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t o th e Unite dState s Departmen t o f Transportation' s Oftic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s fo

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it s Smal l Communit

y Ai r Servic e Development

(SCASD ) program . Clearly , Bango r

Internationa l Airport

ha s bee n disproportionatel y affecte db y th e economi c recessio n an dcontractio n o f th e airlin e industry ove r

th e pas t four years , resultin g i n ove r a50 % reductio n i

n airlin e capacity an dfare s tha t ar e up t o athir dhighe r

tha n th e to p 1 5 airport s i n th e region
. Consisten t withth e SCAS D program' s missio n t o engende r additiona l ai r service , th e Bl A proposa l seek s t o tak e aggressiv e actio n t o revers e th e effect s o f industry trend s b y establishin g aconsisten t year-roun dlink

withamajo r

airlin e t o an y o f

th e followin g airlin e hu b locations : Charlotte , Chicago , Newark o r th e Washington , D C area . Fundin g thi s proposal wil l provid e th e necessary resource s fo r BlA t o promot e th e ne w service , whil e minimizin g th e start-u p ris k

fo r th e carrier
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t wil l fill ademonstrate dnee dfor greate r seat capacity an d increase ddepartures
. Bango r Internationa l Airport

ha s alon g history o f

workin g wit

hit s partner s t o weathe r th e intermitten t

change s i n strateg y b y th e airlin e industry an dconsistentl y strive s t o produc e immediat e an dsustainabl e ai r servic e improvements
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I len dm y support t o this proposal
. Thank yo u fo r you r tim e an deffor

t on behal f

o f th e Bango r

International Airport
. I urg e you r mos t carefu l consideratio n o f

thi s application , subjec t

t o all applicabl e law s an dregulations , an das k that you pleas e kee p me informe do f th e statu s o f

th e revie w process . I

n additio n t o notifyin g my D C staff

, pleas e notif

y Mar k Konti o o f

my Bango r

staf f a t (207 ) 945-043 2 o r

b y e mai l a t mark_kontio@snowe.senate.go v whe n afina l determinatio n ha s bee n made
. Siircerely ,
Unite dState s Senato r

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