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t Cente r 539 1 Lakewoo dRanc hBlvd . North , Suit e 20 0 Sarasota , F L3424 0 Dea r Mr . Hayes : Than k yo u for you r lette r o f Octobe r 6 t o Secretary LaHoo dsupportin g AirTranAirways , Inc . (AirTran ) t o serv e Sarasota , Florida , i nth e ongoin g slot-exemptio nproceedin g a t Ronal dReaganWashingto nNationa l Airport (DCA) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dthat I respon dt o you r

lette r directly . A s yo u know , th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio ncommence daproceedin g on Augus t 3 0 t o reallocat e tw o DCA slo t exemption s that

ar e currentl y bein g use db y Republi c Airline , Inc . (Republic) . Republi c ha s bee nusin g thes e tw o slo t exemption s fo

r DC A - Kansa s Cit y service . Thes e slo t exemption s may b e use dt o serv e any mediu m hu b o r smalle r airport withi nth e 1,250-mil e perimete r o f DCA , W e hav e receive datota l o f fiv e proposals , briefl y outline dbelow :

• Su nCountry t o serv e Lansing , Michigan , with129 - o r 162-seat aircraft ; • Republi c Airline , Inc. , brande da s Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e t o serv e Kansa s City , Missouri , with99-sea t regiona l je t

aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , t o serv e Kansa s City utilizin g 137-seat aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76 - o r 86-seat regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o nth e season : an d • Ai r TranAirways , Inc. , to serv e eithe r For t Myer s o r

Sarasota , Florida , utilizin g either 117 - o r 137-seat aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio nproceedin g i s competitiv e an di s currentl y unde r revie w by the Department , I a

msur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t

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th e proposals . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Depanmen t

wil l fully conside r

all of th e proposals , andmake it s awar dbase do nth e selectio ncriteri adetaile di nth e goveniin g statutes .Mr . Pete r J . Haye s Pag e 2 A s i s ou r normal practice , I a

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thi s proceeding . I appreciat e you r interes t i nobtainin g acces s t o th e Nation' s capital . I f I ca nprovid e further informatio no r

assistance , pleas e feel fre e t o cal l me . ncerel y yours . Susa nL . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for latio nan dInternationa l Affair s

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