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CIT YCOMMISSIO N M . LUC I LARSON , MAYO R SAMAIVfTH AP . ANCEL L THOMA S K . ARPK E NORMA N M . JENNING S AARO N C . PEC K CIT YMANAGE R JASO N A . CAG E DEPUT YCIT YMANAGE R MICHAE L D . SCHRAC E TELEPHON E (785 ) 309-570 0 mCSIMIL E (785 ) 309-571 1 EMAIL : titiftQtnnni«ionftMrina,of t WEBSITE : www.salina-ks.g w Mr . Tod d M . Horma n

Directo r Offic e o fAviatio n Analysi s U.S . Departmen t o fTransportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Salina , Kansa s Docke t DOT-OS T200 2 -1137 6 Dea rIVIr . Horman : Th e Salin a communit ywelcome s th e opportunit yt o submi t comment s regardin g proposal s fro m ai rcarrier s intereste d i n providin g essentia l ai r servic e a t Salina , Kansas . Awor k grou p comprise d o f representative s o f th e Cityo f Salina , Salin e County , th e Salin a Airport Authority , Salin a Are a Chambe ro fCommerce , Kansa s Stat e Universit ya t Salin a an d th e Kansa s Nationa l Guar d ha s reviewe d al l fou rproposal s receive d b yth e U.S . DOT . Th e Salin a wor k grou p als o me t wit h representative s o f Sovereig n Air , SeaPort Airline s an d Grea t Lake s Airlines . Afte rmuc h deliberation , i t i s th e opinio n o f loca l politica l an d civi cleaders tha t th e SeaPort Airline s proposa l wil l bes t mee t Salina' s schedule d ai r servic e needs . Th e SeaPort proposa l provide s DO Tth e opportunit yt o select a n ai rcarrie rtha t wil l provid e th e following : 1 . Greate rfrequenc yo fflight s fo rth e Salin a marke t wit h thre e nonsto p roun d trip s a da y(1 8 a week ) t o MCI . 2 . A n aircraf t (th e Pilatu s PC-12 ) tha t i s "right-sized " fo rth e Salin a market . 3 . Acces s t o th e Kansa s Cit yhu b tha t i s serve d b ya low-cos t airline . 4 . A n SLN-MC I far e structur e tha t wil l encourag e are a resident s t o fl yrathe rtha n drive . 5 . A n aggressiv e marketin g an d custome rservic e pla n fo rth e Salin a market . 6 . Th e availabilit yo fa military/governmen t far e t o bette rfacilitat e ai rtrave l t o an d fro m th e growin g Kansa s Nationa l Guard' s Grea t Plain s Join t Trainin g Center . 7 . A n airlin e tha t wil l b e activel yinvolve d i n communit yevent s an d contribut e t o economi cgrowth .

MEMBE R .. . LEAGU E O F KANSA S MUNICIPALITIE S • NATIONA L LEAGU E O F CITIE SMr . Tod d M . Horma n

Pag e 2 I n submittin g thes e comments , Salin a request s tha t th e U.S . DO Twaiv e th e EA S progra m requirement s fo rservic e a t Salin a wit h a multi-engin e aircraf t o fa t leas t 1 5 passenge rseats . Salin a agree s t o SeaPort EA S fligh t operation s i n th e 9-sea t Pilatu s PC-1 2 aircraft . Salin a leadershi p i s committe d t o partne rwit h SeaPort t o mak e significan t improvement s t o ou rloca l ai rservice . Ou rjoin t effort s wil l resul t i n increase d passenge r enplanement s an d a positiv e economi cairport t o ou rregion . Than k yo u fo rconsiderin g ou rcomment s a s you roffic e finalize s th e 201 0 - 201 2 EA S contract fo rSalina . Respectfull ysubmitted , CITYO F SALIN A 

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