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n Boucher : Than k yo u fo r your letter to Secretar

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Representative s Washington , D.C . 2051 5 Dea r Congressma

n Perriello : Than k yo u fo r your letter t o Secretar

y LaHood , cosigne dby you r congressional colleagues , concernin g th e potential impac t o f apropose dslot

swa p betwee n Delt aAirline s an dU S Airway s on th e Roanoke/Southwes t Virgini aregion . 1 a

mrespondin g on behal f

o f th e Secretary . On Ma y 4 , th e Departmen t

approve da

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t andreceive da

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time , unti l Jul y 2 , 2010 , to notif y th e Department

whether the y woul dprocee dwit

h th e transactio n i

n accordanc e wit

h th e final decision . Th e relevant

document s in th e cas e ca

n b e foun do n th e Interne t

a t http://www.regulations.gov/search/Rees/home.html#docketDetail?R=FAA-2010-0109 . A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop y o f

you r letter an dthi s respons e i

n th e Docket . An identica

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t o tli e other

cosigner s o f

you r letter . We appreciate you r

interes t i n thi s proceeding .

Sincerel y yours ,

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o f Transportatio n 40 0 Sevent h Street , S.W . Roo m1020 0 Washington , D C 20590-000 1 Mr . Secrctaiy , W e writ e toda y t o expres s ou r view s o n th e potentia l impac t o f th e tnopose d"slot-swqi " agreemen t

betwee n Delt aan dU S Airway s an dit s af!ec t o n th e Roanoke/Southwes t Viigini a region . A s yo u know , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) recentl y gav e tentativ e approva l t o th e "slot

- swap " betwee n Delt aan dU S Airway s fo r Ronal dReaga n Washingto n Nationa l an dNe w Yor k

LaGuardi aAiiports . Thi s approva l i s conditione dupo n th e airline s sellin g som e o f

thei r slo t interest s t o U.S . o r

Canadia n carrier s wit h n o servic e o r limite dservic e a t th e tw o aiiports . Mr . Secretary , acces s t o th e preeminen t financia l c«aiter

i n th e countr y ha s prove n vita l t o th e emptoymen t

bas e o f th e Roanok e Valley , th e busmes s conununit y an deconomi c devekqmien t

efforts . Whil e thi s connectio n i s crucia l t o domesti c interest s i n Southwes t Virgini a an dNe w Yoik , acces s t o Ne w Yor k als o provide s avita l one-sto p connectio n for million s o f non-uiba n resident s an dcommercia l partne n t o internationa l markets . A s yo u ma y know , U S Airway s service s Roanok e (ROA ) Regiona l Airpor t wit h non-sto p t o Ne w Yoric-LaGuardi a(LGA ) three-time s daily . Roanok e ha s ha dservic e t o LG A for nearl y 2 0 years . However , i t

i s ou r understandin g tha t

i f thi s agreemen t

betwee n di e airline s an dFA A i s appmved , i n it s curren t

form , servic e fiomRoanok e t o Ne w Yor k coul db e eliminated . A s such , w e ar e deq>l y concerne dfluit eliminatin g thi s servic e coul dhav e lon g lastin g economi c an d socia l ramification s t o million s o f ou r constituent s i n Virginia . Withou t a n effective , coordinate d transportatio n system , o f whic h ai r

servic e i s critical , an da n available , skille dwoikJbrce , ou r region' s econonii c developmen t effort s an dfutur e growt h coul db e severel y weakened .

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Mr . Secretary , a s yo u revie w th e agreemen t betwee n Delt aan dU S Airways , w c hop e tha t yo u wil l conside r

it s impac t

t o smal l an dmediu msize dairport s an dagre e tha t reducin g acces s t o busines s center s i s no t

i n th e bes t

interes t o f rejuvenatin g ou r

econom y an dfosterin g an innovativ e economi c environment . W e urg e yo u t o ensur e tha t Roanoke/Southwes t

Virgini a retain s it s acces s t o th e numbe r on e financial cente r

i n th e country . Sincerely , 

# ^J b J^.jejH T 

# W^jJ U Bo b Goodiatt e Ric k Bouche r

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