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7443 2 Dea r Mr . Humphreys : Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Marc h 1 2 t o Secretary Ray LaHood , supportin g th e applicatio n o f Southwes t Airline s (Southwest ) for tw o within-perimete r

slo t exemption s a t

Ronal dReaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA) . Thes e tw o slo t

exemption s ar e availabl e fo r reallocatio n unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 41718(b ) a s aresul t o f th e return o f

tw o suc h exemption s tha t ha dearlie r

bee n grante dfo r servic e t o Jackson , MS . Tw o slo t exemption s woul dsuppor t on e dail y round-tri p firo mDCA . Secretary LaHoodaskedtha t I respon dt o you r

letter . Southwest' s application , whic h th e Departmen t receive do n Marc h 5 , propose s t o serv e Wil l Roger s Airpor

t i n Oklahom aCit y fromDC A with on e round-tri p pe r day . Othe r

timel y application s fo

r th e exemption s wer e receive dfro mFrontie r Airlines , proposin g servic e t o Louisville , KY , an dU S Airways , proposin g t o continu e th e servic e t o Jackson . A s th e matte r

i s stil l pending , I hop e yo u understan dtha t w e canno t

commen t

o n th e merit s o f th e point s raise di n you r

letter . However , I ca n assur e yo u tha t all application s th e Departmen t receive s wil l b e give n ful l an dfai r consideratio n an dwil l b e evaluate dagains t th e selectio n criteri aspecifie db y statute . Th e Department' s actio n o n thi s matte r i s bein g administere dthroug h apubli c docket , whic h allow s al l intereste dpartie s th e opportunit y t o comment . Followin g ou r norma l practice , I am placin g acop y o f

you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n docke t DOT-2000-7182 . I appreciat e knowin g o f

you r interes t i n thi s matter . Sincerel y yours .

Robert Lettene y Deputy Assistan t

Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sLANDIN G Marc h 12,201 2 Th e Honcarabl

e Ra y LaHoo d Secretar y o f Transportatio n U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 20590 Re : Docke t

OST-2000-718 2 Dea r Secretar y LaHood , I a mwritin g i n suppor t

o f Soutiiwes t

Airlines ' applicatio n for

slot s a t Washingto n Reagan National Airport

fo r adail y round-tri p flight

betwee n DC

A an dOklahom aCity . Whe n I was electe dMayo r o f Oklahom aQt y 1 4 year s ago , on e o f m y to p prioritie s was convenient , nonsto p flight s to th e major dtie s o n both coasts . Tha t goal ha s largel y bee n achieved . No w it' s time to tak e thi s importan t nex t ste p forwcU"d

. Oklahom aCit

y ha s see n impressiv e growth over th e pas t decade . Ou r

busines s climate i s stron g an dw e regularl y mak e man y o f th e list s identifyin g th e to p citie s i n America . Whil e w e ar e thrille dwith ou r

growth , w e ar e no t

restin g o n ou r

laurels . Thi s i s evidence db y th e fact ttiat th e peopl e o f Oklahom aCit

y hav e gon e t o th e poll s an dapprove dever y opportunit y t o inves t

i n improve dquality o

f lif e ove r ttie pas t 2 0 years . Ou r

MAPS one-penn y sale s ta x ha s bee n approve d b y th e voter s five times fo

r atota l investmen t

o f almos t $ 2 biUior u Convenien t

ai r servic e t o ne w nonsto p market s i s vital t o ou r continue dgrowth . Oklahom a Qt y i s th e larges t

cit y withi n th e DCA perimete r that doe s no t hav e nonsto p service . Thi s i s certainl y afoctor

i n ou r curren t fare s to DCA bein g amon g th e highes t amon g th e to p market s withou t nonsto p t o DCA . Southwest' s low-far e pricin g wil l produc e significan t saving s t o both busines s an dleisur e travelers . I trave l frequenti y t o Washington , D.C . o n busines s an dcivi c matters . Thi s improve dservic e wil l greatl y enhanc e th e ability o f ou r compan y an dmany otlier s i n Oklahom at o tak e car e o f busines s i n Washington . We v«l l welcom e th e opportunit y t o boo k seat s o n thes e flints. Thank yo u fo r you r consideration . Sincerely , ICir k Hump t Chairman , Th e Humphr^Compan y ' , , f Vic e Chairman , Oklahom aCit y AirportTrus t

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