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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Av e S E Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo m\V12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Ladie s an dGentlemen , Tlic'purpose'of^hi s Iciic r i s to^iTddrcs s Su nCountrT'' s rcqucsTfo r a ncxcnipiio nfro mihc'slo t limi t for Ronal dReaga nWashingto nNationa l Airpor t (DCA ) se t

fort hi n93.123(a) , t o permi t th e FA A t o creat e ai r

carrie r slot s durin g certai nlimite dhour s fo r Su nCountry' s use . Th e propose dai r carrie r slot s woul dreplac e tw o slo t exemption s unde r

DO T Orde r

2010-12-1 6 awarde dt o Su n Country . O n Januar y 6 , 20 1 2 , th e Unite dState s Cour t of Appeal s fo r

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o f Columbi a Circui t vacate dth e DO T order , an dSu nCountr y wil l los e it s existin g servic e betwee nDC A an d Lansing' s Capita l Regio nInternationa l Airport . Specifically , Su nCountr y desire s on e dail y slo t eac hdurin g eac ho f

th e 100 0 an d110 0 hours . Th e jiroposc dexemptio nwoul diicnni t Su n Coimir y t o continu e operatin g it s existin g service s an davoi da ninequitabl e resLili o f th e Court' s order.;^"t. ; )•;'. ; c-i. ; i !';[Ci ! ,- 1 r:-'.]'.': . , As'lhe-Hrcsidenl'an'c l ^CE O of astatewid e Chambe r

o f Commerc e rcpresciuin g ove r 6,60 0 coinpanies^a'n d1'.

4 millio nemployees , w e understan dtha t jo b creatio nan deconomi c growt har e vital'toMichigan' s continue drecovery . Mavin g goo dairport s wit hconvenien t schedide s t o [jopula r destination s i s key , no t onl y t o th e economi c growt hof th e Lansin g area , bu t

als o t o th e entir e mid-MiGhiganjarc a[haL..lh c iLniising-airpor i scn'ices . • Jil l 1 1 i;i;j.:; f

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. •. ; ILM ; f.vi.uji.'ii'jr j - n • rr. ' ,'. . , ()•'!';:. " • • •![ ! •)( , / M i ;- , c;, : . i • Th e Michiga nChambe r of Commerc e ha s alon g standin g traditio no f supportin g transportatio n infrastructur e nrou r

state.:;Havin g qualit) ' airport s servin g bot hth e busines s an dtouris msector s t o area s lik e Washingto nDG:i s critical . Th e Su nCountr y servic e i s essentia l t o th e economi c growt hof

th e iLansing'area . Th e dail y servic e i s the^onl y larg e aircraf t (737-800 ) servic e t o Washingto nReaga nAirport , i nth e stal e of Michigan , outsid e of

Detroit . Prio r

t o Su nCountry , th e regiona l communit y ha drcc|ucste dth e introductio no f thi s ser\'ice-froni-numerou s othe r oj^ciiUoi s withou t success . Su nCountr y ha s fulfille dthi s reques t admirably . Therefore , i t i s critica l tha t

th e FA A tak e th e ncccssar) ' step s t o ensur e th e continuatio no f th e Su nCountr y slot s at th e establishe dfligh t

times . Failur e to.tak e thi s action-will,hav e anegativ e effec t o nbusines s an d econoinic:growth.i nou r state. - ;.. ni',•(!.! , . .•JL ' • :i. , .. ; . . . . ; •• . '''•'•' /

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