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Th e Honorabl e Ra yLaHoo d Secretar y U.S
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## " 0 Re : Continuatio n o fAlask a Airlines ' Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Cordova
. Gustavus
. Petersbufo
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. an d Yakutat
. Alaska
. Docke t OST-1998-489 9 o n ':^- ^ I Dea rSecretaryLaHood : Thi s lette rI s t o expres s stron g suppor t fo rth e selectio n o fAlask a Airline s t o continu e t o provid e ess^tia l ai rservic e t o ou rcommunity
. Alaska' s curren t patter n o fservic e - usin 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 : Alaska' s servic e connect s Southeas t Alask a passenger s t o on e o rmor e majo rcommunitie s o finterest , wit h single-plan e servic e t o Anchorage
. Juneau , Ketchika n o rSeattle
. Fro m thes e hubs , ou r communit 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 rearners . Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n fcombi" ) 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 , mai l an d carg o capacit ytha t a non le t canie rsimpl ycanno t provide
. Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t is equippe d wit h Require d Navigatio n Performanc e Technolog yprecisio 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 fou rcommunity
. Fo rthes e reasons , w e respectfull yurg e DO Tt 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 airiln e ha s successfull ydon e fo rmor e tha n thirt yyears . 

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. Demmert YT TTriba l Presiden tS U M !Oi:s_(K> N



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Denni s DeVany , Chief , EA S an d Domesti cAnalysi s Th e Honorabl e Sea n Parnell , Governor , Stat e o fAlask a Mar cA
. Luiken , Commissioner , Stat e o fAlask a Departmen t o fTransportatio n an d Publi cFacilitie s