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- ^ Ll : G' o Join t Applicatio n o f AI RCANADA , TH EAUSTRIA N GROUP , BRITIS H MIDLAN D AIRWAY S LTD. , CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC. , DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A AG , POLSKI ELINI ELOTNICZ ELO T S.A. , SCANDINAVIA N AIRLINE S SYSTEM , SWIS S INTERNATIONA LAIRLINE S LTD. , TA PAI RPORTUGA LAN D UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . t o Amen dOrde r

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4 9 U.S.C . § § 4130 8 an d4130 9 s o a s t o Approv e an d Confe r Antitrus t Immunit y Docke t DOT-OST-2008-023 4

JOIN T MOTIO N O FCONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC. , DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A A GAN D UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T UNDE R1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Communication s withrespec t t o thi s documen t

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to : Thoma s Newto n Boilin g Associat e Genera l Counsel , Regulatory , Alliance s & Internationa l UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . an d CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . thomas.bolling(g),coair.co m Stephe n Morrisse y Managin g Director , Regulator y UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . an d CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . steve.morrissev(5),united.co m Danie l A . Weis s Managin g Director , Internationa l UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . an d CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . dan.weiss@united.co m Hershe l I . Kame n Vic e President-International , Regulatory an dPolicy UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . an d CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . hershel.kamen@united.co m Arthu r J . Molin s Genera l Counse l NorthAmeric a DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A A G arthur.molinsfa),dlh.d e

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WASHINGTON , D.C . Join t Applicatio n o f AI RCANADA , TH EAUSTRIA N GROUP , BRITIS H MIDLAN D AIRWAY S LTD. , CONTfNENTA LAIRLINES , INC. , DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A AG , POLSKI ELINI ELOTNICZ ELO T S.A. , SCANDINAVIA N AIRLINE S SYSTEM , SWIS S INTERNATIONA LAIRLINE S LTD. , TA PAI RPORTUGA LAND UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . t o Amen dOrde r

2007-2-1 6 unde r

4 9 U.S.C . § § 4130 8 an d4130 9 s o a s t o Approv e an d Confe r Antitrus t Immunit y Docke t DOT-OST-2008-023 4

JOIN T MOTIO N O FCONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC. , DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A A GAN D UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T UNDE R1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , Continental, ' Lufthansa, ^ an d Unite d(th e "Join t

Movants" ) as k

th e Departmen t

t o withhol dfrompubli c disclosur e th e confidentia l exhibit s t o th e join t motio n askin g th e Departmen t t o recogniz e Brussel s Airlines '

Commo n name s o f

carrier s ar e used . Lufthans amake s thi s motio n o n behal f o f itsel f an dBrussel s Airhnes . Brussel s Airline s i s no w unde r

Lufthansa' s effectiv e contro l an dth e Europea n Commissio n ha s approve d Lufthansa' s acquisitio n o f al l o f th e Brussel s Airline s shares . Se e th e E C Commissio n Decisio n o f 2 2 Jun e 200 9 (Cas e No . COMP/M.533 5 - Lufthansa/S N Airholding) , a t 5 . Brussel s Airline s shoul db e considere da s aseparat e party amon g th e Join t Movant s t o th e exten t

necessary t o compl y wit

hth e Department' s Regulations , however .Join t

Motio n o f

Continental , Lufthans a an dUnite dfor

Confidentia l Treatmen t Pag e 2 participatio n i n th e Allianc e Agreements" * a s covere db y th e gran t o f antitrus t immunit y pursuan t to Orde r 2009-7-1 0 (th e "Join t

Motion") , filedcontemporaneousl y i n th e above-reference d docke t b y th e Join t

