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Greater Jamaic a Developmen

t Corporatio n ^ SI0-'I00318-03 8

90-0 4 16 1 Stree t Jamaica , N Y 1143 2 71 8 291-028 2 Fa x 71 8 658-140 5 www.gjdc.or g March 11,201 0
The Honorabl e Raymond H
. LaHoo d Secretar y U.S
. Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jersey Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Docke t DQT-OST-2010-001 8 CZ )
Dea r Mr
. Secretary : I a mwritin g o n behal f

o f Greate r Jamaic aDevelopmen

t Corporation , on e o f

th e country' s oldes t

and larges t

communit y developmen

t entities
. Greate

r Jamaic aDevelopmen

t Corporatio n i s acommunity-buildin g organizatio n tha t plans , promotes , coordinate s an d advance s responsibl e developmen t to revitaliz e Jamaica , Queen s and strengthen th e region
. Marshallin g th e resource s o f th e public , private , and not-for-profit sectors , th e Corporation' s wor k expand s economi c opportunit y and improve s qualit

y o f lif e fo r th e ethnicall y and economically divers e resident s o f Jamaic aan d fo

r th e region , whic h benefit s fro mrational , well-planne d and sustainabl e metropolita n growth
. For

ove r fort y years , GJD C ha s advocate d acomprehensiv e strateg y o f buildin g upo n Downtown Jamaica' s stron g transportatio n an d infrastructur

e asset s a s a

n essentia l foundatio n fo

r attractin g new investments , affordabl e housing , cultura

l and civi c activity , retai l and conunercia l activity , and employmen

t an d entrepreneurship opportunities
. GJDC' s focu s and dedicatio n to it s cor e missio n hav e made significan t contribution s t o transformin g Downtown Jamaic aint o asustainable , healthy , attractive , and prosperou s destinatio n plac e fo r thos e wh o liv e an

d wor k there
. GJD C ha s worke d collaborativel y wit h adiversit

y o f government , community , corporate , and foimdation partner s t o mak e th e following contribution s t o th e growt

h o f Downtow n Jamaica
. Wit h Jamaic aadjacen

t t o Joh n F
. Kenned

y Internationa

l Airport , th e competitivenes s o f majo r carrier s operatin g a

t th e airpor t i s o f grea t concer n to us . I respectfull

y as k you t o approv e America

n Airlines ' reques t

fo r allocatio n o f

tw o daily U.S.-Haned aslo t

pair s t o operat

e year-roun d schedule d air

transportatio n fi-omNe w Yor k and Lo s Angele s to Toky o Haneda
. American' s propose d servic e clearl y represent s th e bes t publi c interes t us e fo r tw o o f th e fou r frequencie s t o b e awarde d i n thi s proceeding , a s Ne w Yor k and Lo s Angele s ar

e fa r and awa y th e larges t

trave l market s between th e U.S
. mainlan d an d Tokyo
.Furthermore , American' s propose d servic e wil l provid e significan t connectin g opportunities , providin g benefit s t o eve n mor e consumers . A tota

l o f 1 7 U.S
. citie s wil l enjo

y on lin e servic e beyon d Ne w Yor k in one o r bot h directions , and 2 0 beyond Lo s Angeles
. Al l 1 0 o f th e larges t U.S
. mainland-Toky o market s wil l gai n on-lin e servic e to Haned aunde r American' s proposal , includin g Sa

n Francisco , Chicago , La s Vegas , Seattle , Washington , Boston , Orlando , and Portlan d throug h roundtrip connections
. I encourag e th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n to approv e American' s application , a s i t wil l benefit

th e broades t

publi c interes t

and wil l hav e apositiv e impac t o n ai r trave l b y offering customer s mor

e service , schedulin g and pricin g option s to choos e from. America n Airline s i s a

n importan

t employe r and ake y drive r o f economi c activit

y i n Southeas t Queens
. I n thes e difficul

t financia l times , I woul d respectfull

y reques t yo u suppor

t American' s effort s to remai n astrong , viabl e competitor i n th e transatlanti c market
. The economi c vitalit

y o f Jamaic ai s dependan

t upo n th e aviatio n industry , th e borough' s larges t employer
. I a

mgrateful fo

r you r consideration , an d than

k you fo r you r support .

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. Carlisl e Tower

y Presiden t

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