BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109

( Ft. Lauderdale

- Mexico City ) )

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APPLICATION OF DE LTA AIR LINES, INC.

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Alexander Van der Bellen,

Managing Director, Government Affairs

and Associate General Counsel

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 842

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sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

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Delta will be conducting a poll of airline representatives served with this application and

we will advise the Department of the results as soon as possible.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109

( Ft. Lauderdale

- Mexico City ) )

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APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of th e Department’s Rules of

Practice , Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby applies for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §

4 1101 authorizing Delta to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Mexico City, Mexico.

Delta plans to offer daily

, year

- round service on this route be ginning on July 1

, 2013

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utilizing 160

- seat Boeing 737

- 800 aircraft, equipped with 16 first class and 18 economy

comfort and 126 coach class seats. However, depending on market demand, Delta

requests flexibility to operate on a seasonal basis. Delta requ ests that its exemption

authority be granted as soon as possible for a period of at least two years.

In support of this application , Delta st ates the following:

1. Delta seeks exemption author ity so it can provide scheduled

foreign air transportation of perso ns, property

, and mail between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

and Mexico City, Mexico.

2. The proposed service will provide significant benefits to travelers

and shippers and is clearly in the public interest. The re quested exempt ion authority isA pplication of Delta

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fully consistent with the terms of the U.S.

- Mexico Air Transport Agreement

(“Agreement”) as amended by the agreement signed by the two governments on

December 12, 2005. Route 1(a) of the Agreement authorizes carriers designated by the

U.S. to operate “[f]rom a point or po ints in the United States to a point or points in

Mexico.” Annex I(A)(1)(a ). T wo U.S. carrier designations are authorized for each U.S.

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Mexico City city

- pair

. Agreement Annex I(B)(4

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. Both U.S. car rier designations a re

available on the Ft. Lauderdale

- Mexico City route

. Delta requests that the Department

promptly notify the Government of Mexico of Delta’s designation on this route. As noted

above, Delta plans to operate daily, year

- round service, but requests the flexibility to

operate on a seasonal b asis as warranted by market conditions.

3. Delta holds various certificates of public convenience and

necessity and exemptions authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation

of persons, property and mail, including between the United States and Mexico. See,

e.g., Delta ’s Certificate for Route 901

, issued by Order 2010

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. Pursuant to Rule 24

of the Department’s Rules of Practice, Delta asks the Department to take official notice

of all data on file with the Department necessary to establi sh Delta’s fitness.

4. Delta affirms that its operation of this route will have no impact on

Delta ’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet (“CRAF”) commitment.

5. The environmental impa cts of Delta’s proposed service are de

minimis, and Delta does not anticipate that the prop osed service will cause a near

- term

net annual change in aircraft fuel consumption of 10 million gallons or more.A pplication of Delta

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WHEREFORE, Delta requests issuance of exemption authority to engage in

scheduled foreign air transportation of per sons, property, and mail between Ft.

Lauderdale, Florida and Mexico City, Mexico.

Respectfully submitted,

Alexander Van der Bellen

Managing Director, Government Affairs &

Associate General Counsel

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing has been served this 17 th day of January 2013 , upon the

following persons via email:

Francis.Heil@aa.com

Robert.Wirick@aa.com

dan.weiss@united.com

thomas.bolling@united.com

howard.kass@usairways.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

info@airlineinfo.com