Movant s an dAi r

Canada , Austrian , Britis hMidland , LOT , SAS , Swis s an d TAP . Al l confidentia l submission s wil l b e labele d"Confidential Treatmen t Requeste dUnde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12 " an daccompanie db y cove r letter s incorporatin g thi s motio n b y reference . Acces s shouldb e limite dt o counse l an doutsid e expert s wh o file affidavit s i n accordanc e wit h th e Department' s Rul e 1 2 procedures . In suppor t

o f thi s request , th e Join t

Movant s submi t

th e following : I . TH ECONFIDENTIA LINFORMATIO N I S PROTECTE D FRO M PUBLI C DISCLOSUR EB Y TH EFREEDO M O FINFORMATIO N AC T T o facilitat e expeditiou s processin g o f th e Join t Motio n t o includ e Brussel s Airline s withi n th e antitrus t

immunit y grante dpursuan t t o Orde r 2009-7-10 , th e Join t

Movant s ar e voluntaril y submittin g confidentia l informatio n an ddocuments . Th e Join t Movants ' confidential material s ar e protecte dfro mpubli c disclosur e unde r variou s exemption s t o th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

("FOIA") , includin g 5 U.S.C . § § 552(b)(3 ) an d(b)(4) . Exemptio n 3 protect s fro mdisclosur e informatio n specificall y protecte db y anothe r federal statute , includin g 4 9 U.S.C . § 40115 . Se e Britis hAirport s Authorit y v . CAB , 53 1 F . Supp . 408 , 41 4 (D.D.C . 1982) . Sectio n 4011 5 state s that th e Departmen t

"shall " withhol dfrom publi c disclosure , amon g othe r things , informatio n tha t

woul dadversel y affec t

a n ai r carrier' s Th e "Allianc e Agreements " mean s thos e agreement s referre dt o o n pag e 2 , note 2 , an dExhibi t

JA-1 , o f th e Join t Applicatio n T o Amen dOrde r 2007-2-1 6 unde r

4 9 U.S.C . § § 4130 8 an d4130 9 s o a s T o Approv e an dConfe r Antitrus t Immunity o n Certai n Allianc e Agreement s filedo n Jul y 23 , 200 8 (se e Orde r 2009-7-1 0 a

t not e 114 ) an dthos e liste don pag e 1 o f Exhibi t JM- 1 o f th e Join t Motion .Join t

Motion o f

Continental , Lufthans a an dUnite dfor

Confidentia l Treatmen t Pag e 3 competitiv e positio n i

n foreig n ai r

transportation . Th e informatio n an ddocument s a t issu e here clearl y satisf

y thi s standard . Thes e material s contai n extremel y sensitiv e informatio n regardin g th e Join t Movants ' internationa l operation s an dcooperatio n that i s no t publicl y available . I

f disclosed , thi s informatio n coul db e use dby th e Join t Movants ' competitor s t o thei r strategi c advantage , an dth e Join t

Movants ' disadvantage , i n makin g competitiv e decisions . Exemptio n 4 protect s frompubli c disclosur e informatio n that i s "(1 ) commercia l o r financial, (2 ) obtaine dfromaperso n outsid e th e government , an d(3 ) privilege do r confidential. " Gul f

& Western Indus. . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1980 ) (citation s omitted) . Th e informatio n an ddocument s at issu e her e clearl y satisf

y thi s standard . Thes e material s ar e commercia l o r financial i n nature , obtaine dfromaprivat e citizen , an d privilege do r

confidential . Th e Join t

Movant s woul dsuffe

r substantial competitiv e har mi f th e document s wer e publicl y disclosed . Se e Washingto n Pos t Co . v . HHS . 69 0 F.2 d252 , 26 8 (D.C . Cir . 1982 ) (definin g th e standar dfo r whethe r adocumen t

i s privilege do r

confidential) . Publi c disclosur e o f

suc hinformatio n coul d'"impai r th e Government' s abilit y t o obtai n necessary informatio n i n th e future o r . . . caus e substantial harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f th e perso n fromwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained.' " Nationa l Park s & Conservatio n Ass' n v . Kleppe . 54 7 F.2 d673 , 677-7 8 (D.C . Cir . 1976 ) (quotin g Nationa l Park s & Conservatio n Ass' n v . Morton , 49 8 F.2 d765-7 0 (D.C . Cir . 1974)) ; Burk e Energ v Corp . v . DOE . 58 3 F . Supp . 507 , 510-1 1 (D . Kansa s 1984) . Th e Departmen t ha s foun dtha t

Exemptio n 3 als o applie s t o informatio n protecte d b y 4 9 U.S.C . § 46311 . Se e Orde r 2001-10-2 , a

t 2-3 . That

statutory provisio n prohibit s th e releas e o f informatio n acquire db y th e Departmen t "whe n inspectin g th e record s o f a n ai r carrier " o r informatio n that

