Gormas, Michael 

### (OSn From: Sent: To: Subject: Mr. Kevin Schlemmer, Ken Howard •••••••• Sunday, December 07, 2014 12:13 PM EAS (OST); tim.thompson@alaskaair.com 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 sofAlaska 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 orfour days thistime ofthe year and one sailing a week to the lower48. 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

1Gormas, Michael (OST) From: Sent: To: Subject: daniel trailSaturday, December 06, 2014 8:42 PM EAS (OST) Please keep thejets flying

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**·~...** -·' ,._,. Hello, Iwant to advocate the renewal ofessential air service for the town ofWrangell and for all ofsoutheast Alaska. We really do depend on the dailyjets, and southeast would be really cut off ifthey 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 Sent from my iPad

1Gormas, Michael (OST) From: Sent: To: Subject: Karen

**Dillman~** Friday, December 05, 2014 10:42 PM EAS (OST); tim.thompson@alaskair.com Essential air service petersburg i :. _ _:. -·- ::·-_. '"'..,"':,····
.... ::.. ....JL This letter is to provide support for the AlaskaAirlines service inthe community ofPetersburg Alaska. I work for the Forest Service and travel is a big part ofmyjob as I work across the whole forest (which is essentially all ofSE Alaska from Skagwayto Ketchikan.) I use the airlines as the mainway to reach work sites from the airports ofKtn, Jnu and Sit. Ifthe air service were to be discontinued myselfand all other government workers would spend more money and time to get to work sites, thus raising the costs ofdoing business for the USDA Forest Service. This isjustone small piece ofthe needs ofthe community. Tourism is a big part of Petersburg's economy. All summer long visitors come and go with fish boxes checked onthe plane. This would disappear ifthe service were ended and businesses would cease to prosper. Giventhat we live on an island we are only reached by ferry orplane. The Alaska State ferry system is only once a weekto Juneau. This is basically useless. So ifwe lose thejetwe 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 ofthe community would suffer. The Ak air staffand company is a generous donor to local charities and events. They are overall well thought ofin our community and pay a decent wage for about 10 people, not to mention TSA agents. These arejust some reasons why I feel commercial air service is crucial to Petersburg. I Thank you for your time Karen Dillman 

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1Gormas, Michael (OST) From: Sent: To: Subject: To Whom ItMay Concern: Mike Cottrell._ '<, Monday, December 08, 2014 1:01 AM EAS (OST); tim.thompson@alaskaair.com Alaska Airlines needs to continue the same levabofs-ervice, in,Alaska!-- ,., · .. ·' • " ·,: L.

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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. Onourlocal KFSKradio station, here in Petersburg, we have a dailyjetreport. Inthis mannerthe public cankeep up on the status ofthe two daily flights. AlaskaAirlines wrote the history book on AlaskanAviation.

1Gormas, Michael (OST) From: Sent: To: Subject: To Whom ItMay Concern: Mike Cottrell



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Attimes patients with extreme medical conditions will be able to travel to where they can get appropriate medical care. AlaskaAirlines will transport medical patients withtheir escorts/medical stafffor their necessary medical care. It is too badwe lost Ted Stevens, he was abig proponent ofEssential Air Service. During the SummerAlaskaAirlines is there to transport many visitors for a variety oftheir needs. I work with a cruise ship business. This company uses AlaskaAirlines to transport all oftheir guests. AlaskaAirlines has a very committed crew, from the ticket agents, to the flight crews. There have beentimes whenthe Alaska Airlinesjetwill land, butthe Medivac plane will not. AlaskaAirlines has superb flight crews that getthejob done. Thanks for yourtime, Mike Cottrell Petersburg, Alaska 99833



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