BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of 2010 U.S.-Haneda Combination 

Services Allocation Proceeding 

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Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018 

ANSWER OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 

Glen Hauenstein 

Executive Vice President – Network Planning 

 & Revenue Management 

Robert J. Cortelyou 

Senior Vice President – Network Planning 

Andreas Renner 

Director – International Network Planning 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1030 Delta Boulevard 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320 

 

Andrea Fischer Newman 

Senior Vice President – Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director – Regulatory and International 

Affairs & Associate General Counsel 

Christopher Walker 

Regional Director – Regulatory and International 

Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

chris.walker@delta.com 

December 9, 2013
 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of 2010 U.S.-Haneda Combination 

Services Allocation Proceeding 

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Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018 

ANSWER OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

 Delta takes no position on the applications of United and Hawaiian. We request only 

that Delta and other U.S. carriers be allowed flexibility to make the most effective use of their 

existing Haneda slots by operating from any U.S. gateway authorized for service under the 

open skies agreement with Japan. 

As explained in Delta’s application, it is in the public interest to allow U.S. carriers 

freedom to use their previously allocated Haneda slots as warranted by market conditions. 

This will maximize consumer benefits and help to level the competitive playing field between 

U.S. carriers and their Japanese flag competitors who are free to deploy their Haneda slots 

at any U.S. gateway. 

Delta’s gateway flexibility request is consistent with DOT precedent, and does not 

require reconsideration of any prior awards. By Order 2004-6-25 DOT removed gateway 

constraints from all U.S.-Brazil frequencies previously allocated by route cases to U.S. 

carriers. In doing so, DOT did not reexamine the prior distribution of Brazil frequencies 

among U.S. carriers, and there is no need to do so here with regard to Haneda slots. 
Delta Answer 

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The traveling public would benefit from the removal of constraints that are 

inconsistent with an open skies regime and impede the effective utilization of Haneda slots 

by U.S. carriers. 

Respectfully submitted,

_________________________________ 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

International Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
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A copy of the foregoing Reply has been served this 9th day of December, 2013, upon 

the following persons via email: 

dan.weiss@united.com 

thomas.bolling@united.com 

lhalloway@crowell.com 

gmurphy@crowell.com 

jhill@dowlohnes.com 

perkmann@dowlohnes.com 

Francis.Heil@aa.com 

Robert.Wirick@aa.com 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

paul.gretch@dot.gov 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

brett.kruger@dot.gov 

todd.homan@dot.gov 

urskr@state.gov 

CristinaSA@state.gov 

eugene_alford@ita.doc.gov 

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