"i s withhel dfromdisclosur e unde r sectio n 40115. " 4 9 U.S.C . § 46311(a) .Join t

Motio n o f

Continental , Luflhans a an dUnite dfor

Confidentia l Treatmen t Pag e 4 ILACCES S T O TH ECONFIDENTIA LAN D PROPRIETAR Y INFORMATIO N

SHOUL D B ELIMITE D T O COUNSE LAND OUTSID EEXPERT S Du e t o th e natur e o f

th e informatio n an ddocument s th e Join t Movant s ar e providin g i

n thi s proceeding , Rul e 1 2 acces s shoul db e limite dt o counse l an doutsid e independen t expert s wh o file an affidavi t

statin g tha t

the y wil l (1 ) us e th e informatio n onl y fo r th e purpos e o f participatin g i n thi s proceeding , an d(2 ) no t disclos e th e informatio n t o anyon e othe r than counse l o r

outsid e expert s wh o hav e filed avali daffidavi t withth e Departmen t

i n advance . Th e confidentia l material s th e Join t Movant s ar e submittin g i n this proceedin g under Rul e 1 2 contai n highl y sensitiv e commercia l informatio n relatin g t o th e Join t Movant s internationa l operation s an dcooperation . I n orde r t o protec t

th e Join t Movants ' ability t o compet e effectivel y i n internationa l markets , it i s imperativ e tha t

thi s informatio n no t

b e disseminate dt o thei r competitors , eve n unde r

Rul e 1 2 procedures . Th e Departmen t ha s routinel y limite dRul e 1 2 acces s t o confidentia l informatio n submitte di n th e cours e o f antitrus t immunit y proceeding s t o counse l an doutsid e experts. ^ B y limitin g acces s i n this manner , th e Departmen t can permi t partie s t o fully participat e i n this proceedin g whil e limitin g th e ris k o f competitiv e harmtha

t woul dresul t

i f th e informatio n wer e disseminate dt o th e Join t Movants ' competitors .

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Applicatio n o f

ANA . Continenta l an dUnite d(Docke t DOT-OST

2009-350 , Notic e Providin g Acces s t o Document s an dSuspendin g Procedura l Schedul e (Decembe r

24 , 2009) ; Join t

Applicatio n t o Amen dOrde r 2007-2-1 6 (Docke t

DOT-OST-2008

- 0234) , Notic e Providin g Acces s t o Document s (Jul y 24 , 2008) ; Join t Applicatio n o f Alitalia/Czec hAiriines/Delt aAi r Lines/KL M Roya l Dutc hAirlines/Northwes t Airlines/Ai r Eranc e (Docke t

DOT-OST-2007-28644) , Notic e Suspendin g Procedura l Schedul e andProvidin g Acces s t o Document s (Jul y 3 , 2007) ; Join t Applicatio n o f

America n Airline s an dSwis s Internationa l Ai r

Line s (Docke t

DOT-OST~2002-12688) , Notic e Providin g Acces s t o Document s (Jul y 10,2002) .Join t

Motio n o f

Continental , Lufifhans a an dUnite dfo

r Confidentia l Treatmen t Pag e 5 WHEREFORE , for th e foregoin g reasons , th e Departmen t shoul dgran t

Continental , Lufthans aan dUnited' s join t reques t t o withhol dfrompubli c disclosur e th e confidential , proprietar y an dcommerciall y sensitiv e informatio n th e Join t Movant s hav e submitte di n thi s proceedin g unde r

seal ; limi t

Rul e 1 2 acces s t o counse l an doutsid e expert s a s describe dabove ; an dgran t suc hothe r

an dfurther

relie f a s th e Departmen t

deem s necessar y an dappropriate . Respectfiill y submitted .

•thurJ . Molins a^(J ^ Hershel 1 . Kame n ^ ^ < J Arthu r Genera l Counsel , Nort hAmeric a DEUTSCH ELUFTHANS A A G Apri l 21 , 201 1 DCACTlVE-14950782. 1 Hershel Vic e President-International , Regulatory an dPolic y UNITE D AI RLINES , INC . an d CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC .CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

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