### Docket DOT-OST -2010-0018

Index of Support Letters

Seattle-Haneda

Political

1. Washington State Congressional Delegation

2. Mayor, City of Seattle

3. Seattle City Council President

4. King County Executive

Connecting Airports who rely on Seattle as their International Gateway

5. Bellingham International Airport Bellingham, Washington

6. Boise Airport Boise, Idaho

7. Glacier Park International Airport Kalispell, Montana

8. Juneau International Airport Juneau, Alaska

9. Missoula International Airport Missoula, Montana

10. Tr i-Cities Airport Pasco, Washington

11. Walla Walla Regional Airport Walla Walla, Washington

12. Yakima Air Terminal Yakima, Washington

Economic and Trade Organizations

13. Association of Washington Business

14. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

15. Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle

16. Washington Council on International Trade P.O. Box 1209 Seattle, WA 98111

- 1209

Tel: (206)787

- 3000 Fax: (206) 787

- 3252

www.portseattle.org

### City of Seattle Edward B. Murray
Mayor

January 21, 2015

The Honorable Anthony Foxx
Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Foxx:

As Mayor of Seattle, I write to request that the Department allow Seattle

- Tacoma International Airport to keep its only direct flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.

As you know, the Department recently received a request to reallocate Seattle’s service to Haneda to another U.S. city. (Docket

- DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018). It would be contrary to the public interest to move Washington State’s only direct flight to Haneda to another city which already enjoys the valuable Haneda service.

Seattle and Japan have a long history as key trading partners, and Tokyo remains Seattle’ s top

international destination.

Collectively, the Seattle and Tacoma ports form the nation’s 3rd largest marine cargo load center, due largely to trade with Asia. Sea ttle

- Tac oma International Airport is also a major air

cargo hub for our region. Seattl e is home to eight Fortune 500 companies ranging from aerospace, technology to retail, e

- commerce and travel

- related businesses.

The number of domestic and international flights will continue to increase in and out of Seattle because of the city’s diverse corporate base, strong economy, favorable geography, and focus on international trade. The air transport between Haneda and Seattle is critical to our expansion of trade between Seattle and Asia.

Delta Airlines is demonstrating its long

- term commitmen t to this region by moving its Asian

hub to Sea ttle

- Tac oma International Airport , more than doubling its employment in our region to nearly 3,000. Since 2013, Delta’s flights from Sea

- Tac oma International Airport also doubled to nearly 100 peak

- day departu res.

Office of the Mayor Seattle City Hall, 7 th Floor Tel ( 206) 684

- 4000

600 Fourth Avenue Fax: (206) 684

- 5360

PO Box 9474 9 Hearing Impaired use the Washington Relay Service (7

- 1

- 1) Seattle, Washington 98124

- 4749 www.seattle.gov/mayor

### In 2013, the Department rightly believed that the best of use of this slot was Seattle because it would provide the first nonstop Haneda service on a significant mainland U.S.

- Tokyo route that lacked service to that city. The Haneda connection also provides a number of western cities

with their first one

- stop connecting opportunity to Haneda. Other cities or states requesting the Haneda slot already have multiple direct flights to Haneda.

We hope the Department will allow Washington to keep its o nly direct service to Haneda.

Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.

Sincerely,

Mayor Ed ward B. Murray City of SeattleCHAIR

Mr. Josh Gaul

K&L Gates

VICE CHAIR Mr. Bill McSherry The Boeing Company

TREASURER The Honorable Stephanie Wright Snohomish County Council

SECRETARY

The Honorable Clare Petrich

Port of Tacoma Commission

PAST CHAIR

Mr. William Glassford

The Commerce Bank The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Foxx:

I am writing on behalf of the Trade Development Alliance of Greate r Seattle to request that the Department allow Seattle

- Tacoma International Airport to keep its only direct flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.

The Department is considering a request to reallocate Seattle’s service to Haneda to another U.S. city. (Docket

- DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018). It would be contrary to the public interest to move Washington State’s only direct flight to Haneda to another city which already enjoys the valuable Haneda service

.

Seattle

- Tacoma International Airport is the fastest growin g airport on the West Coast, reflecting the Seattle region’s rapid business expansion. Seattle has a long and distinguished history with Japan as a key trading partner. It is our 3rd largest destination for exports, 2nd largest source of foreign direct investment, and one of our largest

source s of international tourists. It is a key market for our economy where 40% of jobs

are tied to international trade. A nd Tokyo remains Seattle’s top international destination.

The Seattle and Tacoma po rts together form the nation’s 3 rd largest marine cargo load center, driven by trade with Asia. Sea

- Tac Airport is also a major air

- cargo hub for our region. Seattle is home to eight Fortune 500 companies from a wide range of industries including aerospa ce, technology, retail, and e

- commerce, as well as a number of travel

related businesses.

