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### Thank you for your letter to Secretary Foxx regarding the application of Norwegian Air Int ernatio nal Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. I am responding on behalf of the Secretary. Given that a number of intere s ted parti es ha ve tiled re spo n s i ve pleadings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the D epartment, I am sure you understand that I cannot co mm ent on the merits of NAI's app licati on
. 1 assure you, however, that we will give full and careful consideration to a ll of the pleadings tiled on the record before we reach a det e rmination in this matter. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a con t ac t out s ide the record of this case. You may track the progress of this case and v i ew the publicly available document s filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and sea rching for Docket DOT -OST -2013-0204.
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The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington , DC 20590
Re: NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Docket No. OST-20 13-0204
Dear Secretary Foxx:
We are writing in support of Norwegian Air International Limited's application in the above-referenced docket for authority to provide scheduled low-cost international air service to Orlando International Airport.
Central Florida's number one industry is tourism, worth more than $52 billion dollars annually. Tourism and expanded international air service go hand-in-hand. Simply put, expanded international air service at Orlando International is an economic engine that drives significant tourism-related activity in Central Florida while creating and supporting more than 380,000 jobs. Increased international flight options at Orlando International Airport not only benefit our tourism-oriented economy, they also benefit passengers and shippers by expanding competitive choice.
For these reasons, we are looking forward to welcoming new Norwegian Air Shuttle service to Orlando International this summer. This service will be great news for the Central Florida economy, opening up all that we have to offer to the large numbers of new customers who are empowered to travel to the United States by the introduction of low-cost carrier air service. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority estimates it will produce $36 million in annual economic benefits for our local community. As the service succeeds and expands, those economic benefits no doubt will increase impressively. Secretary Foxx , we are counting on you to permit the Central Florida tourism-driven economy to benefit from new Norwegian Air Shuttle service to Orlando. We look forward to welcoming the economic benefits and new jobs it will support. We are confident that new service will be successful and hopeful it will grow over the years. Thank you for considering our views in support of Norwegian Air International Limited's pending application.

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