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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC.

for renewal of exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 40109

(Denver, CO–Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico; 

Denver, CO–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico;

Denver, CO – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; 

Kansas City, MO–Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and

Kansas City, MO–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico)

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Docket DOT-OST-2010-0152

APPLICATION OF REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Scott L. Durgin

Vice President, Administration

REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS, INC.

8909 Purdue Road

Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

+1 202 637 4999/5659

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for

REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC.

April 19, 2012
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC.

for renewal of exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 40109

(Denver, CO–Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico; 

Denver, CO–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico;

Denver, CO – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; 

Kansas City, MO–Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and

Kansas City, MO–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico)

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Docket DOT-OST-2010-0152

April 19, 2012

APPLICATION OF REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Pursuant to Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice, Republic Airline 

Inc. (“Republic”) hereby applies under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for renewal of exemption

authority authorizing Republic to continue to provide scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail on the following U.S. – Mexico routes 

under the Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“Frontier”) brand and designator code:

Denver, Colorado (DEN)–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (SJD);

Denver, Colorado (DEN)–Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo,Mexico (ZIH);

Denver, Colorado (DEN)–Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR);

Kansas City, Missouri (MCI)–Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR); and 

Kansas City, Missouri (MCI)–San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (SJD).1

Republic was granted initial exemption authority to serve these routes by Notice 

of Action Taken dated June 23, 2010 (Docket DOT-OST-2010-0152), for a period of 

 

1 Republic is not seeking renewal of authority to serve the Denver – Mazatlan, Mexico 

route (previously granted in this Docket). By Letter dated March 17, 2011, Republic informed the 

Department that it had not started this service by the start-up date and had no plans to do so. 

Nor is Frontier seeking renewal of the exemption authority for DEN-ZIH and MCI-SJD it received 

in this Docket because that exemption authority was subsumed and is now encompassed by its 

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 904, issued by DOT Order 2011-6-12.
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two years, through June 23, 2012. Republic requests renewal for a period of at least 

two additional years.

In filing this renewal application, Republic hereby invokes the automatic 

extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as 

implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377. This application is timely filed pursuant to Section 

377.10(c).

Republic continues to provide service on these five U.S.-Mexico routes under 

Frontier’s trade name and designator code. These services remain fully consistent with 

the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Mexico and renewal is in 

the public interest. These services benefit consumers by enabling Frontier to maintain 

and enhance competitive U.S.–Mexico service offerings via Denver and Kansas City, 

making efficient use of large regional jets operated by Republic. 

WHEREFORE Republic requests that the Department promptly renew the 

above-referenced U.S.–Mexico exemption authority as discussed herein and grant such 

additional relief as the Department deems to be warranted.

Respectfully submitted,

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Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

+1 202 637 4999/5659

Counsel for

Republic Airline Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of Republic Airline Inc. for 

Renewal of Exemption Authority has been served this 19

th day of April, 2012, upon each of 

the following addressees:

bob.kneisley@wnco.com; msinick@ssd.com; carl.nelson@aa.com; 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; jeff.morgan@delta.com; jhill@dowlohnes.com; 

jyoung@yklaw.com; dkirstein@yklaw.com; john.fredericksen@suncountry.com; 

dan.weiss@united.com; howard_kass@usairways.com; 

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com; esta.rosenberg@dot.gov; brett.kruger@dot.gov; 

urskr@state.gov; info@airlineinfo.com

[s] Patrick Rizzi 

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 Patrick Rizzi