BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) OST-2012-0115

)

for renewal of an exemption, pursuant to ) OST-2005-22228

49 U.S.C. § 40109 to provide )

foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, )

property, and mail between the )

United States and the Cayman Islands (GCM) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO PROVIDE 

FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

James Hnat Jonathan B. Hill

Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Cooley LLP

General Counsel & Secretary 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 700

Robert C. Land Washington, DC 20004

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Telephone: 202/962-8356

& Associate General Counsel Fax: 202/842-7899

jhill@cooley.com

Jeffrey Goodell

Vice President, Government Affairs Counsel for

JetBlue Airways Corporation

Adam Schless

Director, Aircraft Transactions &

International Counsel

Telephone: 202-715-2557

JetBlue Airways Corporation

1212 New York Ave. N.W.

Suite 1212

Washington, D.C. 2005

March 6, 2014

Notice: Answers to this Application must be filed by March 21, 2014.
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ) OST-2012-0115

)

for renewal of an exemption, pursuant to ) OST-2005-22228

49 U.S.C. § 40109 to provide )

foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, )

property, and mail between the )

United States and the Cayman Islands (GCM) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO PROVIDE 

FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION

JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) respectfully requests that the 

Department of Transportation (“DOT” or the “Department”) reissue JetBlue an 

exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of Part 302 of the Department’s

regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 302, to operate scheduled combination service between the 

United States and the Cayman Islands (GCM). DOT issued the original exemption 

through a NOAT dated July 18, 2012 in docket DOT-OST-2012-0115.

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JetBlue will continue its service (a) year-round with A321, A320 or E190 aircraft 

from JFK to GCM, and (b) seasonally (November-April) with A321, A320 or E190 

aircraft from BOS to GCM. JetBlue renews its request that the Department add this 

exemption to its Consolidated Certificate issued under DOT-OST-2005-22228. 

In support of its application JetBlue states as follows:

 1 1 JetBlue herewith invokes the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) to continue operations under its existing 

authority until final action has been taken on this request for renewal of its exemption.
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1. JetBlue is a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at 27-01 

Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101.

2. JetBlue is a citizen as defined by 49 U.S.C § 40102(a) (15) (c), as 

amended, and is fit, willing and able to provide the services contemplated by this 

exemption application. JetBlue holds a Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity 

for Interstate Air Transportation issued on February 4, 2000, Order 2000-2-7 (see DOT 

Docket OST-99-5616); and Consolidated Certificates for Routes 893, 894 and 895 (see

Order 2009-9-4 (corrected), Docket OST-2005-22228). JetBlue requests the Department 

take official notice of all the information contained in those dockets pursuant to Rule 24.

3. The renewal requested herein is for the transportation of persons, property 

and mail, in combination service between JFK and BOS in United States, on the one 

hand, and the Cayman Islands, on the other hand. JetBlue will operate each route with 

Stage 3-compliant A321, A320 or E190 aircraft. JetBlue’s A320 aircraft are configured 

to carry 150 customers. JetBlue’s E190 aircraft are configured to carry 100 customers. 

JetBlue’s A321 aircraft are configured to carry 190 customers.

4. DOT issued the original exemption in this docket (OST-2012-0115) on 

July 18, 2012 by Notice of Action Taken.

5. JetBlue’s operations to the Cayman Islands are fully consistent with the 

Air Transport Service Agreement between the United States of America and the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed July 23, 1977, as amended, as it 

applies to the Cayman Islands.
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5. JetBlue’s renewal application poses no environmental or energy issue and 

all flights will be operated with Stage 3 aircraft. Approval of this application will not 

result in the near-term consumption of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel.

6. The continuation of JetBlue’s well known and well received operations to 

and from the United States and the Cayman Islands will continue to provide additional 

stimulation and benefits to the traveling public.

WHEREFORE, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Department renew JetBlue’s

blanket exemption authority permitting it to engage in the carriage of persons, property 

and mail in combination service between the United States and the Cayman Islands as set 

forth herein.

Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan B. Hill

Geoffrey Rapoport

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: 202/962-8356

Fax: 202/842-7899

jhill@cooley.com

grapoport@cooley.com

Counsel for 

JetBlue Airways Corporation

March 6, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of JetBlue Airways 

Corporation for an Exemption to Provide Foreign Scheduled Air Transportation was 

served this 6th day of March, 2014 via email or first class mail on the following persons:

Robert.Wirick@aa.com

Howard.kass@aa.com

Benjamin.slocum@aa.com

Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Jeff.morgan@delta.com

Scott.mcclain@delta.com 

dan.weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

jonathan.linde@united.com

lhalloway@crowell.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

jyoung@yklaw.com 

Urskr@state.gov

Esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

Robert.finamore@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

cmcintyr@panynj.gov

brubinst@panynj.gov 

Info@airlineinfo.com 

Boston Logan International Airport

One Harborside Drive

Suite 2005

East Boston, MA 02178

/s/

Deborah Kunkle