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u.s. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Scott C. Langley 

President and CEO 

Langley Investment Properties 

825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 1275 

Portland, OR 97232 

Dear Mr. Langley: 

Assistant Secretary 

April 13, 2012 

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Thank you for your letter to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, supporting the application 

of Alaska Airlines, Inc. for two beyond-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington 

National Airport (DCA). Alaska's application proposes to serve Portland International Airport 

with one round trip per day from DCA. Secretary LaHood has asked me to respond to your 

letter. 

Under authority granted in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of20 12, the 

U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding to new entrant or limited incumbent 

carriers a total of eight slot exemptions at DCA, which would support four daily round trips. 

We received Alaska's application, which also proposes one daily round trip to San Diego, on 

March 12. Other timely applications were received from Air Canada, proposing one round trip 

to Vancouver, British Columbia; Frontier Airlines, one round trip to Colorado Springs and 

beyond to San Diego; JetBlue Airlines, one round trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and one round 

trip to Austin, Texas; Southwest Airlines, one round trip to Austin and San Diego beyond; Sun 

Country Airlines, one round trip to Las Vegas; and Virgin America, Inc., two round trips to San 

Francisco. 

As the matter is still pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I can assure you that all applications the Department received will be given full and 

fair consideration and will be evaluated against the selection criteria specified in the statute. 
The Oepatttfi:etrt:'s ~~(i<m 011 this mtttterisbeing administered. thrOJlSb a pubfi~ docketJ whi~h, 

cdl6ws cdlinterested parties the opportunity to comment. FolloWil\g<otirt:t9rmal practice, lr~ 

pf~lng;a copy ofyour letter and this response in doeket;number DOT~20 12 .. 0029. 

Iappteciate)'outinterestin this matter. 

SusanL •. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary .for 

Aviati<)ri and Intematiottal Affairs 
LANGLEY 

Inv~stment · 

March 14, 2012 

The Hhnorable :Ray .LaHood 

1lS; P¢partJ:nentof Tt:artsportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: .A.laska Airlines' application for.PDX~DCA;Docl,<etNo.DOT-0$T:.20l2~0029. 

Pear Secre~al:'y LaHood: 

This letter is in support of the application of Alaska Airlines to provide one daily roundt;rip £Ji:gb:t 

betweenReagan National Airport(DCA) and PortlandinternationalAirport(PDX). 

We are told that.the Portland-Vancouver region is the second largest market to Washington DC1 in 

terms of :passengers per day, Without no.nstop s.ervic.e. to DCA. It is the ideal (')at\didate for such 

service., Nonstop, service from Oregon/s.o:uthwest Washingtonislfmi~e<f to just a single cl~yfli~ht 

between PDX and Washington Dulles (IAD). With nonstop service from PDX to DCA, 

Oregon/southwest Washington residents will benefit from enhanced competition and no longel' be. 

forced to use less convenient and more time-consuming service to readl. ou:r nation's ta.fiital. 

Alaska Airlines and its regional sister carrier, Hori~on Air, have a large hub presence at POX, 

operating an. annual average .of more than 640 .flights per weel< to .33 destinations. As ·a tes:l,llt, 

Alaska's nonstop flight would also improve service levels to ·washington, DC for the Oregon cities 

of Eugene, Medford and Redmond, in addition to the greater Portland-Nancouver region .. 

Importantly, Alaska has a strong customer service focus, reliable oper.ational performance and. 

fman¢ial strength. In. sum, we are fortt:ma:te, to have regul1;1t access to the best. p~rfotming a:idme in 

the country, · These qualities ma.l,<e Alaska the ideal carrier to provide Oregon/southwest 

Washington residents with their first nonstop service to DCA. 

T respectfully urge you to grant Alaska Airlines' application to ptovid.e PDX~DOA servH;:e, That\1,< 

you for your consid.era:tioJ1. 

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