNEAS, S.A. de C.V., a realizar operaciones regulares en la(s) ruta(s) que se detalla(n) a continuación:

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_/2 Designación doble.

_/3 Triple designación.

_/4 Ruta autorizada a partir de esta fecha.

De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos vigente, artículo 159, fracción 111, esa empresa pagó la

cantidad de $702.00 (Setecientos dos pesos 00/100 M.N.), por la presente autorización.

El otorgamiento de la presenta autorización, sustituye y deja sin efecto a cualquier otra de fecha

anterior, emitida a favor de esa empresa para realizar operaciones regulares entre Los Estados Unidos

Mexicanos y los Estado Unidos de América. Asimismo, se informa a Abc Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., que

la presente autorización e inguna forma será parte del Título de Concesión TAN-OR-ACO.

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c..p. Di~,~ción d~.,ttlJ ,"Estratégico.- Edificio.

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c.c'p. Dirección de Tarifas de Transporte Aéreo.- Nueva York No. 115, 1er. Piso.- Presente.

c.c. Comandan a del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Toluca, Edo. de México.- Pres nte.

c.c.p. "0 and cia del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de San José, Cal.- Presente.

'.. .- Av. 602, No. 161, Zona Federal del AICM, C.P. 15620, México, D.F.- Pte.

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Exhibit 1

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