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64 1 S . Hebro n Avenu e • P.O . Bo x 512 5 Evansville . Indian a 47715-512 5 U.S.A . • (812)477-883 3

www.haynielravel.co m Th e Honorabl e Ra

y LaHoo d^ ^ c'.; . Secretar y o f Transportatio n — , i^T^i' ^ U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n ' —'^''-' ^ 40 0 7" * Street , SW. . Washingto n D C 2059 0 — 0^= } O J ^ZCI ? Augus t 27,201 0 _305^2 : Secretar y LaHood : O oS ^ Th e Evansvill e Regiona

l Airpor t play s ake y rol e i

n connectin g souther

n Indian aand northwes t Kentuck y t o th e res t o f th e nation . Bu

t th e Airpor

t has , for to o lon g been saddle d wit

h liig h averag e airfares , suppressin g travel , an d forcin g businesse s t o loo k elsewhere when thinkin g abou t expansion . I n th e Grea t Lake s regio n Evansvill e ha s th e highes t averag e fare s - averagin g $22 5 eac h wa y a s o f th e yea r ende d firs t

quarte r 2010 , o r S45 0 roun dtrip . Evansvill e i s th e singl e mos t expensiv e medium-size d marke t i n which t o fl

y in o r out i n th e entir e Grea

t I^e s region . I t coul d ge t wors e thi s fall , a s Delt aAi r Lines , followin g it s merger wit h Northwest , ha s announce d i

t wil l leav e th e Evansvilte-Memphi s market . Thi s los s o f seat s wil l exacerbate th e far

e pressur e i n th e Evansvill e marke t - th e Airpor

t mus t d o somethin g t o brin g lower

fare s t o th e region . Lo w far e leade r AirTra n ha s expresse dinteres t

in servin g Evansville . Bu t in order fo r AirTra n t o take arisk

in launchin g servic e t o ane w cit y in th e curren t

economi c environment , i

t will requir e arevenu e guarante e to offse t potential losse s durin g th e star t up phase . 1 endors e th e Airport' s applicatio n fo r it s Grant , and awai t

afavorabl e decisio n fromth e Department

o f Transportation . Sincerel) j ij> J p' 3

Rober t M . Hayni e President/Owne r

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Evansvill e Regiona l Airpor t - Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Gran t - Augus t 201 0 O Ii 

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ALCO A Alco a Rigi d Packagin g Warric k Opc.-Bisn s Stat s Rout 9 6 6 P O Bo x 1 0 N9v/burgh . I N 47629-001 0 US A Th e Honorabl e Ray LaHoo d Secretar y o f Transportatio n U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7' " Street , SW. , Washingto n D C 2059 0 Augus t 27 , 201 0 Secretar) ' LaHood : A s you know , transportatio n infrastructure play s akey rol e in economi c development , andth e Evansvill e Regiona

l Airpor t i s a n importan t

asse t in connectin g it s Tri-Stat e regio n to th e res t o f th e nation . A s th e to p manager

a t Alco aWarric k

Operations , whic h employ s more tha n 1,90 0 employee s i

n Souther n Indiana , I suppor

t th e Evansvill e Regiona

l Airport' s applicatio n fo

r aU.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n grant . TTi

e airpor t i s tr>'ing t

o attrac t alow-fare leader , AirTran . Whil e th e carrier ha s expresse d interes t

in Evansville' s market , airpo n official s say th e airlin e compan y need s arevenu e guarante e t

o hel p offse

t potentia l losse s durin g th e start-u p phase . Evansville' s airport

make s astron g cas e fo

r some assistance . I

t ha s th e highes t

averag e fare s in th e Grea

t Lake s Region , an d i

t i s als o th e mos t

expensiv e medium-size dmarke t in th e sam e region . Also , wit h Delta' s decisio n t o eliminate on e o f it s connection s in Evansville , th e far e pressur e in th e loca

l market Is unlikel y t o improv e unles s th

e airpor t can offe r lower fare s t o it s customers . A s alarg e employer , w c attrac t prospectiv e employee s fromacros s th e Unite d States , an d some o f ou r employee s trave l t o other

Alco alocations , bot

h domesticall y andabroad . Sp , fromtha t experience , w e kno w all to o wel l tha

t th e Evansvill e Regiona

l Airpor t i s often saddle dwit

h higher-than-averag e fares , • whic h force som e to look

fo r trave l alternatives . A s abusines s leader , I' maddin g my . voic e t o other s fro mthi s regio n wh o reques t afavorabl e decisio n on the Evansvill e Regiona l Airport' s gran t

application . Sincerely ,

E d Hemmcrsbach Locatio n Manager , Rigi d Packagin g DiNision Alco aWarrick

Operation s

Evansvill e Regiona l Airpor t -Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Grant-Augus t 201 0 

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