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RACHEL B. TRINDER rbtrinder@zsrlaw.com

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

### May 15, 2015

BY ELECTRONIC FILING Documentary Services Division U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590
Re: Joint Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070

Dear Sirs: Please find attached for fili ng in the above docket, pursuant t o the notice dated April 30, 2015, affidavits for r epresentatives of the Houston A irport System. Sincerely,

__________________ ______________ Rachel B. Trinder EnclosuresBEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C

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Joint Applicat i on of DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and AEROV i AS DE M EXICO, S.A. DE C.V. under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approva l of and ant i trust immunity f or alliance agreements
AFFIDAV I T City of Washington ss
. District of Columbia Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070

I , Rachel B

. Trinder , being duly sworn, state under oath : 1

. I am counsel for the Houston Airport System, an interested party in this proceeding

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. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 only for the purpose of participating in this proceeding

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. I will disclose such i nformation only to other persons who have filed a valid confidentiality affidavit in Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070

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. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment. 

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### A. Silversmith, being duly sworn , state under oath: 1. I am counsel for the Houston Airport System, an interested party in this proceeding. 2. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST -2 015-0070 only for the purpose of participating in this proceeding. 3. I will disclose such information only to other persons who have filed valid confidentiality affidavits in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070. 4. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment.

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. Silversmith 888 Seventeenth Street , N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 973-7918 Fax: (202) 342-0683 jasilversmith@zsrlaw.com Subscribed and sworn before me this L th day of May , 2015

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Notary ublicBEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and AEROViAS DE MEX I CO, S.A. DE C.V. under 49 U.S.C. 

### §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements
AFFIDAVIT City of Washington ) ) ss
. District of Columbia " ) Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070

I , James A. Thumpston, being duly sworn, state under oath : 1

. I am a paralegal under the supervision of counsel for the Houston Airport System, an interested party in this proceeding. 2

. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 only for the purpose of participating in this proceeding. 3. I will disclose such information only to other persons who have filed valid confidentiality affidavits in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070. 4. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment.

# ~~ mes A. Thumpston 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 973-7943 Fax: (202) 342
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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on this 15th day of May 2015, a copy of the fore going was served on the parties named below in accordance with the Department’s Rules o f Practice.

Jol A. Silversmith rsilverberg@sgbdc.com, jjohnson@sgbdc.com, and mgoldman@sgbdc.com (Counsel for ABX Air) dlamoyi@aeromexico.com.mx (Aeromexico) robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com and patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Aeromexico) chuck.hill@airtransport.cc (Air Transport International) dheffernan@cozen.com (Counsel for Alaska Airlines) jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com (Alaska Airlines) agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com (Counsel for Allegiant Air) robert.wirick@aa.com , francis.heil@aa.com , and howard.kass@aa.com (American Airlines) jcanny@amerijet.com (Amerijet) jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Counsel for Amerijet) rpommer@atlasair.com peter.beckett@atlasair.com (Atlas Air) john@mietuslaw.com (Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo) ben.hirst@delta.com , sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com , and chris.walker@delta.com ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic Airlines) temerson@skywest.com and mkraupp@skywest.com (SkyWest Airlines) bob.kneisley@wnco.com and leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest Airlines) dkirstein@yklaw.com and jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit Airlines) john.fredericksen@suncountry.com and thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country) dan.weiss@united.com , steve.morrissey@united.com , thomas.bolling@united.com , abby.bried@united.com , and james.conneely@united.com (United Airlines) sseiden@crowell.com and gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United Airlines) anita.mosner@hklaw.com and jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) dsmalls@ups.com (UPS) john.varley@virginamerica.com and barbara.russell@virginamerica.com (Virgin America) paul.gretch@dot.gov , susan.kurland@dot.gov , brian.hedberg@dot.gov , brett.kruger@dot.gov ,

### (Delta Air Lines) cefelts@fedex.com and nssparks@fedex.com (Federal Express) matwood@cozen.com and slachter@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier) jhill@cooley.com and perkmann@cooley.com (Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) esahr@eckertseamens.com (Counsel for JetBlue Airways) robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue Airways) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com and (Polar Air Cargo) reese.davidson@dot.gov , todd.homan@dot.gov , peter.irvine@dot.gov , laura.remo@dot.gov , and robert.finamore@dot.gov (DOT) john.s.duncan@faa.gov (FAA) ronald.williams@ustranscom.mil (USTRANSCOM) englets@state.govand cristinasa@state.gov (State Department) info@airlineinfo.com