U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Christopher Thomas 

3060 Grand Bay Blvd. # 172 

Longboat Key, FL 34228 

Dear Mr. Thomas: 

Assistant Secretary 

MAR 2 7 2014 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter to Secretary Foxx regarding the application of Norwegian Air 

International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. I am responding on behalf of 

the Secretary. 

Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI's application 

and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I 

cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure you, however, that we will give full 

and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a 

determination in this matter. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-20 13-0204, as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progress 

of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the 

Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0204. 

I hope this information is helpful. 

S10-140314-009 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary Of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx, 

3/10/14 

I am writing to you today as a concerned citizen, and career 

international airline pilot, regarding the application of Norwegian Air International (NAI) 

for an air carrier permit to operate to destinations in the United States. 

To put it bluntly, approval of this permit, for NAI to operate in the 

United States, is a direct threat to the U.S. airline industry and to the hundreds of 

thousands of U.S. taxpayers in its employ! Allowing an airline like NAI unfettered access 

to major U.S. cities will be the beginning of the end for the U.S. airline industry; an 

industry that is finally finding its economic footing after decades of struggle at the 

corporate level, as well as for the livelihoods of those who work for them!! 

I'm concerned that an organization such as NAI, that is built on the 

free-wheeling, lax loopholes that exist in international corporate law and regulations, 

would be allowed ANY access to major airline gateways in the U.S! Any airline, 

organized to advance its existence by undercutting many of the long-fought-for 

regulations and benefits that exist for U.S. airlines, should not be allowed to operate 

here. Envision what allowing NAI access to the U.S. will do. Nothing good will come of 

this except to the advantage of a foreign corporate entity, with allegiance to no one, at 

the great expense to U.S. airlines and their employees!! And others like NAI would be 

sure to follow, once access to our desirable markets is made available. Please take a 

stand to defend a vital industry for the U.S. economy by denying NAI the permission to 

operate in the United States. There will be no benefit to anyone involved in the U.S. 

airline industry if NAI is allowed to operate here. To allow any foreign entity to maintain 

an economic advantage over any U.S.-owned airline in our own country would be 

unconscionable!! 

Please make the right and necessary decision, and DENY the air 

carrier permit to NAI. Thank you for you time and attention to this seriously urgent 

matter. 

s 10-140314-009 

Christopher Thomas 

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