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W YOR K12211-105 7 "tm. : L.- | 0.242.222 2 mm< S FflJi : 518.242.264 1 l=INSfie e FASI : 51R.242.264 0 SITE : www.albanyairport.co m Augus t 10 , 201 0 Mr . Denni s DeVan y Chief , EA S an dDomesti c Analysi s Divisio n U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Docke t

No . DOT-OST-1997-284 2 Dear Mr . DeVany : Th e Alban y Count y Airpor t Authorit y strongl y support s th e continue dEssentia l Ai r Servic e provide dt o th e Watertovm , Ogdensbur g an dMassen aairport s b y Cap e Air . W e believ e tha t Cap e Ai r i s bes t capabl e o f providin g reliable , cos t

effectiv e an duninterrupte dservic e t o busines s an dleisur e traveler s tha t rely o n th e Watertow n Airport . Inaddition , Cap e Air' s plan propose s areasonabl e governmen t subsid y with realisti c fares . Today Cap e Ai r

provide s importan t

connectivit y t o th e Capita l Regio n o f Ne w Yor

k State , asignifican t numbe r o f Ne w York

Stat e college s an duniversitie s a s wel l a s direc t connection s t o Alban y Internationa l Airport' s 7 0 dail y commercia l flight s t o 2 5 non-sto p destinations . In addition , Alban y i s serve db y Southwes t

Airlines , th e premie r

low-far e carrie r

in th e Unite dStates . W e hav e bee n mos t

please dt o hav e Cap e Ai r a s amembe r

o f th e Alban y Team . Cap e Ai r ha s aprove n trac k recor do f

on-tim e performance , safet y an dafiscal strengththa t include s fiill ownershi p o f it s ai r fleet. W e woul dno t

wan t t o repea t th e hardshi p force dupo n Watertow n traveler s b y afaile dairline , a s occurre dwhe nfinancial difficultie s force dBi g Sk y t o abando n servic e t o ou r NorthCountry airports . Thes e ar e importan t

factor s tha t

shoul db e thoroughl y considere dwhe n weighin g th e future performanc e o f anEA S carrier . I naddition , Cap e Ai r

support s ou r

Ne w York

econom y b y operatin g afull-servic e aircraf t maintenanc e facility at Alban y Internationa l Airport . Unde r it s ne w proposal . Cap e Ai r wil l continu e t o support th e NorthCountry b y maintainin g it s thre e dail y round-tri p flights t o Alban y an dexpan dtha t servic e t o includ e on e sto p servic e t o Boston . Inclosing , th e Alban y Internationa l Airpor t fully support s th e choic e o f Cap e Ai r

a s th e mos t

beneficial ai r carrie r t o provid e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e t o Watertown , Ogdensbur g an dMassen aairports .

Sincerely, vj5h n A . O'Donnel l Chie f Executiv e Officer JAO:g occ : Honorabl e Rober t F . Haggeman , II I Count y Administrato r County o f

Jefferso n 19 5 Arsena l Stree t Watertown , N Y 1360 1

Honorabl e Roxann e M Bum s Counci l Membe r City o f Watertow n 25 5 Mulli n St . Watertown , N Y 1360 1 Ph : (315 ) 788-094 0 Honorabl e Teres aRMacalus o Counci l Membe r City o f Watertow n 15 5 WardStree t Watertown , N Y 1360 1 Ph : (315 ) 788-928 5 Honorabl e Jeffrey E . Graham Mayor , Cit y o f

Watertow n City Hall 24 5 Washingto n St , Rm . 3 02 A Watertown , N Y 1360 1 Ph : (315 ) 785-772 0 Fax:(315)785-779 6

Honorabl e Josep hM Butler , Jr . Counci l Membe r Cit y o f Watertow n 35 5 Te n Eyc k

St . Watertown , N Y 1360 1 Ph : (315 ) 785-849 9 Honorabl e Jeffre y M Smit h Counci l Membe r Cit y o f WatertowTi 14 0 Keye s Ave . Watertown , N Y 1360 1 Ph : (315 ) 788-131 9