JAYINSLEE Governor

December 8, 2014 STATE OFWASHINGTON Office of the Governor

The Honorable Anthony Foxx U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Foxx:
I am writing to urge the Department to keep the only direct flight from Seattle to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
I understand that the Department recently received a request to reallocate Seattle's service to Haneda to another U.S. city (Docket-DOT-OST-2010-0018). I strongly oppose moving Washington State's only direct flight to Haneda to another city which already has the valuable Haneda service. Japan is a top trading partnerto Washington State and our third-largest export market, behind only China and ourneighbor Canada. Tokyo is Seattle's top international destination. We have a long and fruitful relationship withJapan, their residents, businesses and communities, including sister ports and sister cities. Having service directly between Sea-Tac Airport and Haneda serves our longstanding relationship and connection. We benefit from companies in Seattle creatingjobs and trade in several industries including aerospace, technology, retail and e-commerce, as well as a number oftravel-related businesses. Our air cargo and ocean cargo are dominated by Asian markets, with many ofour agricultural, aerospace and technology companies doing extensive business with Japan. Domestic and international travel will continue to increase to Seattle because ofour diverse corporate base, strong economy, favorable geography and focus on international trade. Our flight to Haneda will continue to benefit from the increased flying to Seattle and is critical to our efforts to support trade between Washington State and Asia. Deltahas moved its Asian hub to Sea-Tac, more than doubling its employment in ourregion to nearly 3,000. Since 2013, Delta's flights from Sea-Tac Airport also doubled to nearly 100 peak-day departures. In 2013, the Department rightly believed that the best use ofthis slot was Seattle because it would provide the first nonstop Haneda service on a significant mainland U.S.-Tokyo route that currently lacked service and would provide a number ofwestern cities with their first one-stop

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.govThe Honorable Anthony Foxx December 8, 2014 Page 2 connecting opportunityto Haneda. Other cities or states that the Department maybe considering already havemultiple direct flights to Haneda. I ask that the Department allow Washington to keep its onlydirect service to Haneda. Thank you for your consideration ofmy request.DOT-CST-2010-0018



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that one copy ofthe foregoing letter from Washington State Governor Inslee to U.S. Department ofTransportation Secretary Foxx regarding Docket DOT OST 2010 0018 and the Port ofSeattle was served this 9th day ofDecember, 2014,

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