# Before th e Unite d State s Departmen tofTransportatio n Washington , D C Marc h 25 , 201 0

Essentia l Ai rServic e a t IRO N MOUNTAIN/KINGSFORD , MICHIGA N IRONWOOD , MICHIGAN/ASHLAND , WISCONSI N MANISTEE/LUDINGTON , MICHIGA N ESCANABA , MICHIGA N unde r4 9 U.S.C
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Tlii s documen tcontain s Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd.' s respons e t o Orde rRequestin g Proposal s 2010-2-18
. Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd
. i s please d t o submi tthi s proposa l t o provid e essentia l ai r transportatio n a tthes e point s i n Michiga n an d Wisconsin
. Grea tLakes ' proposa l shoul d b e considere d a s a"bundled " proposa l (al l o rnothing ) fo ral l fou r communities
. Thi s proposa l contemplate s convenientl ytime d connectin g service s t o ou r Milwauke e hu b whereby , w e wil l utiliz e ou rcode-shar e agreemen twit h Frontie rAirlines
. Loca l servic e wil l b e markete d an d price d utilizin g th e Grea tLake s (ZK ) bran d an d reservation s system
. Custome rticke tpurchasin g wil l b e availabl e throug h th e Grea tLake s we b site
. Additionally , Grea tLake s maintain s interlin e ticketin g an d baggag e agreement s wit h th e majorit yo fth e othe rcarrier s servin g Milwaukee , includin g interlin e e-ticketin g agreement s wit h U.S
. Ainways , Continenta l Airlines , Frontie rAirline s an d Unite d Airlines
. Al l o fwhic h wil l offe r passenger s travelin g t o an d fro m thes e fou rcommunitie s supplementa l acces s t o th e domesti c an d internationa l ai rtransportatio n system
. Th e propose d servic e i s submitte d withou tan yuplin e schedulin g restriction s fo rIro n Mountain , Escanab aan d Manistee
. Th e proposa l offer s one-sto p servic e fo rIronwood
. W e contemplat e th e us e o fpressurize d 1 9 sea tBeechcraf t1900 D airline requipment
. Question s an d comment s ma yb e referre d to : Michae l O
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. Annua l Compensatio n Requirements fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at 

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