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OST-2004-17490 - United Air Lines - Chicago-Cozumel
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United Air Lines, Inc. OST-2004-17490 - Exemption - Chicago-Cozumel April 5, 2004 Application for Grant of an Exemption United seeks an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Chicago, Illinois and Cozumel, Mexico. United plans initially to operate this service on a thrice weekly basis (Mon/Wed/Sat) on a seasonal basis December through April. Services will begin on December 18, 2004. United will operate its Chicago‑Cozumel services from its hub at O'Hare International Airport. United serves over 120 points from Chicago, offering connection opportunities to Cozumel to points throughout its system. Currently, no other U.S. carrier is providing nonstop service between Chicago and Cozumel. On March 19, 2004, ATA Airlines, Inc. filed an application in Docket OST-04-17377 for an exemption to operate services between Chicago and Cozumel starting in November and serving Midway Airport. There are two designations available to accommodate both United's and ATA's proposed services. Prompt issuance of United's requested exemption will serve the public interest as it will stimulate passenger travel and expand the service options available to consumers. Counsel: United and Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jeffrey.manley@wilmer.com
April 13, 2004 In order to expedite consideration of United's above-referenced application and of ATA Airlines' related application in Docket OST-04-17377, United has agreed to poll the interested carriers served with its application. Answers to United's application would normally be due on April 20, 2004. United will begin polling interested carriers today to determine their positions on United's application. Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jeffrey.manley@wilmer.com
April 15, 2004 On behalf of United, I have polled the representatives of all carriers on the service list attached to the Application of United for an Exemption filed April 5, 2004, in the above referenced docket. All carriers' representatives have advised me that they have no objection to the granting of the request contained in the Application. Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Caryn Garvin (Aviation Specialist), 202-663-6000
Filed April 5, 2004 | Issued April 20, 2004 Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois, and Cozumel, Mexico. United states that it proposes initially to operate thrice-weekly seasonal service effective December through April and plans to begin service December 18, 2004, with Airbus 320 equipment. By: Paul Gretch
April 20, 2004 Answer of The City of Chicago in Support The City is committed to encouraging new air service and competition at O'Hare and Midway. Currently, no non-stop scheduled service exists between Chicago and Cozumel, Mexico. However, on March 19, 2004, ATA Airlines, Inc. applied for an exemption to provide service between Midway and Cozumel. Docket OST-04-17377. The City filed its support of ATA's application in the Docket on April 5, 2004. Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop, Kenneth Quinn, 202-775-9800
January 25, 2006 United hereby requests a waiver of the dormancy condition through December 16, 2006. Due to the devastation of Cozumel caused by Hurricane Wilma, United has determined that it is not feasible to operate service in this market for the 2005/2006 Winter season. However, United plans to resume its seasonal service in this market on or before December 16, 2006. The requested waiver will enable United to implement this service when conditions warrant. Counsel: Wilmer Hale, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jeffrey.manley@wilmerhale.com
February 13, 2006 Application for Renewal of an Exemption United hereby requests renewal of its exemption authority for a minimum period of two years or until its current certificate for Route 566 is amended to include the Chicago-Cozumel route segment. Due to the devastation of Cozumel caused by Hurricane Wilma, United is not operating service in this market for the Winter 2005-2006 season, but United intends to resume seasonal nonstop service between Chicago and Cozumel with its own aircraft on or before December 16, 2006. Renewal of this exemption authority is clearly in the public interest, and United requests renewal of its exemption based on the original findings that the proposed services are fully consistent with the bilateral air transportation agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. Counsel: Wilmer Hale, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jeffrey.manley@wilmerhale.com
Filed January 25, 2006 | Approved February 21, 2006 Department Action on Application We will require the carrier to reinstitute services no later than December 16, 2006. By: Esta Rosenberg
Filed February 13, 2006 | Issued April 21, 2006 Renewal of Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois, and Cozumel, Mexico. United states that it will continue to provide seasonal nonstop service in this market. In the present application, United references its pending application to amend its certificate for Route 566 to include Chicago-Cozumel. See Docket OST-1999-5846. We will handle the certificate request separately. United states that due to Hurricane Wilma it did not operate service during the Winter 2005-2006 season, but that it intends to resume its seasonal service on or before December 16, 2006. By: Paul Gretch
June 29, 2007 Application for Reactivation of Exemption Authority United Air Lines, Inc. hereby requests the Department to reactivate its dormant U.S.-Mexico exemption authority, which was previously issued to United in the above-referenced proceeding to operate seasonal services between Chicago, IL and Cozumel, Mexico. This authority was last issued in a Notice of Action Taken, dated April 21, 2006, renewing United’s Chicago-Cozumel authority for a period extending to April 21, 2008. See, Docket OST-2004-17490. United gave notice of dormancy in a letter dated December 19, 2006, when it decided not to reinstate seasonal services at that time due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. United has now decided to reinstate weekly, seasonal Chicago-Cozumel non-stop services, operating each Saturday from December 15, 2007 through the following April and a similar seasonal pattern each year thereafter. United will use A320 equipment with 138 seats (12F; 126Y). In these circumstances, United requests that its exemption authority be reactivated effective immediately to enable it to reinstate this service. There continue to be sufficient designations available under the U.S.-Mexico Air Services Agreement to allow the Department to reactivate United’s authority for the Chicago-Cozumel market. In fact, while all three designations in the Chicago-Cozumel market are currently available, only one other carrier (USA3000) has thus far requested the authority (Docket OST-2007-28577) to serve this market. Counsel: United, Julie Oettinger, 202-296-2370, julie.oettinger@united.com
July 6, 2007 By letter dated June 29, 2007, United Air Lines, Inc. applied to reactivate its authority to serve the Chicago-Cozumel market. United has completed its polling of all interested parties in the attached service list and no party objects to United’s request. For this reason, United respectfully requests the Department to promptly grant its request to reactivate United’s Chicago-Cozumel authority. Counsel: United, Julie Oettinger, 202-296-2370, julie.oettinger@united.com
Filed June 29, 2007 | Approved July 17, 2007 Department Action on Application We acted on this request without awaiting expiration of the answer period with the consent of all parties served with the application. By: Esta Rosenberg
OST-2004-17490 - Exemption - Chicago-Cozumel February 5, 2008 Appication for Renewal of Exemptions United hereby applies for renewal of the two above-captioned exemptions from 49 U.S.C. § 411 01 authorizing it to provide scheduled combination service in foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois and Cozumel, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois and Cancun, Mexico. United's exemption authority for the Chicago-Cozumel market is currently effective through April 21, 2008. United's exemption authority for the Chicago-Cancun market is currently effective through April 25, 2008. United intends to continue its seasonal service between Chicago and Cozumel, as well as its year-round service between Chicago and Cancun. Counsel: United, Jeffrey Manley, 301-229-8571, jeffrey.manley@united.com |
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