# e US . Departmen t o f 120 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n . . , _Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y o f Transportatio n Apri l 28 , 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Tod dKuhn s Mayo r of th e City o f

Kirksvill e 20 1 SouthFrankli n Stree t Kirksville , Missour i 6350 1 Dear Mayo r Kuhns : I woul dlik e t o update yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio na

t Kirksville , Missouri , an dgiv e yo u an opportunity t o submi t an y coirunent s if

yo u wish , h i anticipatio no f th e en do f Ai r Choic e One' s curren t

contrac t o nJul y 31 , 2010 , th e Departmen t issue d Orde r 2010-3-31 , Marc h25 , 2010 , t o solici t proposal s fro mal l intereste dai r carrier s t o provid e servic e at

Kirksville . In respons e t o tha t order , w e receive dproposal s fro mfour carriers : Multi-Aer o Inc . d/b/ aAi r Choic e On e (Ai r

Choic e One , th e incumbent) . Charte r Ai r Transport , Hyaimi s Ai r

Servic e d/b/ aCap e Ai r

(Cap e Air) , an dSovereig nAir . W e hav e directe deac hcarrie r t o serv e it s proposal(s ) o nyou ; inaddition , copies o f th e proposal s ma y b e accesse donlin e throug hth e Department' s Docket s Managemen t Syste mat : http://www.regulations.gov / b y enterin g "DOT-OST-1997-2515 " i nth e "Ente r Keywor do r

ID " field , bu t

w e hav e summarize dth e proposal s i nth e attachmen t provided . M y purpos e i n writin g t o yo u at thi s tim e i s t o reques t

an y final comment s yo u migh t hav e o n th e carriers ' servic e an dsubsid y proposal s befor e w e submi t arecommendatio n o n th e carrier-selectio n issu e t o th e Assistan t Secretar y for

Aviatio nan dInternationa l Affairs . Pleas e not e that

th e average passenge r

fare s show ni neac hproposa l d o not necessaril y reflec t th e average loca l fare Kirksvill e passenger s woul dactuall y pay , but , rather , reflec t aprorate dportio n of

th e tota l ticke t

price , e.g. , th e Kirksville-St . Loui s portio no f a Kirksville-St . Louis-Washington , D.C . ticke t tha t th e subsidize dcarrie r

woul drealize . Also , th e fare show n i s ne t o f certai ncharge s suc ha s Federa l transportatio nsecurit y fees , excis e o r ticke t taxes , an dPassenge r

Facilit y Charges . O f

course , carrier s hav e th e discretio nt o charg e fare s the y deemappropriate , an dth e passenge r fare s presente di n thei r proposal s hav e bee n develope dfo r subsid y rat e computatio npurpose s only .Yo u shoul dals o not e that th e schedule s that

th e carrier s hav e submitte dar e illustrativ e only , an dthat

the y may mak e schedul e change s t o reflec t changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g comiectin g ban k time s at th e hub . Th e Departmen t expect s subsidize dai r

carrier s t o maintai nwell-time dan dwell-space dflight s i norde r t o ensur e full compensation . W e reques t

that you revie w eac hproposa l an dservic e optio nan dsubmi t an y comment s yo u ma y hav e befor e w e submi t arecommendatio nt o th e Assistan t Secretary . A s yo u ar e aware , Kirksvill e i s wel l ove r th e statutory $20 0 subsid y pe r passenge r

cap , an dth e community' s continue deligibilit y remain s uncertain . A s aresult , you r comment s shoul daddres s th e feature s o f th e variou s carrie r

proposal s that

yo u believ e wil l resul t

in increase dpassenge r

level s t o lowe r

th e subsid y pe r

passenge r

belo w th e $20 0 cap . W e as k that yo u submi t

an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo na s possible , bu t inan y cas e n o late r tha n Ma y 25 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s befor e w e submi t a recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r

adecision . W e appreciat e tha t ther e ar e significan t

issue s fo r

yo u t o consider , s o i f

yo u hav e an y question s o r i f yo u fin dthat

yo u nee dadditional tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e le t

u s know . Pleas e sen dyou r

comment s t o m e a

t th e followin g e-mai l address : EAS@dot.go v o r b y fa x t o 202-366-7638 . I

f yo u hav e zin

y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Kevi n Schlemme r

o f my staf f a t kevin.schlemmer@dot.go v o r 202-366-3176 . A similar letter s ha s bee n sen t

t o th e manage r

o f Kirksvill e Regiona l Airport . Sincerely ,

Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi sAttachmen t

Summar yo f proposal s fo rKirksvill e Carrier/Optio n Hu b (#o f roun d trip s perdav ) Aircraf t Annua l subsid yamoun t Ai rChoic e On e Optio n 1 St . Loui s (2) , Chicag o O'Har e (1 ) Navajo/Carava n $836,60 5 Ai rChoic e On e Optio n 2 Chicag o O'Har e (2) , St . Loui s (1 ) Navajo/Carava n $739,84 1 Ai rChoic e On e Optio n 3 St . Loui s (3 ) Navaj o $847,61 8 Ai rChoic e On e Optio n 4 St . Loui s (3 ) Carava n $899,25 4 Ai rChoic e On e Optio n 5 Chicag o O'Har e (3 ) Carava n $582,93 8 Cap e Ai rSt . Loui s (3 ) Cessn a 40 2 $1,422,11 0 Charte rAirTranspor t Kansa s Cit y(2) * Jetstrea m 3 2 $1,383,01 5 Sovereig n Ai rKansa s Cit y(2 ) Cessn a 40 1 $371,63 6

* Charte rAirTranspor t propose s on e roun d tri p pe rwee k t o Branson , Missour i tha t woul d no t b e subsidize d