US Airways, Inc.

May 22, 2003

OST-03-15253 - Philadelphia-Cozumel

Application for an Exemption

US Airways continues to expand its Caribbean and Latin America services, thereby bringing the benefits of additional competition, new nonstop service, and additional on-line connecting options for numerous cities in the eastern United States to consumers traveling between the United States and those regions. US Airways' proposed service will provide the only scheduled nonstop service from Philadelphia, one of its principal hub networks, to Cozumel. The proposed service will also enhance intergateway competition in the U.S.-Cozumel market. US Airways plans to operate its Saturday-only service on a year-round basis commencing in or around December 2003. For this service, US Airways plans to utilize A-319 aircraft, currently in its fleet, with 120 seats configured as 12F/108Y.

US Airways currently serves Cozumel and Cancun from the United States, with plans to commence nonstop service to Mexico City later this year. At present, its only nonstop service to Cozumel, however, is from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Exhibit A - Schedule
Exhibit B - Operating Statistics
Service List

Counsel: O'Melveny Myers, Joel Burton, 202-383-5300

Filed May 22, 2003 | Issued June 10, 2003

OST-03-15253 - Philadelphia-Cozumel, Mexico

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Notice approving exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 to provide the following service: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the terminal point Cozumel, Mexico. The action above was effective when taken: June 10, 2003, through June 10, 2005. Petitions are due: June 19, 2003

By: Paul Gretch

OST-01-9768 - Charlotte-Cozumel
OST-03-15253 - Philadelphia-Cozumel

February 24, 2005

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

By Notice of Action Taken (May 28, 2003), the Department granted US Airways a two-year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Charlotte, NC, and Cozumel, Mexico. By Notice of Action Taken (June 10, 2003), the Department granted US Airways a two-year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Philadelphia, PA, and Cozumel, Mexico. US Airways currently operates service in each of these markets.

Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 703-872-5230, howard_kass@usairways.com

OST-2001-9768 - Exemption - Charlotte-Cozumel
OST-2003-15253 - Exemption - Philadelphia-Cozumel

Filed February 24, 2005 | Issued March 21, 2005

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Docket OST-2001-9768: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Charlotte, North Carolina, and the terminal point Cozumel, Mexico.

Docket OST-2003-15253: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the terminal point Cozumel, Mexico.

We have granted the carrier’s request to consolidate the exemption authorities granted here into a single docket, with a common expiration date.  In this regard, future requests for the subject authority may be filed in Docket OST-2001-9768.

By: Paul Gretch