## Before the United States Department ofTransportation 

# Washington, DC

Essential Air Service at LARAMIE, WYOMING WORLAND, WYOMING under49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq. 

## June 

# 16, 2010

Docket OST-1997-2958 Docket OST-1997-2981

This document contains Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s. response to Order Requesting Proposals 2010-5-14. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submitthese proposals, on a stand alone basis, to provide essential airtransportation atthese points in Wyoming. 1-:,\1.,**'!"~"** i



### Great Lakes' proposals contemplate convenientlytimed connecting services to ourcode-share partners (United and Frontier) at our Denver Hub. In addition, Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreementswith the majorityofthe othercarriers serving Denver, including interline e-ticketing agreementswith U.S. Airways and Continental Airlines. All of which will offerpassengers maxium accessto the domesticand international airtransportation system. Laramie servicewill be non-stop to the Denver Hubwith no upline restrcitions. Worland service will be one-stop overeither Laramie orCheyenne; orat Great Lakes discretion, we would provide non-stop serviceto Denver provided we have no upline restrictions. All proposals contemplatethe use of 19 seat Beechcraft 19000airlinerequipment. Questions and comments maybe referred to: Michael O. Matthews Chief Financial Officer Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 1022Airport Parkway Cheyenne, VVY 82001 (307) 432-7000

### Table ofContents: Subsidy 

### Passengers Average Bid Service Point(s) Hub(s) Served Round Trips Equipment Requirement 

### Forecast Fare

1 Laramie Denver 

### 3 19000 $1,181,572 

### 18,750 $95.01 2 Worland Denver 2 19000 $1,770,336 

### 7,500 $124.72 Each bid is a stand alone bid

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

### Laramie, Wyoming (at 98 percent completion) Departures: Block Hours: Revenue Passenger Miles: Available Seat Miles: Operating Revenues: Passenger: LAR-DEN 18,750 psgrs at

Other: (at 0.62% ofpassenger revenue) Total Operating Revenues: Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance Fuel and Oil Flying Operations Maintenance Total Direct Expenses: Total Indirect Expenses: Total Operating Expenses: Operating Loss Profit Element (5.0% ofTotal Operating Expenses) Annual Compensation Requirement: Representative/Current Schedule TO DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 802 845 5014 0 825 908 5014 0 1125 1208 5143 0 1125 1208 5143 0 1647 1730 5182 0 FROM DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 1030 1115 5143 0 1552 1637 5182 0 1600 1645 5182 0 1915 2000 5023 0 $95.01 $1,781,438

FRQ X67 6 X7 7 X6 FRQ X7 X6 6 X6 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 $11,045

$338,710 $752,194 $223,736 $430,452

Laramie Servicewill Non-Stopto Denverwith no upline restrctions 1,840 1,362 2,137,500 3,985,440

$1,792,482

$1,745,092 $1,087,341 $2,832,433 ($1,039,951) $141,622 $1,181,572

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## Worland, Wyoming (at 98 percent completion) Departures: Block Hours:

Operating Revenues: Passenger: WRL-DEN 7,500 psgrs at

Other: (at 0.62% ofpassenger revenue) Total Operating Revenues: Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance Fuel and Oil Flying Operations Maintenance Total Direct Expenses: Total Indirect Expenses: Total Operating Expenses: Operating Loss Profit Element (5.0% ofTotal Operating Expenses) Annual Compensation Requirement: Representative/Current Schedule TO DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 650 845 5014 1/LAR 713 908 5014 1/LAR 1013 1208 5143 1/LAR 1346 1538 5174 1/CYS FROM DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 1133 1326 5181 1/CYS 1600 1757 5182 1/LAR 1915 2112 5023 1/LAR $124.72

FRQ X67 6 7 X67 FRQ X67 6 X6 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 Worland Servicewill be One-Stopto DenverovereitherCheyennE or Laramie. At Great Lakes discretion, Non-Stopto Denverwoulc provided so long as there are no upline restrictions. $935,400
$5,799

$183,032 $975,679 $201,559 $328,397 1,227 1,227

$941,199

$1,688,667

$893,748 $2,582,415 ($1.641,216) $129,121 $1,770,336