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. 2059 0 Re : Continuatio n o fAlask a Airlines ' Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Cordova
. Gustavus
. Petersburg . Wranaell . an d Yakutat . Alaska . Docke t OST-1998-489 9 Dea rSecretaryLaHood : Thi s lette ri s t o expres s stron g support fo rth e selectio n o fAlask a Airlines t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o ou rcommunity . Alaska' s curren t patter n of servic e - usin g je t aircraf t - meet s crucia l need s tha t woul d b e difficult , i f not impossible , t o mee t wit h an yothe rtyp e o f servic e o raircraf t type : Alaska' s servic e connect s Southeas t Alask a passenger s t o on e o rmor e majo rcommunitie s o f interest , wit h single-plan e servic e t o Anchorage , Juneau , Ketchika n o rSeattle
. Fro m thes e hubs , ou r communit yca n acces s th e airline' s extensiv e rout e syste m an d benefi t fro m it s marketin g relationship s wit h othe rcarriers . Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n ("combi" ) passenge ran d carg o aircraft , whic h Alask a Airlines propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freight , mai l an d carg o capacit ytha t a non je t carrie rsimpl ycanno t provide . Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t i s equippe d wit h Require d Navigatio n Performanc e Technolog yprecisio n technology , vi^hich enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl yacces s th e airport durin g inclemen t weather , thu s reducin g diversion s an d cancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g peopl e an d product s t o dependabl yreac h th e community . I n sum , Alaska' s je t servic e i s critica l t o th e economi cwel l bein g o fou rcommunity . Fo rthes e reasons , w e respectfull yurg e DO Tt o selec t Alask a Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o Southeas t Alaska , a s th e airlin e ha s successfull ydon e fo rmor e tha n thirt yyears . Sincerely , . 

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. Gustavus , Petersburg . Wraneel l an d Yakuta t Alaska . Docke t OS T1998-489 9 Dea rSecretaryLaHood : Thi s lette ri s t o expres s stron g suppor t fo rth e selectio n o f Alaska Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o Cordov a Alaska . Alaska' s curren t patter n o f service-usin g je t aircraft-meet s crucia l need s tha t woul d b e difficult , i f no t impossible , t o mee t wit h an yothe rtyp e o f servic e o raircraf t type : Alaska' s servic e connect s Southeas t Alaska passengers t o on e o rmor e majo rcommunitie s o f interest , wit h single-plan e servic e t o Anchorage , Juneau , Ketchika n o rSeattle
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