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. Alask a Docke t OST-1998-489 9 Dea rSecretaryLaHood , Thi s lette ri s t o expres s stron g suppor t fo rth e selectio n o f Alask a Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o ou rcommunit y- Wrangell , AK

. Alask a Airlines ' curren t patter n o f servic e - utilizin g je t aircraf t - meet s crucia l need s tha t woul d b e difficult , i fno t impossible , t o mee t wit h an yothe rtyp e o fservic e o raircraf t type
. Alask a Airlines ' servic e connect s Southeas t Alask a passenger s t o on e o rmor e majo r communitie s o finterest , wit h singl e phas e semc e X o Anchorage , Jvn^au , Ketchikan , o rSeattle

. Fro m thes e hubs , ou rcommunit yca n acces s th e airline' s extensiv e rout e syste m an d benefi t fro m it s marketin g relationship s wit h othe rcarriers

. Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n ("combi" ) passenge ran d carg o aircraft , whic h Alask a Airline s propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freight , mail , an d carg o capacit ytha t a non-je t carriersimpl ycanno t provide

. Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t i s equippe d wit h Require d Navigatio n performanc e Technolog y precisio n technology , whic h enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl yacces s th e airport durin g inclemen t weather , thu s reducin g diversion s an d cancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g peopl e an d product s t o dependabl yreac h th e community

. I n sum , Alaska' s je t servic e i s critica l t o th e economi cwel l bein g o fno t onl you rcommunity , bu t th e entir e region

. Fo rthes e reasons , w e respectfull yurg e th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o selec t Alask a Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o Southeas t Alaska , a s th e airlin e ha s successfull ydon e fo rmor e tha n thirt yyears . Sincerely , Timoth yD

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