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h th e Cit y o f Chishol mwoul d lik

e t o expres s ou r suppor t fo r DeltaAi r Optio n #1 . Thi s optio n will bes t serv e ou r are aon man

y fronts . 1 . Delt ai s th e establishe d incumben t carrier . 2 . Ou r regio n i s comprised o

f severa l loya l (Northwest

) Deltafrequen

t flyers utilizin g th e Sk

y Mile s perks . 3 . Delt asupport s th e DeltaReservatio n Cente r i n Chisholm . 4 . Delt ai s proposin g 5 0 passenge r (CRJ-200 ) jet s versu s th e 9-3 0 passenge r turb o pro p aircraf

t propose d by Ai

r Choic e On

e an d Sovereig n Air . 5 . Deltai s wel l establishe d a t MS P an d ha s the abilit

y t o provid

e back-u p aircraf t and crew s i n th e even

t o f mechanical s or

crew shortage . 6 . Delta' s Optio n # 1 provide s 1 4 weekl y roun d trip s versu s Option #

2 which onl

y provide s 1 2 weekl

y roun d trips . Mor

e frequency i s prove

n bette r fo r ou r customer' s schedulin g need s a s we demonstrated by adding th e thir d flight. Unde

r thes e proposals . Optio n # 1 i s preferred bu t

w e al l nee d t o voic e ou r concer n abou t losin g th e thir

d flight sinc e i t enhance d ou

r customer' s service . 7 . Ai r Choic e On e propose d smaller , 9 passenge r (Cessn aGran

d Caravan) , singl e engin e plane s and indicat

e aUnite d Airline s Agreement . 8 . Sovereig n Ai

r propose d 3 0 sea

t turb o prop aircraf

t bu t indicate d no t

having majo

r air carrie r agreement s ye

t (tickets/baggage ) an

d state d the y ar

e "i n th e proces s o f acquirin g it s fundin

g an d Scheduled Servic e Authority " wit h th e FAA . Pleas e contac t

m e should yo

u have an y concem s or

questions . Sincerely , Michae l A . Jugovic h Mayo r Cit y o f Chishol m .c c Cit y Counci l HOM E O F TH E IRO N MA N MININ G MEMORIA L • BRIDG E O F NATION S *TH E MUSEU M O F MININ G MINNESOT

A DISCOVER

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### CIT Y O F CHISHOL M RESOLUTIO N NO . 1111-8 5 CHISHOLM/HIBBIN

G AIRPOR

T ESSENTIA

L AI R SERVIC

E STAT E O F MINNESOTA

) COUNT Y O F SAIN T LOUIS ) CIT Y O F CHISHOLM) WHEREAS , pursuan

t t o Articl e 1 1 o f

Chapte r 587 , enacted b

y th e Minnesot

a Legislatur e i n 1994 , th e Cit

y o f Chishol mi s apar t o f th e Chishol

mHibbing Airpor

t Authorit y (CHAA ) wit h all it s right s an

d privileges ; and , WHEREAS , th e Cit

y o f Chishol malon g wit

h th e CHA A recognize s th e importanc e o f

suc h essentia l air servic e an d it s positiv e impact s o

n aviatio n education , marketing , industr

y an d touris mo f

th e airpor t an d ou r regio n i n the for mo f th e attache d Delt aAi r Optio n #1 . NOW THEREFOR E B E I T RESOLVED , th e Cit y o f Chishol mthroug h it s counci l an d mayo r agree s t o perfor msuc h actio n a s needed t o ensur

e tha t essentia l ai r servic e remain i n th e are aa

t CHAA . Adopted by th e Cit

y Council thi s 8 * da

y o f Novembe r 2011 . Votin g Aye : Councilor s Alexander , Benson , Cook , Drow , Novoselac , an d Mayo r Jugovich Votin g Nay : Non e

Atteste d M (•';/ • ^ > ' , ,\ ' • / , 'Mayo r Cit y Clerk/Adminislf-at

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