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. Joean n (OST) SI0-110119-02 3 CONTRO L N O From : Cath yMcGillvre y[cmcdolphin@gmail.com ] Sent : Saturday , Januar y15 , 201 1 9:0 6 P M To : LaHood , Ra y(OST ) Subject : A k Airline servic e support fo rPetersburg , Wrangei , a t al

. Th e Honorabl e Ray LaHoo d Secretary !-. / U.S
. Departmen t

of Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E
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- -^k: ' ^ ^ Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 ^ j '-.^ ^ Re : Continuatio n o f

Alask aAirlines ' Essentia l Ai r Service a

t Cordova , Gustavus , ' Q '^'^ ^ Petersburg , Wrani^ell , an dYakutat , Alaska , Docke t OST-1998-489 9
_^3c: > Dea r Secretar y LaHood : ^ My nam e i s Cath y Villasenor
. I hav e abusines s i n Petersbur g AK
. I a

mwritin g t o as k

you t o support

th e continuanc e o f

ai r servic e for

th e S E Alask atown s that ar e currentl y o n th e A K

airlin e route . Becaus e of thi s service , ou r

community can acces s th e airline' s extensiv e rout e syste man dbenefi t fromit s marketin g relationship s with othe r

carriers
. Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n ("combi" ) passenge r an dcarg o aircraft , whic h Alask aAirline s propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freight , mai l an dcarg o capacit y tha t anon je t carrie r simpl y canno t

provide
. Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t i s equippe dwith Require dNavigatio n Performanc e Technolog y precisio n technology , whic h enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl y acces s th e airport durin g inclemen t

weather , thu s reducin g diversion s andcancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g peopl e an dproduct s t o dependabl y reac h th e community
. In sum , Alaska' s je t servic e i s critica l t o th e economi c wel l bein g of ou r community
. 90 % o f m y busines s comes durin g norma l travele r vacatio n month s i.e. , summertime , b y traveler s comin g from al l ove r th e world
. No t

onl y doe s tha

t mean that

A K Airline s i s gettin g revenu e fro mpassenger s from Anchorag e an dSeattl e bu t thos e flight s ar e usuall y coordinate dwith othe r airline s fro mal l ove r

th e world
. Australia , Germany , Norway , Ne w Zealand , France , an dRussi at o nam e afew
. I f yo u cu t th e Ai r servic e throug h A K

Airlines , usin g th e 737-40 0 planes , yo u are als o goin g t o b e cuttin g servic e that othe r airline s are no w providing passenger s acces s t o area s b y mean s of transportatio n the y wil l us e t o com e here
. W e are begirmin g t o se e ne w busines s opportunitie s comin g t o ou r are abecaus e o f

it s remot e access . Restaurant s fromothe r

state s ar e beginnin g t o us e Petersbur g a s asourc e fo r obtainin g fres h seafoo dfo r thei r customers . Th e jet s ar e essentia l t o provid e this service
. Ther e hav e bee n filmcrew s her e t o chec k ou t th e virgi n hel i skiin g an dwinte r sport s opportunitie s i n this ai'ea
. The y hav e vowe dt o continu e thei r pursui t i n thi s area . That busines s ha s agreat

dea l o f profi t potential for

are abusinesse s durin g what i s no w th e "off-season"
. Wit h s o man y state s losin g million s i n tax revenu e fromreal estat e foreclosures , please , hel p wher e you can . Kin dregards , Cath y Villaseno r Dolphi n Stree t

Gues t Hous ecc : Susan Kurland , Assistan t Secretar y fo r

Aviatio n an dhitemaliona l Affair s Denni s DeVany , Chief

, EA S an dDomesti c Analysi s Th e Honorabl e Sea n Pamell , Governor , Stat e of Alask a Mar c A
. Luiken , Commissioner , Alask aStat e Departmen t o f Transportatio n an d Publi c Facilitie s