BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC., AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. AEROLITORAL, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.
– Mexico transborder routes) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT - OST - 2013 -

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., and AEROLITORAL, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: John R . Mietus , Jr. LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MIETUS, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard Ste 300 Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (202) 747
- 5212 john @mietuslaw.com Counsel for AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. and AEROLITORAL, S

. A

. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director

– Government Affairs

& Associate General Counsel Chris topher Walker Regional Director

– Government Affairs DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 842
- 4184 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

March 14 , 2013 Notice: Delta is polling the U.S. carriers on the service list attached to this Application and will inform the Department of the results.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC., AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. AEROLITORAL, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.
– Mexico transborder routes) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT - OST - 2013 -

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., and AEROLITORAL, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”) , and Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect (together, the “Joint Applicants”) hereby apply for authority to expand their codeshare arrangement to include the display of Delta’s “DL*” code on flights operated by Aeromexico and/ or Aerolitoral on the following U.S.

– Mexico transborder routes: Atlanta , Georgia
- Toluca, Mexico; Chicago, Illinois
- Durango, Mexico; Houston, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico; Las Vegas, Nevada
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; Los Angeles, California
- Cancún, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Hermosillo, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo , Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- La Paz, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- L o reto, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- León, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Huatulco , Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; Miami, Florida
- Mérida, Mexico; Miami, Florida
- Monterrey, Mexico ; San Antonio, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico; and San A ntonio, Tex as - Monterrey, Mexico

.Joint Application of Delta, Aeromexico, and Aerolitoral Page 2 In support of th is Joint Application, Delta, Aeromexico , and Aerolitoral state as follows: 1. The Joint Applicants request the issuance of the following authorities: a) an exemption to Delta, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, authorizing Delta to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail , on a codeshare basis, on the following routes: 1 Atlanta, Georgia
- Toluca, Mexico; Houston, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico; and Las Vegas, Nevada
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; Los Angeles, California
- Huatulco , Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; and Miami, Florida
- Monterrey, Mexico

. b) a statement of authorization to Aeromexico and Aerolitor al , pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, to permit Aeromexico and/ or Aerolitoral to display Delta’s “DL*” designator code on Aeromexico and/ or Aerolitoral operated flights , 2 on the following routes: Atlanta, Georgia
- Toluca, Mexico; Chicago, Illinois
- Durango, Mexico; 3 Houston, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico; Laredo, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico;

1 Delta is not requesting an exemption for the Los Angeles, California
- León, Mexico ; Los Angeles, California
- Cancún, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Hermosillo, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- La Paz, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
Lareto, Mexico; Miami, Florida
- Mérida, Mexico; and San Antonio, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico route s because it holds certificate authority to serve this route by Order 2010
- 3
- 12. Additionally, Delta is not requesting an exemption for the Ch icago, Illinois
- Durango, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico routes because it holds an exemption granted in NOAT June 1 5 , 201 1 in DOT
- OST
- 2011
- 0110.
2 Aeromexico and Aerolitoral request statement s of authorization that would permit either or both carriers to begin, end, or resume their display of the DL* code in the listed markets. This approach will serve the public interest by allowing Delta to hold out service without further Department action should operations in a market shift between Aeromexico and its affiliate. Aeromexico and Aerolitoral each understand that before exercising the requested statement of authorization in a market, the operating carrier would need to hold or obtain the necessary operating designation and DOT permit or exemption authority.
3 Aeromexico was pre viously granted statements of authorization to display DL* code in each of these markets, but it currently holds operating authority only in the Leon
- Los Angeles and Merida
Miami markets. For administrative convenience, the Joint Applicants suggest that all five markets be included in the requested Aeromexico/Aerolitoral statement of authorization.Joint Application of Delta, Aeromexico, and Aerolitoral Page 3 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; Los Angeles, California
- Cancún, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Hermosillo, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Huatulco , Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo , Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- La Paz, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- León, Mexico; 3 Los Angeles, California
- L o reto, Mexico; Los Angeles, California
- Puerto Peñasco, Mexico ; Miami, F lorida
- Mérida, Mexico; 3 Miami, Florida
- Monterrey, Mexico ; San Antonio, Texas
- Mexico City, Mexico; 3 and San Antonio, Texas
- Monterrey, Mexico. 3 2. Delta further requests the Department transmit the necessary codeshare
only designations to the Government of Mexico to facilitate Mexican licensing of the proposed services. 3. The Joint Applicants plan to introduce the proposed codeshare services upon receipt of DOT and DGAC approval, and request that the exemption and statement of authorization be granted as so on as possible so that Delta is able to market and sell these services without delay. 4 Delta requests that its exemption authority be effective for a period of at least two years. Aeromexico and Aerolitoral request that their statement s of authorization remain in effect indefinitely, consistent with the duration of the U.S.

