Martin , Michae l (OST )

From : Fre d Core y[fcorey@micnnac-nsn.gov ] Sent : Monday , February06 , 201 2 12:1 7 P M 

## TTMENTO F •iSPORmnO N To : EAS(OST ) ' ' '.i-' TOFERATiOM S Subject : Presqu e Isle , Main e EA S Comment s

Dea rSir/Madam : I a m writin g t o offe rconnment s o n th e selectio n o fa n Essentia l Ai rServic e (EAS ) carrie rfo rth e Norther n Main e Regiona l Airpor t i n Presqu e Isle , Maine

. I regularl yutiliz e th e Norther n Main e Regiona l Airpor tfo r busines s trave l throughou t th e Unite d States , an d I complet e a tleas t10-1 5 roundtri p flight s from/t o Presqu e Isl e pe ryear
. Pleas e not e tha t fo rth e Norther n Main e Regiona l Airport , th e onl ycurren t destinatio n i s Boston , Massachusetts , an d tha ti s expecte d t o continu e wit h th e selectio n o fa ne wEA S carrier

. O fprimar yconcer n t o m e i s codesharin g b yth e selecte d carrier

. Th e curren tEA S carrie rfo rPresqu e Isl e (Colga n Air ) codeshare s wit h U.S

. Airways , whic h reduce s th e cos to froundtri p airfar e fo rdestination s beyon d Boston , ensure s tha t baggag e i s automaticall ytransferre d t o th e nex tfligh tsegment , an d provide s th e opportunit yt o ear n frequen t flie rmile s an d othe rbenefit s fo rtrave l beyon d Boston

. I fth e selecte d EA S carrie rfo rPresqu e Isl e doe s no t codeshar e wit h a majo rairline , I believ e tha tticke tprice s wil l no tb e economica l (a s compare d t o th e nex t closes tairpor ti n Bangor , Maine) , i twil l resul ti n additiona l baggag e fee s an d wil l requir e passenger s t o manuall ypick-u p an d transfe rthei rluggag e t o th e nex tfligh tsegmen t (thi s wil l creat e potentia l delay s an d difficultie s i n schedulin g connectin g flights) , an d i twil l severel y reduc e o reliminat e th e opportunit yt o ear n frequen tflie rmile s an d othe rtrave l benefits

. Base d o n th e above-describe d codesharin g concern , I strongl yurg e th e EA S selectio n committe e t o conside rcodesharin g a s a selectio n criteria

. I fthi s i s no tpossible , I respectfull yreques ttha tth e EA S selectio n tea m negotiat e and/o rurg e th e selecte d EA S carrie rt o codeshar e wit h a majo rairlin e (i n it s proposal , Peninsul a Airway s mention s codesharin g wit h Alask a Airlines , bu tAlask a Airline s onl yprovide s ver ylimite d servic e outsid e o fth e stat e o fAlaska)

. I fcodesharin g wit h a majo rairlin e (othe rtha n Alask a Airlines ) i s no t planne d b yth e selecte d EA S carrier , I wil l likel ydiscontinu e trave l fro m th e Norther n Main e Regiona l Airpor t an d instea d trave l fro m th e nex tcloses tairpor ti n Bangor , Maine

. Than k yo u fo rth e opportunit yt o commen t o n th e selectio n o fa n EA S carrie rfo rNorther n Main e Regiona l Airpor t an d fo rconsiderin g m ycomments

. I fyo u hav e an yquestion s concernin g m y.comments , o rnee d additiona l informatio n o rclarification , pleas e contac tm e a tyou rconvenience

. Sincerely , Fre d Corey

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Fre d E

. Core y Environmenta l Directo r Aroostoo k

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