BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITE D ) DOCKET OST-2006-26586 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (Trinidad and Tobago-U.S.) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CARIBBE AN AIRLINES LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

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Counsel for CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITED

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Caribbean Airlines and upon persons served with this application no later than May 1, 2012.

April 16, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CARIBBEAN AIRLINES LIMITE D ) DOCKET OST-2006-26586 ) April 16, 2012 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Trinidad and Tobago-U.S.) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CARIBBE AN AIRLINES LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Ca ribbean Airlines Limited ("CAL") respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated April 21, 2011 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one-year period. The Notice permits CAL to engage in: (a) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail (1) between Trinidad and Tobago via the intermediate points of Antigua, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermud a, Bonaire and Curacao, the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, St. Kitts, and St. Lucia, to the U.S. Virgin Islands, San Juan, New York, Miami, Orlando, Boston, and Washington, D.C. and beyond San Juan to Zurich and Stockholm, beyond New York to Toronto, and beyond Miami and San Juan to Mexico and points in Central America except Belize; and (2) between Trinidad and Tobago vi a Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Maarten to San Juan and beyond to Jamaica; (b) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in Trinidad and Tobago and points in the United States; and (c) other charters pursuant to Pa rt 212 of the Department’s rules.- 2 - Caribbean Airlines Renewal Application

CAL intends to invoke the automatic exte nsion provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Specia l Regulations. In support of this application, CAL states as follows:

1. CAL is a flag carrier of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and currently holds various exemptions, including that described above, authorizing service between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, on the one hand, and various U.S. points, on the other, via various intermediate and beyond points. CAL provides air servic e to and from the U.S. pursuant to this authority.

2. By this application, CAL s eeks renewal of the above-captioned exemption. The authority is scheduled to expire on April 21, 2012. CAL iscurrently using the exemption authority to provide nonstop Port of SpainMiami and Port of Spain-New York servic e. These flights provide significant benefits to the traveling public, an d CAL therefore se eks to renew the authority for an additional year.

3. Under the 2010 Air Transport Services Agreement between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, airlines of the former have the right to perform international air transportation "from points- 3 - Caribbean Airlines Renewal Application behind Trinidad and Tobago via Trin idad and Tobago and intermediatepoints to any point or points in the United States and beyond; and for allcargo service, between the United States and any point or points...." CAL has been properly designated under the Agreement and continues to hold authority from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to operate the relevant

routes.

4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest. Designation of a carrier by its homeland government is the most significant factor in determining whether grant of an application is in the public

interest. See, e.g., Bluebird Cargo Ltd. , Order 2004-8-24 at 3-4; Fast Air Carrier Ltda., Permit Amendment , Order 82-2-66 at 3-4. Given CAL's designation for this route under the open skies Trinidad and Tobago-U.S. bilateral, such a public interest findin g is warranted. Moreover, the benefits which the service generates for business travelers, tourists, and shippers

alike further demonstrate that renewal of the exemption is consistent with the public interest.