BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2012- 

 ) 

for an exemption and a statement of ) 

authorization (Merida-Miami) ) 

__________________________________________) 

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A 

AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR EXEMPTION AND 

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

 

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no 

later than September 5, 2012. APPLICANT INTENDS TO 

POLL. 

August 21, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2012- 

 ) August 21, 2012 

for an exemption and a statement of ) 

authorization (Merida-Miami) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A 

AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR EXEMPTION AND 

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) and 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Aerolitoral, 

S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect respectfully requests that the 

Department grant the following authorizations in respect of Mexico-U.S. 

code-share/blocked-space services it performs with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. 

de C.V. ("Aeromexico"): 

a. Exemption authority for one year to the extent necessary to permit it 

to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, 

and mail between Merida, Mexico and Miami, Florida. 

 

b. Statement of authorization for an indefinite period to permit 

Aerolitoral to display Aeromexico’s “AM” designator code on flights 

operated by Aerolitoral on the route listed in paragraph (a) above. 

Aeromexico holds permit authority to serve the market issued by 

Order 91-5-25. 

So that it may begin code-share service under the requested authority in 

September 2012, Aerolitoral requests expedited consideration of this 
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 Application 

application; after polling U.S. carriers served with this application, it will 

report the poll results to the Department. In support of this application, 

Aerolitoral states as follows: 

 1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and 

currently holds exemption authority which authorizes service between 

Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aerolitoral 

generally provides services between Mexico and the United States under 

Aeromexico’s “AM” code. 

 2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks an exemption to engage in 

scheduled, combination service in the Merida-Miami market and a statement 

of authorization to display Aeromexico’s AM code on flights operated on that 

route by Aerolitoral. Service under the requested authority, initially three 

times weekly using the Embraer E-190 or other appropriate aircraft, will 

generate significant benefits for the traveling and shipping public. 

 3. Under Annex III to the 1960 Air Transport Agreement between the 

United Mexican States and the United States, as amended, either party may 

authorize an airline to serve a transborder route by displaying its code on 

flights of an airline designated to operate service on that route. Aerolitoral 

has previously been designated for the Merida-Miami route, and the Mexican 

Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil has authorized Aerolitoral and 

Aeromexico to engage in code-share operations over the route. Aerolitoral