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The Honorable BrettGuthrie U.s. House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 

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## .'ThankyoU for your letter expressing concern about the lack of direct access to the main tenninal in Nashville, Tennessee, by Kentucky Skies, a carrierthat is partofthe Essential Air Service**~ ----·-Pto~atn;**  and the adverse effect ofthis lack ofaccess on the travel needs ofpassengers from the Owerisboro;..Daviess County Regional Airport. which it serves. I am responding on behalfofthe Secretary. As you may know, Owensboro**bec~e** part ofthe Essential Air Service program because it received scheduled air service when the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 was signed into law on October 24, ·1978. It is guaranteed to receive at least a minimum level ofair service, with Federal subsidy ifnecessary. We now are subsidizing Kentucky Skies to provide nonstop service to Nashville. The carrier is currently flying out ofa fixed-base operation at Nashville while it attempts to gain access to the main terminal. I have instructed the Essential Air Service staf"fto continue to work with theFederalAviation "Administration and Nashville Airport on this issue. We will keep your office apprised throughout the process.' "



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The Hon. Ray LaHood Secretary ofTransportation U.S. Department ofTransportation 400 7th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary LaHood: I 

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### County Regional Airport. Because the OwensborowDaviess County Regional Airport is inmy district and serves my constituents, I 

### am extremely interested in their needs. Since the restoration ofair service to the airportthrough the Essential Air Services program, the facility has been able to greatly improve their service to the region as travelers, both business and recreational, have enjoyed the ability to utilize local flight service. Additionally, air service is used as 

### an economic deyelopment tool to connectthe greater Daviess county region to the world. According to the information I 

### have received, the local EAS carrier, Kentucky Skies, which flies passengers to the Nashville, Tennessee airport does not currently have direct access to that terminal. By not flying to the terminal, travel is inconvenient for passengers because they must be shuttled to the terminal and rescreened before making their connecting flights. I 

### am asking for your assistance, within applicable laws and regulations, to help resolve the 

### issues that limit the access to the Nashville terminal by Kentucky Skies. If!

### can provide you with any additional information, please contactBrian Smith, my Director ofEconomic Development at 270-438-6599 orbrian.smith2@mail.hQuse.gov. You may forward your reply to my Hardin County office located at 411 W. Lincoln Trail Boulevard, Radcliff, Kentucky, 40106. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.
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