BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

 

Joint Application of 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.; 

VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD; 

VIRGIN BLUE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PTY 

LTD d/b/a V AUSTRALIA; 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (NZ) LTD; and 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (AUST) PTY LTD 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0155 

 

Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for Approval 

of and Antitrust Immunity for Alliance 

Agreements 

 

ANSWER OF THE JOINT APPLICANTS 

October 22, 2010 
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Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Merren McArthur 

 Group Executive, Corporate Advisory 

Dayna Hall 

 Senior Counsel 

The Virgin Blue Group 

P.O. Box 1034 

Spring Hill QLD 4004 

Australia 

+617 3333 6801 

merren.mcarthur@virginblue.com.au 

dayna.hall@virginblue.com.au 

Anita Mosner 

Sophy Chen 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 

Washington DC 20006 

(202) 419-2604 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

sophy.chen@hklaw.com 

for: VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD, 

VIRGIN BLUE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 

PTY LTD d/b/a V AUSTRALIA, 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (NZ) LTD, and 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (AUST) PTY LTD 

Andrea Fischer Newman 

 Senior Vice President, Government 

Affairs 

Alexander Van der Bellen, 

 Managing Director, Government Affairs 

and Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan 

 Regional Director, Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

 

 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

 

Joint Application of 

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.; 

VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD; 

VIRGIN BLUE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PTY 

LTD d/b/a V AUSTRALIA; 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (NZ) LTD; and 

PACIFIC BLUE AIRLINES (AUST) PTY LTD 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0155 

 

Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for Approval 

of and Antitrust Immunity for Alliance Agreements

 

ANSWER OF THE JOINT APPLICANTS 

Delta and the Virgin Blue Group have worked diligently to ensure that the 

information contained in their October 13 Response fully addressed the concerns 

identified in the Show Cause Order. The Joint Applicants have confidence in the 

Department’s process and understand that show cause procedures exist to fully vet the 

merits of the case, and to ensure that the best public interest decision is reached in the 

Final Order. This case is a rare instance where the applicants have provided important 

new facts, clarification, and a revised agreement that merit a departure from the 

Department's initial findings and conclusions. Accordingly, Delta and the Virgin Blue 

Group respectfully request that the Department issue a Final Order approving their 

proposed joint venture. 
Answer of the Joint Applicants 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Anita M. Mosner 

for Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, 

Virgin Blue International Airlines Pty 

Ltd d/b/a V Australia, 

Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Ltd, and 

Pacific Blue Airlines (Aust) Pty Ltd 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

for Delta Air Lines, Inc. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing has been served this 22nd day of October, 2010, upon the 

following persons via email: 

robert.rivkin@dot.gov 

susan.kurland@dot.gov 

susan.mcdermott@dot.gov 

christa.fornarotto@dot.gov 

bob.goldner@dot.gov 

todd.homan@dot.gov 

peter.irvine@dot.gov 

christopher.mandel@dot.gov 

UrsKR@state.gov 

Jeremy.Parkinson@infrastructure.gov.au 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

howard_kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

hkamen@coair.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

jhill@dlalaw.com 

horanaviation@gmail.com 

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