– Mexico codeshare authorities granted by DOT Order 99
- 6
- 6. 4. The proposed codeshare services will be operated pursuant to the existing Delta/Aeromexico and Delta/Aeroli toral codeshare agreement s on file with the Department. 5. Delta is fit, willing, and able to perform the services applied for herein. Delta operates numerous services between the United States and Mexico under various exemptions and pursuant to Delta’s certificate authority for Route 901. See Order 2010
- 3
- 12 and NOAT June 15, 2011 in DOT
- OST
- 2011
- 0110 . Delta hereby requests that the Department take official notice, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’ s Rules of

4 The Joint Applicants request a waiver of the 45
- day advance filing requirement for codeshare statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 so that the proposed codeshare services may begin without delay.Joint Application of Delta, Aeromexico, and Aerolitoral Page 4 Practice, of all data on file with the Department necessary to establish Delta’s fitness. Aeromexico holds the underlying economic authority to operate the following routes : Houston
- Monterrey (Permit Authority Under Order 1991
- 5
- 25); Los Angeles
- Cancun (NOAT Feb. 19, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0029); Los Angeles
- Hermosillo (NOAT Aug. 16, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2010
- 0194); Los Angeles
- Huatulco (NOAT Feb. 19, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0029); Los Angeles
- Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo (NOAT Feb. 19, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0 029); Los Angeles
- La Paz (Permit Authority Under Order 1991
- 5
- 25); Los Angeles
- Leon (Permit Authority Under Order 1991
- 5
- 25); and Miami
- Monterrey (NOAT June 13, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0090). Aerolitoral holds underlying authority to serve the following rout es : Atlanta
- Toluca (NOAT Feb. 8, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0211); Chicago
- Durango (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188); Houston
- Monterrey (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); Laredo
- Mexico City (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); Laredo
- Monter rey (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188); Las Vegas
- Puerto Peñasco (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); Los Angeles
- Hermosillo (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188); Los Angeles
- La Paz (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); Los Angeles
- L eon (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188); Los Angeles
- Loreto (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188); Los Angeles
- Puerto Peñasco (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); Miami
- Monterrey (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); San Antonio
- Monterrey (NOAT Feb. 28, 2013 in DOT
- OST
- 2013
- 0028); and San Antonio
- Mexico City (NOAT Nov. 21, 2012 in DOT
- OST
- 2012
- 0188). 6. Approval of the requested authority is in the public interest and will provide important new service and competitive options to U.S.

– Mexico travelers and shippers. Authorizing Delta to display its code on Aeromexico and Aerolitoral’s transborder flights will enhance competition and expand price and service options for U.S.

– Mexico travelers. 7. Approval of the exemption and statement of authorization is consistent with the U.S.

– Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement, including the amendment that was sig ned on December 12, 2005. The Department has granted multiple similar U.S.

– Mexico transborder codesharing requests, finding that the exercise of such codeshare rights “will benefit travelers, shippers, businesses, cities, airlines, and airports.” DOT Order 99
- 6
- 6, at 6. Moreover, the amended agreement authorizes up to ten U.S. carriers to provide codeshare services on any nonstop U.S.

– Mexico city
- pair segment, leaving abundant opportunities for other carriers.Joint Application of Delta, Aeromexico, and Aerolitoral Page 5 8. Delta further states that the services for which it seeks the authority described in this Joint Application will have no impact on its CRAF commitments. WHEREFORE, Delta, Aeromexico , and Aerolitoral request that the Department promptly grant the exemption and statement s of authorization descr ibed herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ John R . Mietus , Jr. /s/

_______________________ _____________________ John R . Mietus , Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC Counsel for For AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. and AEROLITORAL, S

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. de C.V. d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs

& Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of the foregoing Joint Appli cation has been served this 14 th day of March, 2013 upon the following persons via email:
Air Carrier Name Email Address Alaska Airlines Marshall Sinick msinick@ssd.com American Francis Heil francis.heil@aa.com American Robert Wirick robert.wirick@aa.com Arrow Cargo Pierre Murphy pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Frontier/Republic Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com Frontier/Republic Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com Hawaiian Jo nathan Hill jhill@dowlohnes.com JetBlue Robert Land robert.land@jetblue.com Southwest/AirTran Bob Kneisley bob.kneisley@wnco.com Spirit Airlines David Kirstein dkirstein@yklaw.com Spirit Airlines Joanne Young jyoung@yklaw.com Sun Country John Fredericksen j ohn. f redericksen@suncountry.com United/Continental Dan Weiss dan.weiss@united.com United/Continental Thomas Bolling thomas.bolling@united.com US Airways Benjamin Slocum benjamin.slocum@usairways.com US Airways Howard Kass howard_kas s@usairways.com Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com Esta Rosenberg e sta.rosenberg@dot.gov Brian Hedberg brian.hedberg@dot.gov Info info@airlineinfo.com