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## From : Sent : To : Cc : Subject : Attachments : Jessic a Roone y[jessica.rooney@akics.org ] Wednesday , January19 , 201 1 5:0 0 P M LaHood . Ra y(OST ) Kurland , Susa n (OST) ; Devany , Denni s (OST) ; Sean.parnell@alaska.gov ; Marc.luiken@alaska.gov-commissione r Southeas t Alask a Essentia l Ai rServic e A KAirline s Suppor t Letter.do c January19 , 201 1

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## " 0 e n Re : Continuatio n o f Alask a Airlines ' Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Cordova . Gustavus . Petersburg . Wranaell . an d Yakutat . Alaska . Docke t OST-1998-489 9 Dea rSecretaryLaHood : Thi s lette ri s t o expres s stron g suppor t fo rth e selectio n o f Alask a Airlines t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o ou rcommunity . Alaska' s curren t patter n o f servic e - usin g je t aircraf t - meet s crucia l need s tha t woul d b e difficult , i f no t impossible , t o mee t wit h an y othe rtyp e o f servic e o raircraf t type : Alaska' s servic e connect s Southeas t Alask a passenger s t o on e o rmor e majo rcommunitie s o f interest , wit h single-plan e servic e t o Anchorage , Juneau , Ketchika n o rSeattle . Fro m thes e hubs , ou rcommunit yca n acces s th e airline' s extensiv e rout e syste m an d benefi t fro m it s marketin g relationship s wit h othe rcarriers . Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n ("combi" ) passenge ran d carg o aircraft , whic h Alask a Airiines propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freigh t mai l an d carg o capacit ytha t a non-je t carrie rsimpl ycanno t provide . Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t i s equippe d wit h Require d Navigatio n Perfomianc e Technolog yprecisio n technology , whic h enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl yacces s th e airpor t durin g Inclemen t weather , thu s reducin g diversion s an d cancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g people an d product s t o dependabl yreac h th e community . I n sum , Alaska' s je t servic e i s critica l t o th e economi cwel l bein g o fou r community . I n addition , ou rAlask a Airlines servic e provide s transportatio n fo rpeopl e needin g t o see k medica l attentio n elsewhere . I n particular , th e pregnan t wome n i n ou rcommunit ywh o nee d t o trave l t o receiv e obstetrica l services . W e ar e unable t o delive rbabie s locall yan d hav e t o trave l ou rpatient s ou t t o awai t deliveryi n nearb ycommunitie s (Ketchika n an d Juneau) . Withou t thi s service , a pregnan t woma n may hav e t o tak e a ferry , whic h woul d leav e he rwithou t medica l car e fo ra numbe ro f hours , durin g a crucia l time i n he rpregnancy . Withou t thi s sen/ic e t o ou rcommunity , t o thin k tha t thi s i s a possibility . fea rw e woul d becom e s o isolate d ou reconom ywoul d dissolv e completel yan d i t sadden s m e Fo rthes e reasons , w e respectfull yurg e DO Tt o selec t Alask a Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o Southeas t Alaska , a s th e arriin e ha s successftjil ydon e fo rmor e tha n thirt yyears . Sincerely , Jessic a Roone y P O Bo x30 7 Wrangell , A K9992 9 907-874-230 7 iessjaseroQ@gmail.co mcc : Susa n Kurland , Assistan t Secretaryfo rAviatio n an d Internationa l Affair s

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