Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for an exemption 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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Docket DOT-OST-2015-0042 

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JOINT ANSWER OF 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. AND AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

TO APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Jeremy Ross 

Senior Attorney, Litigation and Regulatory 

and Director, Legal 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

19300 International Boulevard 

Seattle, Washington 98188 

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com 

David Heffernan 

Cozen O'Connor 

The Army & Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W. 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 463-2537 

dheffernan@cozen.com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

DATED: March 13,2015 

Howard Kass 

Vice President- Regulatory Affairs 

Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

International Affairs 

Abigail Donovan 

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@aa.com 

robert. wirick(u),aa.com 

abigail.donovan@aa.com 
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DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for an exemption 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-0042 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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DATED: March 13,2015 

JOINT ANSWER OF 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. AND AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

TO APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. ("Alaska") and American Airlines, Inc. ("American") hereby jointly 

answer the application of Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") for an exemption to operate scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Los Angeles, California, and 

Mexico City, Mexico. Delta filed its application in response to Alaska/American's joint request for 

the Department to approve the transfer to American of Alaska's authority to serve the Los AngelesMexico City route. American plans to commence double-daily nonstop service on the Los AngelesMexico City route on June 4, 2015. 

On March 6, 2015, Alaska/American filed a joint reply to Delta's separately filed answer to 

the Alaska/ American route transfer application (Docket DOT -OST -20 15-0025). Alaska/ American 

hereby incorporate by reference that joint reply, in which Alaska/American stated that Delta's 

application in this docket requires no substantive response because the application is contingent and 

theoretical and would be rendered moot by the Department's approval of Alaska/American's route 
Jeremy 

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Ross 

Senior Attorney, Litigation and Regulatory 

and Director, Legal 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

19300 International Boulevard 

Seattle, Washington 98188 

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com 

David Heffernan 

Cozen 0' Connor 

The Army & Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W. 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 463-2537 

dheffernan@cozen.com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

DATED: March 13,2015 

Howard Kass 

Vice President - Regulatory Affairs 

Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

International Affairs 

Abigail Donovan 

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 171h Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@aa.com 

robeti. wirick@aa.com 

abigail.donovan@aa.com 

1 Joint Reply of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and American Airlines, Inc. to Answer of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Mar. 6, 2015, 

at 2 n.2 (Dockets DOT-OST-2015-0025, DOT-OST-2005-20406, DOT-OST-2010-0222). As Alaska/American 

noted in their joint reply, there is no scenario under which a carrier selection proceeding will occur. 

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