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. From : perdital 3 [perdita13@peoplepc.com ] ^ isPOhl'^nO N Sent : Monday , February06 , 201 2 11:1 1 A M '^ ^ nPiipfiTlh'.!- ' To : EAS(OST ) ' ^ ' " " Subject : Airlin e Fliglit s t o Presqu e Isl e 

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- U S Hello , I jus t wante d t o mak e som e comment s o nkeepin g airlin e flight s comin g u p her e t o Norther n Maine
. I thin k i t i s veryimportan t u p here
. Otherwise j w e ar e 3 hour s drivetim e fro mth e neares t airpor t (Bangor)
. W e (m yfamil yand I ) hav e trie d everythin g t o ge t bac k and forth , eithe r o nbusines s o r t o Baltimor e t o visi t m yfamily
. W e hav e drive n(i t take s 2 0 hour s t o ge t t o m

yfamily' s home) , take nth e bu s t o Portland ( 6 hour s an d limite d schedule) , drive nt o Portland ( 5 hours , the nhavin g t o leav e th e car) , Bango r - 3 hour s (an d havin g t o leav e th e car ) (an

d the nno t bein g abl e t o ge t wher e I wante d t o go , endurin g fligh t cancellations , delay s an

d spendin g th e nigh t i nNYC , plu s dangerou s drivin g condition s o nR t 9 5 whe nI returne d home!!)We'v e als o drive no r take nth e trai nt o Boston . Th e easies t wayi s t o fl y FROMPQI , an

d wha t w e AL L d o now . It' s no t cheap , an d no t easy . Ther e ar e n o U S AIRWAY S flight s fro mBosto nt o Baltimore
. It' s veryexpensiv e t o chang e airline s (we pai d $100 0 fo r a r t ticke t fo r m

yniec e t o attend m yfather' s funeral)
. Plu s yo u hav e t o chang e terminal s Boston , an

d g o throug hsecurit ya second time , whic htake s a long time
. So , w e hav e learne d t o jus t us e U S AIRWAY S and endur e th e 2/ 3 stop s yo u hav e t o make
. I t i s a ful l day' s journey , believ e me! ! But , a s I said , it' s easie r tha nan yothe r way . I als o kno wlot s o f peopl e u p her e wh o d o fly , (an

d manymor e wh o would , i f i t wa s mor e economical)
. A t an yrate , I fee l tha t i t i s VER YIMPORTANT fo r u s t o hav e airlin e servic e u p here
. W e woul d b e eve nmor e isolate d tha n w e alread

yar e i f w e didn't
. I thin k i t woul d damag e ou r are a economically
. I di d loo k a t th e proposals
. FORM E PERSONALLY , I actuall ypreferre d AirChoic e On e wit h it' s connectio nt o Portland
. T o me , tha t make s muc hmor e sens e tha ngoin g t o Boston . Ther e ar e man yoption s fromPortland Detpor t tha t ar e muc hmor e economica l tha ni nBoston , plus , bein g a smalle r airport , Portland i s veryeas yt o ge t around in , an d t o chang e airline s wouldn' t b e s o muc ho f a problem
. PLUS , I kno wI woul d trave l downstat e MOR E i f I coul d fl y there , t o enjo ysome o f th e cultura l attraction s an d othe r thing s tha t I jus t don' t car e t o spend 10 + hour s i nth e ca r t o g o to . Th e propose d averag e far e i s reasonabl e fo r that
. I t woul d ope nu

p th e res t o f th e Stat e t o us , wayu p her e i nth e North!! ! O f th e tw o fo r PQ I t o Boston , th e las t wa s mor e appealin g t o me , bu t I don' t kno wal l th e othe r thing s yo u ar e lookin g a t i nthis
. Thank yo u fo r lettin g m e expres s m yopinio no nthis , Kathlee nBraeuninge r 3 0 HighStree t For t Fairfield , M E 0474 2 207-472-318 5
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