PLATTSBURG H NORT H COUNTR

Y CHAMBE RO FCOMMERC E February 4 , 201 0 Mr . Denni s DeVany , Chie f Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Div . : , ; Ofific e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Re : EA S for

Plattsburg h Internationa l Airport 

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Dear Mr . DeVany : Home of : Nort h Countr y Smal l Busines s Counci l Adirondac k

Coas t Visitor s & Conventio n Burea u Nort hCountr y Industria l Counci l Quebec-Ne w Yor

k Corrido r Coalitio n Ne w \ork" s Tec hValley S.C.O.R.K . K^se v Count y Busines s Counci l Th e Plattsburgh-North Country Chambe r o f Commerc e i s th e larges t

busines s organizatio n i n norther n Ne w York , representin g mor e tha n 3,25 7 companie s an dorganization s in Clinton , Esse x an dFrankli n Counties . Thi s include s bein g th e chambe r o f commerc e for Clinto n County includin g th e City an dTow n o f Plattsburgh . O n behal f o f th e busines s community , w e wan t t o tak e thi s opportunit y t o expres s ou r stronges t possibl e support

for th e selectio n o f

Colga n Ai r

a s th e ne w EA S ai r

servic e provide r at Plattsburg h Internationa l Airport . Th e Plattsburgh-North Country busines s community has , in variou s surveys , consistentl y expresse dit s desir e for

aprovide r

o f brande dai r

servic e ~ with U S Airway s Expres s thei r #1 hub-connectin g airlin e choic e ~ an dfor large r aircraf t tha n th e 9-seat

Cessna s operate d by Cap e Air . What

the y ar e anxiousl y awaitin g i s a"business " styl e option , suc h a s th e Saab s no w bein g offere db y Colgan . In additio n t o stron g suppor t fromth e are abusines s community for th e Colga n bid , ou r Chambe r conducte da

n electroni c surve y las t

weeken do f

th e15,000 + subscriber s o f ou r monthl y "Plattsburg h Internationa l Airport Newsletter " t o determin e thei r preferences . 73.1 % expresse dthei r

preferenc e for

Colga n ove r

Cap e Air . 85.5 % expresse dapreferenc e for th e 34-sea t

Saab aircraf

t whic h woul db e deploye db y Colgan , whil e onl y 7.2 % wante d servic e b y Cessna s a s offere db y Cap e Air . O f thos e wh o hav e neve r

flown fromPlattsburg h o n Cap e Air , afull 78 % state dtha t the y woul dconside r

usin g U S Airway s Expres s servic e b y Colgan , i f

available . Plattsburgh

Nort h Countr y Servic e Corp . Th e Colga n proposa l i s aremarkabl e opportunit y t o respon dt o th e rea l preference s an d

desire s o f thi s market , t o significantl y gro w enplanement s an dservice , andt o eventuall y reduc e th e nee dfor

federal financia l support . Serving; : Clinto n Esse x Frankli n Warre n Hamilto n Souther n Quebe c Th e Plattsburg h busines s communit y endorse s th e Colga n bi dan drequest s it s approva l by

th e Transportatio n Department . Sincerely,

cc : Rep . W . Owen s Sen . C . Schume r Sen . K . Gillibran d 

# ACCREDITE D U.S . CHAMBEROFCOMMERC E A Stron g Partne r fo r Stron g Busines s i n th e Nort h Countr y P.O . Bo x 310,706 1 Rt . 9 , Plattsburgh , N Y 1290 1 -031 0 Tel : 518-563-100 0 Fax : 518-563-102 8 Email : chamber@vvestelcom.con i We h Site : northcountrychambcr.co m Lak e Placi dOffice : 21 6 Mai n St. . Lak e Placid . N Y 1294 6 Tel : 518-523-490 6 Fax : 518-523-260 5