BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

JetBlue Airways Corporation ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2009-0342 

) 

for blanket exemption pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. § 41109 to engage in foreign ) 

scheduled air transportation of persons ) 

property and mail from the United States ) 

to the Dominican Republic ) 

 ) 

RENEWAL APPLICATION OF 

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 

Robert C. Land Jonathan B. Hill 

Senior Vice President for Government J. Parker Erkmann 

Affairs & Associate General Counsel Benjamin M. Berlin 

 Dow Lohnes PLLC 

Adam Schless 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW Ste. 800 

Director, Aircraft Transactions & Washington, D.C. 20036 

International Counsel (202) 776-2000 

 jhill@dowlohnes.com 

JetBlue Airways Corporation perkmann@dowlohnes.com 

1212 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1212 bberlin@dowlohnes.com 

Washington, DC 20002 

 Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation 

 

Dated: November 19, 2013 
 

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BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

JetBlue Airways Corporation ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2009-0342 

) 

for blanket exemption pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. § 41109 to engage in foreign ) 

scheduled air transportation of persons ) 

property and mail from the United States ) 

to the Dominican Republic ) 

 ) 

RENEWAL APPLICATION OF 

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR EXEMPTION 

 JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) respectfully requests that the 

Department of Transportation (the “Department”) renew its blanket exemption authority 

to operate scheduled combination service between any point or points in the United 

States, on the one hand, and any point or points in the Dominican Republic, on the other 

hand. JetBlue also requests that the Department incorporate the broader route authority 

granted by the January 31, 2012 NOAT into the certificate route authority currently held 

by JetBlue as part of its Consolidated Certificate issued as part of Order 2009-9-4.1

On January 31, 2012, the Department of Transportation (“DOT” or the 

“Department”) issued an exemption allowing JetBlue to operate scheduled passenger 

service between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the 

Dominican Republic. That exemption was valid for two years and expires on January 31, 

2014. In Order 2009-9-4, the Department issued to JetBlue a Certificate of Public 
 

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Convenience and Necessity for Route 894, which authorized JetBlue to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between, among others, 

the United States, on the one hand, and Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican 

Republic, on the other hand, and between New York (JFK) and Puerto Plata, Dominican 

Republic. 

In support of its application, JetBlue states as follows: 

1. JetBlue is a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at 27-01 

Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101. 

 2. JetBlue is a citizen as defined by 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(c), as amended, 

and is fit, willing and able to provide the services contemplated by this exemption 

application. JetBlue holds a Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity for 

Interstate Air Transportation issued on February 4, 2000, Order 2000-2-7 (see DOT 

Docket OST-99-5616); and Consolidated Certificates for Routes 893, 894 and 895 (see 

Order 2009-9-4 (corrected), Docket OST-2005-22228). JetBlue requests the Department 

take official notice of all of the information contained in these dockets pursuant to Rule 

24. 

 3. The exemption authority requested herein is for the transportation of 

persons, property, and mail, in combination service, between any point or points in the 

United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in the Dominican Republic, on the 

other hand. As described above, JetBlue currently holds certificate authority to operate 

between the United States and Santo Domingo and Santiago and between New York 

(JFK) and Puerto Plata. JetBlue seeks blanket exemption authority so that it may 

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 Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and 14 CFR § 377.10, JetBlue intends to rely upon the continued 

effectiveness of its existing exemptions while this renewal application is pending at the Department. 
 

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continue service between the United States and other cities in the Dominican Republic 

without having to seek additional operating authority. 

 4. JetBlue's operations are fully consistent with the June 22, 1986 Air 

Transport Agreement between the United States of America and the Government of the 

Dominican Republic. 

Wherefore, JetBlue respectfully requests that the Department (a) renew its blanket 

exemption authority permitting it to engage in the carriage of persons, property and mail 

in combination service between the United States and the Dominican Republic and (b) 

incorporate its broader route authority into its consolidated certificate. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 

 Jonathan B. Hill 

 J. Parker Erkmann 

 Benjamin M. Berlin 

 Dow Lohnes PLLC 

 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW 

 Suite 800 

 Washington, D.C. 20036 

 (202) 776-2000 

 jhill@dowlohnes.com 

 

 Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation 

November 19, 2013