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an d Toky o Haned a airport . Ne wai rservic e t o Haneda , whic h i s schedule d t o begi n late r thi s year , i s mad e possibl e byth e wid e rangin g ope n skie s agreemen t wit h Japa n achieve d byyou r Department . I applau d you reffort s o n th e histori cope n skie s agreemen t an d no wurg e yo u t o select Continenta l t o provid e servic e connectin g th e U.S.' s financia l an d commercia l cente ra t Ne w York/Newar k

wit h Tokyo' s central/downtow n airport . Libert y- Haned a servic e woul d provid e a critica l lin k betwee n tw o o fth e world' s larges t economie s an d wil l hel p boos t trad e an d commerc e acros s th e Ne wYork/Newar k regio n an d secondaril yacros s th e entir e northeaster n regio n o fth e U.S . Libert yairpor t i s surrounde d byth e larges t populatio n pe rsquar e mil e i n th e country , whic h include s million s o fAsia n Americans . Additionally , recen t studie s sho wtha t fo reveryfligh t adde d byContinenta l i n th e Ne wYork/Newar k region , th e loca l econom ybenefit s a s employmen t i s sustained , regiona l income s ar e enhance d an d trad e expands . A s Continenta l operate s th e onl ytru e hu b i n th e regio n tha t connect s Ne wYork/Newar k an d muc h o f th e U.S . t o th e worrd,'Corttinenta l i s th e righ t choic e fo rne wHaned a servic e as communitie s acros s th e entir e easter n U.S . wil l gai n acces s t o Haned a vi a connection s a t Liberty . Additionally , Continenta l Airline s has se t itsel fapar t as a stron g airlin e wit h a commitmen t t o safet yan d excellenc e fo rcustomers . N o doub t thi s shoul d b e take n int o accoun t whe n awardin g an yrout e t o Haneda . 20 1 LYON S AVENU EA TOSBORN ETERRAC E• NEWARK , NE WJERSE Y0711 2 • (973)926-700 0 Newar k Bet hIsrae l Medica l Cente r

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togethe rt o mak e Libert yInternationa l Airpor t - Haned a servic e a rea l success . I urg e yo u t o awar d Toky o Haned a right s t o Continenta l Airline s an d m yregio n o fth e U.S .

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