THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATtON WASHINGTON, O.C, 20590

The Honorable Harry M. Reid United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Reid: Thank you for your letter supporting the application ofMN**Airlin~.** LLC, operating as Sun Country**Airlines~** for beyond-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Sun Country's application proposes to serve Las Vegas McCarran International Airportwith one rotind trip per day from DCA. Under authority granted in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012, 

### the U.S. Department ofTransportation will be awarding to new entrant or limited incumbent carriers atotal ofeight slot exemptions at DCA, which would support four daily round trips. We received Sun Country's application on March 12. Other timely applicaticms were received from Air Canada, proposing one round trip to Vancouver, British Coh,unbia; Alaska Airlines, one round trip to San Diego, California> and one round trip to Portland, Oregon; Frontier Airlines, one round trip to Colorado**Springs~** Colorado, and·beyond to San Diego; JetBlue Airlines, one round trip to San Juan.,. Puerto Rico, and one round trip to**Austin~** Texas; Southwest Airlines, one round trip to Austi11 and beyond to San Diego; and Virgin America, Inc., two round trips to San Francisco, California. As the matteris still pending, I cannot comment on the merits ofthe points raised in your letter. However, I can assure you that all applications the Department received will be given full and fair consideration and will be evaluated against the selection criteria specified in the statute. The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public**docket~** which allows all interested parties the opportuni omn1ent. Following our no· 1practice, 

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The Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary

. U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200New Jersey Avenue 

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### Dear Secretary LaHood: WASHINGTON. DC 20610-7012 

### March**~2,** 

### 2012



### . I a,m writing 

### to you today in support

# ofthe application ofMNAirlines, LLC dba Sun Country Airlines, for an available landing and takeoffslot at Ronald Reagan**Nati~nal** 

### Airport in 

### Washington, DC. The plannedroute would provide non·stop daily service**betw~n** 

### Reagan National Airport and Las Vegas McCarran**Internati~nal** 

### Airport. The proposed schedule would greatly benefitthe travelling public by providing daytime flights, givingpassengers greater
· fleJ:Cibility for when they can travel and filling avoid which c:urrently exists between these two

markets. · Because there is only one operatorthat**serVi~s** 

### this route, Sun Country's entry into the marketwould increase competition and reduce fares for consumers. As· 

### you may know, the only available direct route**comm~ds** 

### ahigherticket fee than on connecting flightS between these two airports. Sun Country Airlines is well known nationally for its excellent service and lowfares. By awarding the available landing and takeoffslQts to Sun Country, the competitive benefits would be immediate by doubling the existing non-stop service options between**th~** 

### two airports. Furthermore, the new service would create valuablejobs and economic**b~nefits** to 

### a state which has been hardesthit by the recession. · The FAA Modemi7.atioa and Reform Act of2012 provides eight additional long-range slots landing and taking offfrom Reagan National Airport, one ofwhich could

..be filled by Sun 

### C9untry. Ihope**~~t** 

### you carefully considerthe application by Sun Country Airlines and evaluate the great 

### benefits this.proposed route will provide to the State ofNeyada. Ifyou have any questions, you may contact Bob Herbert ofiny staffat 202-228-4578. My best wishes to you. Sincerely,



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