UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on July 8 , 2013



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be i ssued in this matter).

Applicant: CONCESIONARIA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION, S.A. P.I. de C.V. D/B/A

VOLARIS ( Volaris )

Date Filed: June 7 , 2013

Relief requested: Renewal of e xemption from 49 USC §41301 to permit the applicant to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Mexico City , Mexico, and Orlando

, Florida. 1

If renewal, date and citation of last action: June 21, 2012, in this D ocket

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Applicant representative: Charles F. Donley II, 202

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DOT anal yst: Darren Jaffe , 202

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Responsive pleadings: None

. DISPOSITION

Action: Approved , subject to conditions (see below) Action date: July 8 , 201 3

Effective dates of authority granted: July 8 , 201 3 , through July 8 , 201 4

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Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : The authority granted is consistent with the overall state of

aviation relations between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached) , and to the additional conditions set forth below

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Special conditions/Remarks: We fi nd t hat g r a n t of V o l a r i s ’ r equ e st f o r renewal of this e x t r ab i l a t e r al a u t ho r it y
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con d i t i o n e d

, remains c ons i s t e nt w it h t he pu b li c i n t e r es t

. W e will grant Volaris’ request for renewal of it authority subject to the same conditions we placed upon it in granting its initial request. Specifically, 1) Volaris must immediately cease its services on th e route authorized here if Mexicana resumes service; and 2) should such resumption of service by Mexicana occur, Volaris must accommodate on another Mexican or U.S. carrier any passengers that may hol d Volaris tickets for the route on which Volaris must ce ase service, or provide such passengers

with full refunds.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent w ith Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consist en t

1 Volaris notes that the Department granted its original request for this extrabilateral authority so that it can provide service in this market on an interim basis until Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican carrier that is designated for th is rou te but not operating and currently in bankruptcy proceedings, is able to resume service. Volaris states that all of the factors that led the Department to grant Volaris’ original request continue at the present time, and it requests renewal of this exempt ion for a

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- year period on its existing terms and conditions.with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Poli cy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulati ons, 14
CFR § 385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

### Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any ope rations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applic able U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,

contact its Internationa l Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such ai rport(s) to be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST

For m 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exe mpted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that , according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except

that all Sta tes shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requir ements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing ch arters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agen cies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States

. This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise trans ferred without explicit Department approval

under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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