 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on June 20, 2001

                     NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2001-8910

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of   Continental Airlines, Inc.    filed   6/6/01  for:

				 

XX  Waiver from dormancy condition:

By Order 2001-5-26, the Department granted certificate authority to
Continental to provide service between New York/Newark and Cali,
Colombia, and allocated it a total of seven weekly frequencies for
services commencing no earlier than October 1, 2001.  The frequencies
are subject to the condition that if any frequencies are not used for a
period of 90 days, the allocation as to those frequencies will expire
automatically and the unused frequencies will revert to the Department
for reallocation.  Continental seeks a waiver of the 90-day dormancy
condition with respect to these frequencies until June 1, 2002. 
Continental states that because of the current economic conditions in
Colombia and the United States it plans to delay the start-up of its New
York/Newark Cali flights until June 1, 2002.

Applicant rep.:  R. Bruce Keiner, Jr.,  (202) 624-2500   DOT analyst:  
Sylvia Moore,  (202)-366-6519   

DISPOSITION

XX Granted

The above action was effective when taken:    June 20, 2001,  until  
June 1, 2002

XX  Action taken by:	Paul L. Gretch, Director		

			Office of International Aviation

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Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; and (2) grant of the waiver was consistent with the public
interest. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the
referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.



Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within ten (10) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp.

 See Order 2001-5-26 at 5, and Attachment D.    

 Continental’s waiver from the dormancy condition is effective until
June 1, 2002.  If Continental does not begin service by June 1, 2002,
its frequency allocation expires automatically.  The 90-day dormancy
period will begin on the date Continental begins service. 

(See Reverse Side)

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