The number of domestic and international flights will continue to increase to Seattle because of the city’s diverse corporate base, strong economy, favorable geograp hy, and focus on international trade. Our flight to Haneda will continue to benefit from the increased flying to Seattle and is critical to our efforts to expand trade between Seattle and Asia. Delta is committed to making this flight a success year

- roun d.

In 2013, the Department rightly believed that the best of use of this slot was Seattle because it would provide the first nonstop Haneda service on a significant mainland U.S.

- Tokyo route that lacked service to there . The Haneda connection also pro vides a number

of western cities with their first one

- stop connecting opportunity to Haneda. Other cities or states requesting the Haneda slot already have multiple direct flights to Haneda.

We hope the Department will allow Washington to keep its only direct service to Haneda.

Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.

Sincerely,

Sam Kaplan

President 1301

- 5th Avenue Sam Kaplan

Suite 1 500 President Seattle, WA 98101 USA

Phone: 206

- 389

- 7301

Em ail: tdags@seattletradealliance.com

Website: www.seattletradealliance.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Honorable Tom Albro
Port of Seattle

Mr. Randy J Aliment

Williams Kastner

Mr. Larry Brown

International Association of Machinists

The Honorable John Chelminiak City of Bellevue

Mr. Dennis Clark Fairmont Olympic Hotel

The Honorable Dow Constantine King County

The Honorable John Creighton

Port of Seattle

Mr. Gregory Dalzell Wells Fargo Bank

Ms. Maud Daudon
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Dan Dixon
Swedish Health Services

Ms. Kristi England
APCO Worldwide I nc.

The Honorable Jean Godden City of Seattle

The Honorable Bruce Harrell City of Seattle

The Honorable John Lovick Snohomish County Executive

The Honorable Pat McCarthy Pierce County Executive

Mr. Fraser Mendel FM Legal Group

The Honorable Ed Murray Mayor of Seattle

Mr. John Mohr

Port of Everett

Mr. Mike Peters City of Seattle

Mr. Joe Ritzman
SSA Marine

Mr. Tom Robertson Microsoft Corporation

Mr. Stan Savage

The Commerce Bank

The Honorable Raymond Stephanson Mayor of Everett

Mr. David K.Y. Tan g K & L Gates LLP

Mr. Thomas Taylor
US Bank

Mr. Herald Ugles
ILWU/PMA

The Honorable Pete von Reichbauer King County

Mr. John Wolfe

Port of Tacoma

The Honorable Stephanie Wright Snohomish County

Mr. Georges Yates

Perkins Coie LLP

Mr. Tay Yoshitani

Po rt of Seattle

### January 15, 2015

The Honorable Anthony Foxx

Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Foxx:

I am writing on behalf of the Washington Council on International Trade to request th at the Department allow

Seattle

- Tacoma International Airport to keep its only direct flight to H aneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.

The Department is considering a request to reallocate Seattle’s service t o Haneda to another U.S. city. (Docket

- DOT

OST

- 2010

- 0018). It would be contrary to the publ ic interest to move Washington s tate’s only direct flight to Haneda

to anot her city that already enjoys the valuable Haneda service

.

Seattle

- Tacoma Inter national Airport is the fastest

- growing airport on the West Coast, reflecting the Seattle regi on’s
rapid business growth

. Washington state has a long and distinguished history with Japan as a key trading partner,
and Tokyo remains Seattle ’s top international destination.

The Seattle and Tacoma ports together form the nation’s 3 rd 

### largest marine cargo load cent er, driven by trade with

Asia. Sea

- Tac Airport is also a major air

- cargo hub for our region. Seattle is home to eight Fortune 50 0 companies
from a wide range of industries including aerospace, technology, retail, and e

- commerce, as well as a number of

travel

- related businesses.

The number of domestic and international flights will continue to increase to Seattle due to the cit y’s diverse
corporate base, strong economy, favorable geography, and focus on international trade. Our flight to Haneda will
continue to benefit from the increased flying to Seattle and is critical to our efforts to expand trade between
Washington state and Asia. Delta is committed to making this flight a success year

- round.

In 2013, the Department rightly believed that the best of use of this slot was Seattle because it would provide the
first nonstop Haneda service on a significant mainland U.S.

- Tokyo route tha t lacked service to that city. The Haneda

connection also provide s a number of western cities with their first one

- stop con necting opportunity to Haneda.

Other cities or states requesting the Haneda slot already have multiple direct flights to Haneda.

We hope the Department will allow Washington to keep its only direct service to Haneda. Thank you for your

consideration of our concerns.

Sincerely,

E r ic Schinfeld

President

, Washington Council on International Trade