BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a/ INTERJET for an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in Scheduled Foreign Air Transportation of Persons, Property, and Mail (U.S./Mexico) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0140

APPLICATION OF ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a INTERJET FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION
Communications concerning this document may be served upon: Moffett B. Roller ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC Washington Dulles International Airport 45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200 Dulles, VA 20166 Washington, D.C. 20036-6101 Tel: 202-331-3300 Fax: 202-331-3322 E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com Counsel for ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet
November 24, 2014 NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this Application by filing an answer in this docket by December 9, 2014, and by serving a copy of that answer on the above counsel for ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, and upon each person served with this Application.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a/ INTERJET for an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in Scheduled Foreign Air Transportation of Persons, Property, and Mail (U.S./Mexico) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0140

APPLICATION OF ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a INTERJET FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109, ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41302 in order to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on the following routes: (1) Mexico City, Mexico

- Santa Ana, California; (2) Guadalajara, Mexico

- Santa Ana, California; (3) San Jose del Cabo, Mexico - Santa Ana, California; (4) Toluca, Mexico

- Las Vegas, Nevada; (5) Toluca, Mexico

- Houston, Texas; and (6) Toluca, Mexico

- Chicago, Illinois. (7) Monterrey, Mexico

- San Antonio, Texas (8) Monterrey, Mexico

- Las Vegas, Nevada (9) Guadalajara, Mexico

- San Antonio, Texas (10) Mexico City, Mexico

- Laredo, Texas On August 16, 2012, the Department issued a Notice of Action Taken in this docket granting Interjet an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 in order to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation on the first six of the aboveApplication of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 2

d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption

1/ The Department amended this exemption on November 9, 2012, to add the Monterrey—San Antonio route and on February 15, 2013, to add the Monterrey—Las Vegas route. On November 29, 2013, the Department renewed the exemption and also amended it to add the Guadalajara—San Antonio route. The Department then amended the exemption on March 13, 2014, to include authority to operate between Mexico City and Laredo. In addition, the Department has issued Interjet a foreign air carrier permit that authorizes Interjet to conduct charter and specified scheduled operations between the U.S. and Mexico. DOT Order 2008-10-30, October 30, 2008. On August 31, 2011, the Department granted Interjet an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 in order for Interjet to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation on the Mexico City—San Antonio, Mexico City—Miami, and Mexico City—New York routes. Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2011-0159. The Department renewed that exemption on September 26, 2012, and on March 5, 2014. routes. The exemption has subsequently been renewed and has also been amended at various times to include all the ten city-pairs now listed above.1/ Interjet was established in March of 2005 and began domestic Mexican operations in December of 2005 with a fleet of A320 aircraft. Since its founding Interjet has developed into a major Mexican airline. It serves a broad network of scheduled routes within Mexico and between the United States and Mexico. The Government of Mexico has designated Interjet as a Mexican airline to operate scheduled service on the above routes, and renewal of this exemption is accordingly in the public interest by giving effect to the current U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement. Renewal of this exemption authority is also consistent with the provisions of the new Air Transport Agreement recently negotiated between the Governments of the United States and Mexico. The new U.S.-Mexico Agreement is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2016, and provides for open entry on Third and Fourth Freedom routes for the carriers of each country.Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 3

d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption

2/ Interjet invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending a final Department determination on this Application for Renewal. In addition to being bilaterally authorized, renewal of the exemption is in the public interest because it enables Interjet to provide new and competitive air transportation services on the U.S. - Mexico routes in question. Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, the Department of Transportation should renew for a period of at least two years the exemption issued to ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on the routes set forth above.2/ Respectfully submitted, Roller & Bauer, PLLC Attorneys for ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet

By: ___________________________

Moffett B. Roller November 24, 2014CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption was this day served by email upon the parties listed below. No indication was received that any transmission by electronic mail had failed.

_______________________________ Moffett B. Roller November 24, 2014
Howard Kass Robert Wirick American Airlines howard.kass@aa.com robert.wirick@aa.com Oracio Marquez United Air Lines oracio.marquez@united.com Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Air Lines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Robert Kneisley Leslie Abbott Southwest Airways bob.kneisley@wnco.com leslie.abbott@wnco.com Marshall S. Sinick Edward Sauer Alaska Airlines msinisck@ssd.com esauer@ssd.com Joanne W. Young Spirit Airlines jyoung@yklaw.com Jonathan Hill JetBlue jhill@dlalaw.com Ed Faberman Air Carrier Assoc. of America epfaberman@acaa1.com Stephen Cristina US State Department cristinasa@state.gov John Duncan FAA Flight Standards john.s.duncan@faa.gov