BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket OST-2014- ) For an Exemption ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in foreign ) scheduled air transportati on of persons property ) and mail from the United States, Fort Lauderdale, ) Florida (FLL) to Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) ) And Orlando, Florida (MCO) to Mexico City (MEX) ) ) APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY (FLL-MEX) (MCO-MEX) Communications with respect to this document should be directed to:

James G. Hnat Executive Vice President General Counsel & Government Affairs Robert C. Land Senior Vice President Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel Adam L. Schless Director, Aircraft Transactions & International Counsel JetBlue Airways Corporation 1212 New York Avenue Suite 1212 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 715-2557 Jonathan B. Hill J. Parker Erkmann Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 842-7800 jhill@cooley.com perkmann@cooley.com

Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

Dated: November 4, 2014 NOTICE: JetBlue will be polling on this application.1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket OST-2014- ) For an Exemption ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in foreign ) scheduled air transportati on of persons property ) and mail from the United States, Fort Lauderdale, ) Florida (FLL) to Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) ) And Orlando, Florida (MCO) to Mexico City (MEX) ) ) APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY (FLL-MEX) (MCO-MEX)

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetB lue”) hereby applies for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. Section 41101 authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation between Fort Lauderdale, FL (“FLL”) and Orlando, FL (“MCO”), on the one hand, and Mexico City, Mexico, on the other hand, and requests that the Department designate JetBlue for each such service. JetBlue requests that th ese exemptions be granted for a period of at least two (2) years. Because JetBlue proposes to commence operations on these routes in or about June, 2015, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Departme nt act on this applica tion in an expeditious

manner. In support of this Applicati on, JetBlue states as follows:2 1. JetBlue is a corporation orga nized under the laws of the state of Delaware with its principal place of business at 27-01 Queens Pl aza North Long Island City, NY 11101. JetBlue currently serves 86 destinations, in cluding 25 international destinations.

2. JetBlue is a citizen of the United States as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C Section 40102(a)(15). JetBlue’s President an d at least two-thirds of the me mbers of its board of directors and managing officers are citizens of the United States, and at least 75 percent of JetBlue’s voting stock is owned by citizens of the United States.

3. JetBlue holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Interstate Air Transportation issued on February 4, 2000, by Order 2000-2-7. JetBlue also has received Blanket Open Skies Authority. 1 In addition, JetBlue has certif icate authority to serve Mexico from points in the United States. 2 JetBlue is well qualified to provide the proposed services and requests that the Department take official notice of all the information c ontained in these dockets and orders pursuant to Rule 24.

4. The first exemption requested herein is for service between Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Internationa l Airport (“FLL”) and Mexico City, Mexico’s Benito Juárez International Airport (“MEX”). In approximately June 2015, JetBlue plans to initiate twice daily servi ce using its Stage 3 compliant 150-seat A320 aircraft.

5. The second exemption requested herein is for service between Orlando, Florida’s Orlando International Airport (“MCO”) and MEX. In approximately June 2015, JetBlue plans to initiate daily service using its Stag e 3 compliant 150-seat A320 aircraft.

1 See Order 2007-7-3 (issued July 6, 2007). 2 JetBlue has certificate authority to serve Cancun, Mexico from New York/Newark, Fort Lauderdale, Boston and Orlando. See Order 2009-9-4.3 6. Both of these operations will be fully consistent with the December 12, 2005

Memorandum of Consultations and Annexes betw een the United States and the United Mexican States (“Memorandum”), which expressly authori zes the United States to designate two U.S. carriers to fly between points in the United States and Mexico. Section B( 4) of Annex I to the Memorandum states: “[e]xcept as provided in su bparagraph 5 of this pa ragraph, either of the

Parties shall be entitled to desi gnate two airlines to provide sc heduled combination services on any city pair between the two territories that may be served under the Agreement.” Currently,

JetBlue understands there is at least one designation available on the FLL-MEX route. 3 On the MCO-MEX route, JetBlue also understands that at least one designation remains available. 4

7. The grant of JetBlue’s application will fa cilitate the introduction of new service between Florida and Mexico City, one of the most populated cities in the world. JetBlue’s entry into Mexico City will bring not only low fares on routes between the United States and Mexico City but JetBlue’s award-winning, consumer-friendly services. The addition of such JetBlue service is clearly in the public interest.

8. JetBlue states that this application will have no effect on its Civil Reserve Air Fleet commitments and approval of this applicat ion will not result in the near-term consumption of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel. WHEREFORE, JetBlue respectfully request s that the Department issue exemptions authorizing it to provide inte rnational air transportation of persons, property, and mail between FLL and MCO, on the one hand, and MEX on the othe r hand; to designate Je tBlue to serve these

3 Although Delta received an exemp tion to fly the FLL-MEX route, see Notice of Action Taken, DOT-OST-2013-0013 (issued Jan. 28, 2013), JetBlu e understands that Delta never started service. 4 Although the Department added the MCO-MEX rout e to Delta’s consolid ated certificate in early 2010, see Order 2010-3-12 (issued Mar. 9, 2010), Je tBlue understands that Delta has not flown the route since 2009.4 routes; and grant such other or further relief as the Department deems appropriate and consistent with the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

____________________________ Jonathan B. Hill J. Parker Erkmann Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 700 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 842-7800 jhill@cooley.com perkmann@cooley.com Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation November 4, 2014CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of JetBlue Airways Corporation for an Exemption was served this 4th day of November, 2014 via email transmission on the following:

howard.kass@aa.com robert. wirick@aa.com American gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com dan.weiss@united.com steve

. morrissey@united.com United

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com chris. walker@delta

. com Delta nssparks@fedex.com gbleopard@fedex.com FedEx jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com Amerijet

anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com UPS

thomas

. ting@suncountry.com Sun Country bob.kneisley@wnco.com leslie.abbott@wnco.com Southwest

matwood@cozen.com stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com Frontier jyoung@yklaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com Spirit

msinick@ssd.com Alaska cristinasa@state.gov john.s.duncan@faa.gov robert.finamore@dot.gov brett.kruger@dot.gov brian.hedberg@dot.gov reese.davidson@dot.gov kgeorge@broward.org FLL pbrown@goaa.org MCO

/s/ J. Parker Erkmann