### Swanson, Brian (OST) 

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# 0\0'\ From: Keith Mayo <keithmayo@charter.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:07 PM
..**~** To: Rhinelander Oneida CountyAirport; Devany, Dennis (OST); Swanson,**Brl~n** (OST}; jbrauer@newnorth.net , .. · ·**~** - Subject: Re: Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport- Essential Air Service Importance: High

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### Dear Mr. Brauer, Ms. Williamson, Mr. Devany, and Mr. Swanson,

__ With referenceto the memo shown below, Iwould like to state my preference asto which airline should be selected to serve the Rhinelander Oneida County (WI) Airport. I hopethat SkyWest Airlines is selected. It is awell established airline which is offering flight service to the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport via 50 passenger Canadair Regional jets. The Minneapolis/St. Paul airport is an excellent easy-to-navigate airport for the travelling public. I much prefer it to Chicago O'Hare (which is bigger and more difficultto navigate). The 19-seatturbo-prop aircraft proposed by Great Lakeswould be a serious limitation in service (alsoturbo-props are much more noisyfor those aboard than Canadair Regional jets). SkyWest's plan oftwo flights per dayfor up to 50 passengers on each flight would probably be sufficient. Thankyou for considering my opinion. Sincerelyyours, Keith Mayo 3328 Edwards Ave. Rhinelander WI 54501 (phone: 715-369-3713)

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### To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Tuesday, July31, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport - Essential Air Service Update

.Iwould liketo update you on the Essential Air Service (EAS) forthe Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport (RHI). The bids for the Airport's EAS have been received bythe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). RHI was fortunate to have three airline bids forthe EAS. They are briefly summarized below, but a more detailed document is attached. The three EAS bids: SkyWestAirlines, operating with a Delta Air Lines code-share on a Canadair Regional Jet200 (CRJ). This is a 50 seat jet aircraft with two non-stopflights a dayto Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP). Great Lakes Airlines submitted non-stop service utilizing 19-passenger Beech 1900D aircraft and interline e-ticketing and baggage agreements with American, Delta, Frontier, United, and USAirways operating three flights dailyto MSP. Sovereign Air Inc. submitted a proposal for service with no code share to ChicagoO'Hare International Airport, but they have not obtained the required operating authorityfrom eitherthe Federal Aviation Administration or the Department. If you wish to submit anycomments to the U.S. Department of Transportation for their review prior to the award ofthe contractto one of the above airlines, the attached document provides details on doing so. 1FrontierAirlines will continue to provide service as required by the DOT until the new airline is up and operating in our market. While we do not have an exact date on this transition, we anticipate that the new airline that is awarded the contract wtt1 probably not be in our market until sometime between Novemberand January. The DOT requires Frontier Airlines reservations that occur afterthe new airline comes in, to be re-accommodated on the new airline and/or refund of ticket. Thank you for your interest and continued support of the Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport. Sherrie Williamson Assistant Director Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport

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