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Octobe r 26 , 201 1

Mr . Denni s J . DeVany , Chie f Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N Offic e o f th e Secretar y o f

Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 

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RE : DOT-OST-2009-030 3 Dea r Mr . DeVany : Pleas e accep t

thi s lette r

i n respons e t o you r

Octobe r 21 " invitatio n fo r

forma l comment s concernin g th e carrie r

servic e an dsubsid y proposal s submitte db y Intrepi dInternationa l Airline s an dDelt aAirline s fo r

Saul t Ste . Mari e - Chippew aCount y Internationa l Airpor t (CIU ) region . Th e Economi c Developmen t Corporatio n o f

Chippew aCount y overwhelmingl y an d enthusiasticall y support s th e Delt aAirline s Optio n # 1 proposal . W e woul dsubmi t

tha t Intrepi dInternationa l Airline s shoul db e unilaterall y dismisse dfromth e selectio n proces s i n that : Intrepi d"doe s no t currentl y hav e authorit y t o provid e schedule d passenge r

service " an d"i s no t

currentl y operatin g a s aschedule dpassenge r carrier" . I f thi s wer e no t

enough , Intrepid' s "prospectus " fail s woefull y shor t wit h regar dt o th e followin g considerations : I t i s ou r understandin g tha t

EA S provide s fo r

tw o roun dtrip s pe r

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les s tha n 1 0 pe r wee k - Intrepi dpropose s 1 roun dtri p pe r da y - 4 day s pe r

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t EA S set s fort

h servic e i s to b e provide dto ahub airport . Lansin g doe s NO T mee t

FAA' s standard s t o b e categorize da s ahub airport . Lansin g i s categorize da s aprimary ai r carrie r non-hu b airpor

t th e same a s Saul t

Ste . Mari e - Chippew aCount

y International Airpor

t (CIU) .

- It i s ou r understandin g that

EA S set s fort

h amaximu mon e interi msto p betwee n the communit y andth e hu b airport . I f

i n fact Chicag o Midwa

y and/o r Indianapoli s qualif

y a s alegitimate hub , th e communit y woul dencounte r

3 interi mstop s (Alpena , Lansin g an d Muskegon) . Also , Intrepid' s clai mthat : "...i t i s our contentio n tha

t th e Jetstream , 1 9 sealer , woul db e perfectly capabl e of doin g th e jo b fo

r th e firs t 6 months... " i s seriousl y flawed . Enplanement s a t CI U totale d4,05 4 durin g th e firs t thre e month s o f

201 1 - which , assumin g n o cancellations , exceed s Intrepid' s annua

f outboun dseatin g capacit y o f 3,952!! ! Neither doe s Intrepid' s "prospectus " measure up from afinancia l perspective ; Intrepid' s propose s subsidy o f $4,383.6 5 pe r

flight , whic h equate s t o $230.7 2 per sea t versu s Delta' s Optio n # 1 propose s $2,718.2 8 per flight , o r $54.3 7 per

seat Delta' s Optio n #2 propose s $2,200.9 0 per flight , $44.0 2 per

sea t Bot h Delt aoption s are fa

r superio r t o th e "prospectus " offeredb y Intrepi dInternational Airlines . Delta' s Optio n # 1 provide s 3. 5 time s more servic e - 9. 2 time s mor e seats , wit h asubsidy 38 % LES S tha n Intrepid' s proposal . N o question . Delta' s Optio n #1 , whic h continue s current level s - equipment , capacit y an d frequency - i s th e ai r

servic e preferenc e for

the Saul t Ste . Mari e - Chippew aCount y Internationa

l Airpor t (CIU ) region . Than k yo u fo r the opportunity fo

r communit

y comment

o n thi s critical ai r

servic e issue . Respectfully ,

Kath y ^;Noel ' Presid^ t ^ -Adams , Kevi n (OST ) 

# Sjo^^-^ ^ ^^^^ ^ O^O ^ From : CCED C [ccedc@sault.com ] Sent : Wednesday , Octobe r26 , 201 1 12:02 P M To : EA S (OST ) Subject : Emailing : Communit y EA S comments Attachments : Communit y EA S comments.pd f Attache d pleas e fin d comnnent s o f th e Economi c Developmen t Corporatio n o f Chippew a Count y concernin g EA S servic e & subsid y proposal s fo rSaul t Ste . Mari e - Chippew a Count y Internationa l Airpor t (CIU) , referenc e DOT-OST-2009-0303 . Kath y Noe l ECONOMI C DEVELOPMEN T CORPORATIO N o f CHIPPEW

A COUNT

Y Phone : 906/495-563 1 i email : noeledc@lighthouse.ne t 0 You rmessag e i s read y t o b e sen t wit h th e followin g fil e o rlin k attachments : - ; : Communit y EA

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