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BETT Y BERGSTROM , DEPUT

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S SUSA N BARATONO , AIRPOR

T COM M GREA T LAKE S AVIATIO

N RESPONSES NOVEMBE

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N Rober t Anderso n Chair , Airpor t Commissio n Ti m"Chopper " McBride

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MEM O Goo dafternoon , Ms . Bergstrom . Th e commissio n i s i n receip t o f answer s fro mGrea t

Lake s Aviatio n t o question s pu t

t o tha t organizatio n i n advanc e o f th e city' s respons e t o proposal s fo r EA S servic e t o INL . A s yo u know , th e city' s lette r of respons e t o th e U.S . Dept . of Transportatio n specificall y requeste d tha t thi s repl y b e include d i n th e IN L docke t i f a t al l possible , eve n i

f i t wer e receive d b y u s afte r th e respons e deadlin e o f

Novembe r

21 . I pas s thi s informatio n alon g t o yo u wit h th e reques t tha t yo u wil l submi t

i t t o U.S . DO

T o n behal f

o f th e Cit y o f Internationa l Fall s i n th e matte r of EA S servic e for

INL . Than k yo u fo r you r assistance .

•-'^^'^^^*<'<^i^*'<*-'^^ ^ Susa n Baratono , administrativ e secretary , Internationa l Falls-Koochichin g Count y Airport Commissio n 60 0 Fourt h Stree t Internationa l Fall s M N 56649 PH : 218.283.0738 FX : 218.283.359 0 sabaraton o @ m idco.ne t

60 0 Fourt h Street . Internationa l Falls , M N 5664 9

Internationa l Fails-Koochichin g Count y Airpor t Commissio n • 218.283.073 8 • vwvw.internationalfallsairport.cor nGoodMornin g Susan ,

Pleas e findanswer s t o you r followin g questions :

• How , specifically , do I bu y aticke t fro mIN L t o MSP ? Ho w d o I bu y aticke t

(o r tickets ] fro mIN L t o adestinatio n beyon d MSP ? O n Octobe r 20 , 2011 , a

n Interline-E-tk

t agreemen t

wa s complete d wit

h Delta . Thi s wil

l allo w acustome r

to bu y aticke t fromIN L to point s beyond MS

P o n Delta.com Buyin g aloca l ticke t to MS P "only"yo

u wil l b e abl e to g o to ou r

websit e o r cal l ou r reservation s center . I n additio n to th e new Delt

aagreemen t

above , w e hav e interlin e E-tk

t agreement s wit

h United , American , USAIR

, Frontie r whic h mean s you r

bag s wil l transfe r automaticall y an d yo u ca n purchas e aticke t

throug h any of

thes e respectiv e carrier . Doe s it make adifferenc e in th e ticket-buyin g proces s a s t o wha t airlin e I fly whe n I g o beyon dMSP

? Yes . I f yo u ar e travelin g o

n Delt a-beyon d MSP

, yo u would book

vi aDelta.como r

you r preferre dGD

S bookin g website . I f yo u ar e connectin g o

n anothe r carrie r (no t Delta) ou t

o f MS P yo u ca n eithe r bu y th e '%jmc^,tw o locals" , meanin g bu y aGrea t Lake s ticke t

jus t to MS P an d the n have ^ .. : purchase daticke t

o n anothe r carrie r to you r fina l destination . O r yo u coul dg o to ou r

partne r airline s mentioned'obov e an d purchas e aticke t throug h the

mvi ath e Interlin e E-tk

t agreements .

• Wha t happen s t o m

y checke dbag s a t

MSP ? I f yo u ar e travelin g beyondMS P you r bag s will b e transferre d automaticall y to you r final destinatio n o

n th e carrier s mentione dabove . I f yo u ar e trave l locally t

o MS P "only " they ma

y b e claime da t

adesignate dbaggag e carousel . • Also , i s ther e acharg e fo r checke d bags ? Perhap s twice ? Grea t Lakes ' doe s not

charg e abag fe e fo r

trave l o n Grea t Lake s segment s "only" . I

f yo u ar e travelin g o

n anothe r connectin g carrie r

beyond MS

P then w e hav e to charge/collec t

fro mth e originatin g IN

L customer

th e connectin g carrier' s bag fee s accordingly .• Wil l I nee dt o g o throug h securit y agai n a t MSP ? No . * * (exceptio n woul db e atransfe r to th e Humphrey' s Termina l a s ther e i s currentl y no t

a steril e connectio n fro mth e Mai n Termina l t o Humphrey's ) I f I arriv e a t

MS P with , say , a40-minut e turnaroun d fo r aSu n Countr y flight, ar e m

y bag s goin g t o go with me ? W e currentl y d

o not hav e aticke t

& baggag e agreemen t

wit h Su n Country . Therefor

e yo u wouldhav e t

o claimyou r

bag upon arriva l i

n MS P an d procee^^ o th e Humphrey' s Termina l to re-check

i n fo r travel . Ca n I ge t Frequen t Flie r mile s with anyon e but

Delta ? Currently th e answe r

wouldb e no . W

e d o hav e a n agreemen t

wit h Untied bu t

currentl y i t wouldno t appl y to MS

P operations .

• Ho w man y aircraf

t wil l b e availabl e fo

r us e a t ou r airport ? Grea t Lakes ' wil

l assig n one overnigh t

Beechcraf t 190 0 t o you r airport . • Wil l additiona l flights b e availabl e durin g th e high-traffi c summe r months ? * " Grea t Lake s understand s th e seasona l deman d fo r IN L an d assume s w

e wil l respon d accordingl y wit

h additiona l flights durin g th e summer months .