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

August 16, 2013

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this Application by filing an answer

in this docket by September 3, 2013, and by serving a copy of that answer on

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

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, effective

through August 16, 2013, in order to engage in scheduled foreign air

transportation on the first six of the above routes. The Department amended this

exemption on November 9, 2012, to add the Monterrey—San Antonio route and
Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 2

d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption

1/ 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.

In addition, 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.

on February 15, 2013, to add the Monterrey—Las Vegas route.1/

Since receiving its initial and amended exemption authority in this docket,

Interjet has introduced scheduled service on the Mexico City—Santa Ana,

Guadalajara—Santa Ana, San Jose del Cabo—Santa Ana, Toluca—Las Vegas,

Monterrey—San Antonio, and Monterrey—Las Vegas routes.

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 a growing number of routes 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 U.S.-Mexico Air Transport

Agreement.

In addition to being bilaterally authorized, renewal of the exemption is in

the public interest because it has enabled Interjet to introduce a substantial

quantity of new and competitive air transportation services between the United

States and Mexico.
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.

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, in the above docket 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

August 16, 2013
CERTIFICATE 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

August 16, 2013

Robert Wirick

Francis Heil American Airlines robert.wirick@aa.comfrancis.heil@aa.com

Oracio Marquez United Air Lines oracio.marquez@united.com

Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Air Lines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Howard Kass

Benjamin Slocum US Airways howard.kass@usairways.combenjamin.slocum@usairways.com

Robert Kneisley

Leslie Abbott AirTran Airways bob.kneisley@wnco.comleslie.abbott@wnco.com

Krishna Urs US State Department urskr@state.gov

John Allen FAA Flight Standards john.allen@faa.gov