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January 24, 2011 

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The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington. D.C. 20590 "0 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. Petersbufo. 

Wranaell. and Yakutat. Alaska. Docket OST-1998-4899 on ':^-^ 

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Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter Is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to provide 

ess^tial air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would be difficult, if not 

impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major communities of interest, 

with single-plane service to Anchorage. Juneau, Ketchikan or Seattle. From these hubs, our 

community can access the airline's extensive route system and benefit from its marketing relationships 

with other earners. The 737-400 combination fcombi") passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska 

Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a nonlet canier simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with Required 

Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the airline to reliably access 

the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling 

people and products to dependably reach the community. In sum. Alaska's jet service is critical to the 

economic well being of our community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to provide essential 

air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airilne has successfully done for more than thirty years. 

Sincerely, 

Victoria L. Demmert 

YTT Tribal President 
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Yakutat Tlingit Tribe 

cc: Susan Kuriand, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Pamell, Governor, State of Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken, Commissioner, Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 
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Petttfford, Marie (OST) 

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Yolanda Snively lysnively@ytttr1be.org] 

Monday, January 24, 2011 8:57 PM 

LaHood, Ray (OST) 

Kuriand, Susan (OST); Devany, Dennis (OST); 

sean.parnell@alaska.gov; marc.tuiken@alaska.gov 

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe's Letter of Support for Alaska Airiines Continued Air 

Service to Yakutat 

LOS, Continuation of AK Air Service.pdf 

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Honorable Ray LaHood, 

On behalf of the Yakutat Tiingit Tribe, VTT would like to present the attached letter supporting Alaska Airiines for the 

continued air service to our community, Yal<utat, Alaska. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free 

to contact Victoria (.. Demmert, YTT Tribal President at 907-784-3238 Ext 224. 

Sincerely, 

Yolanda Snfvely 

Administrative Assistant 

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe 

907-784-3238 Ext. 224 

Cc: Susan Kuriand, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Parnell, Governor, State of Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken, Commissioner, State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities