### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
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### The Honorable Buddy Dyer Mayor ofOrlando 400 South Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32802 Dear Mayor Dyer: April 03, 2014



### Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI's application and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure you, however, that we will give full and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a determination in this matter. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and my response in Docket DOT -OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside the record of this case . You may track the progress ofthis case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope this information is helpful. Sincerely ,

Anthony R
. Foxx

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### AIR INTERNATIONAL LlMlTED .Qgcke.t No.**O~J'**-20 I**~-0204** Dear Secretary Foxx: 1 am writing in supporl ofNmwcgian Air lntenl<ltional Limited's application in the above-referenced docket for authority to provide scheduled low-cost international air service to Orlando International Airport. As n former Mayor- you know keenly the importance oftransportation ACCess to a community. International air service is vital to the City of Orlando. It also is very important to the broader Central Plorida economy whose nurnbcr one industry is tourism worth over 

### $52 billion dollars annually. Accordingly, one ormy top economic priorities is to support increased iJlternational flights options at Orlando International Airport. Doing so i s good for pass<!ngcrs and shippers as it expands competitive choice, nnd 

### i1 is critical to stimulalingjobs and commercial activity. Simply put., expanded intemational nir service nt Orlando Intt:mational is an engine that drives significant economic activity in Ccntn1l 

### rtorida while creating and s11pporting tens 

### ofthousands 

### of jobs. 

### We look 

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### Norwegian Air Shuttle service this summer. 

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### will be great news for the Central Plorida economy, opening up all 

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### the large numbers 

### of new customers who are empowered to 

### travel to the United States by the introduction of**tow~co t**  carrier nir service. The Greoter Orlando Aviation Authority estimates it will produce $36 million in annunl economic benefits for our local community
. In addition to indirectjobs, 1understand Norwegian Air Sh11Hic plnns to cmploy ISO night attendants and crew in florida and, we hope, the success ofthe Orlando service will cause Florida crew hirings to increase beyond that. Secretary rux.x, my constituents and Central Florida look forward to benefitting from new Norwegian Ail' 

### Shuttle service 

### to Orlnndo. We look forward to welcoming the 

### economic benefits and newjobs it will support. We 

### are confident that new service will be successru t and hopcrul it will grow over the years. Tlwnk you ror considering our views in support ofNorwegian Air International Limitell's pending npplication. Sincerely,

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