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Mr. Kevin Schlemmer, 

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Sunday, December 07, 2014 12:13 PM 

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Essential Air Service for Southeast Alaska 

Please consider this letter as support for continued air service to Petersburg Alaska. 

As residents of rural Southeast Alaska I can not over emphise the important s of Alaska Airlines service to our 

community. Because we have no roads connecting our cities we have only two options to travel. 

Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system. The ferry system offers a south bound sailing about every 

three or four days this time of the year and one sailing a week to the lower 48. 

Alaska Air Lines offers the only daily service we have. It is the only option for getting out fast or in case of emergency. 

This is extremely important in medical emergency's. 

It is also our only option for fast freight service rather it be Gold streak or air cargo to ship fresh fish ect. 

Please do not eliminate this essential most valuable service. 

Sincerely Kenneth and Laura Howard 

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daniel trailSaturday, December 06, 2014 8:42 PM 

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Hello, I want to advocate the renewal of essential air service for the town of Wrangell and for all of southeast Alaska. 

We really do depend on the daily jets, and southeast would be really cut off if they were to stop. It's that simple, since 

each town is on its own island, a thousand miles plus from any sizable city. Please consider these factors in your 

decision, thank you. 

Sincerely, 

Dan Trail 

Wrangell, AK. 99929 

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Karen Dillman~ 

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This letter is to provide support for the Alaska Airlines service in the community of Petersburg Alaska. I work 

for the Forest Service and travel is a big part of my job as I work across the whole forest (which is essentially 

all of SE Alaska from Skagway to Ketchikan.) I use the airlines as the main way to reach work sites from the 

airports ofKtn, Jnu and Sit. Ifthe air service were to be discontinued myself and all other government workers 

would spend more money and time to get to work sites, thus raising the costs of doing business for the 

USDA Forest Service. This is just one small piece of the needs of the community. Tourism is a big part of 

Petersburg's economy. All summer long visitors come and go with fish boxes checked on the plane. This would 

disappear if the service were ended and businesses would cease to prosper. Given that we live on an island we 

are only reached by ferry or plane. The Alaska State ferry system is only once a week to Juneau. This is 

basically useless. So if we lose the jet we are stranded with little options to get the services we need such as 

medical. Petersburg economy would really suffer and people would not move here without this service. 

Therefore all aspects of the community would suffer. The Ak air staff and company is a generous donor to local 

charities and events. They are overall well thought of in our community and pay a decent wage for about 10 

people, not to mention TSA agents. These are just some reasons why I feel commercial air service is crucial to 

Petersburg. 

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Thank you for your time 

Karen Dillman 

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Petersburg alaska 99833 

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Alaska Airlines needs to continue the same levabofs-ervice, in,Alaska!-- ,., · .. ·' • " ·,: L. :_~ .· .. ·.. .... ,.~."' -_:; .--

There is a high demand for air travel here in Alaska. In Southeast Alaska, which I am most familiar with we 

use the airline frequently. 

On our local KFSK radio station, here in Petersburg, we have a daily jet report. In this manner the public 

can keep up on the status of the two daily flights. 

Alaska Airlines wrote the history book on Alaskan Aviation. 

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The letter was sent before I finished. 

The continuation of the letterAlaska Airlines transports a wide variety of public traffic. 

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At times patients with extreme medical conditions will be able to travel to where they can get appropriate 

medical care. 

Alaska Airlines will transport medical patients with their escorts/medical staff for their necessary medical 

care. 

It is too bad we lost Ted Stevens, he was a big proponent of Essential Air Service. 

During the Summer Alaska Airlines is there to transport many visitors for a variety of their needs. I work 

with a cruise ship business. This company uses Alaska Airlines to transport all of their guests. 

Alaska Airlines has a very committed crew, from the ticket agents, to the flight crews. 

There have been times when the Alaska Airlines jet will land, but the Medivac plane will not. 

Alaska Airlines has superb flight crews that get the job done. 

Thanks for your time, 

Mike Cottrell 

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Petersburg, Alaska 99833 

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