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C 2059 0 _Ref:,SunCountrv_SIot.Exemptiqnj^Docke t Number.FAAT2012-008 9 . — Ladie s an d Gentlemen : Su n CountryAirlines has requeste d a n exemptio n fro m th e slo t limi t fo rRonal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA

) se t fort h i n § 93.123(a) , t o permi t th e FA At o creat e ai rcarrie rslot s durin g certai n limite d hour s fo rSu n Country' s use . Th e propose d ai rcarrie rslot s woul d replac e tw o slo t exemption s unde rDO TOrde r2010-12-1 6 awarde d t o Su n Country . O n Januar y6 , 2012 , th e Unite d State s Cour t o fAppeal s fo rth e Distric t o fColumbi a Circui t vacate d th e DOTOrder , and.Su n Countr ywil l los e jt s existin g servic e betwee n DC Aan d Lansing' s Capita l Regio n Interhatioha l Airport ; Specifically;Sun'Cou'n'tr ydesire s one'dail yslo t durin g eac h o fth e 100 0 andilOb'hours.'the'prdpbsec l exemp t ion'woul d permi t Su n Couritry'tb'cohtihu e operatin g it s existing'service s an d avpid'a n ihequitable'reiul t o fth e Court' s order ; • " • ' •"•' '• ' ''•"•

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Aha s bee n beneficial't o companie s lik e Neoge n Corporatio n i n th e Greate r Lansin g Region . Ne'oge n i s a growing'entrepreneuria l busines s focuse d on^developin g an d marketin g solution s fo rfoo d safet yfro m far m tofork . Th e compan yha s grow n t o mor e tha n 73 0 employee s an d derive s mor e tha n 40 % o fit s annua l revenue s fro m internationa l sources . T o maintai n ou rcurren t compounde d growt h rat e o f20 % an d continue s t o creat e hig h qualit y 'jbb^we'neeci'a'strbfi g fegio'n'arairpbr t vvith~servic e l u multipl e markets , includingWashington ; DC . Accordingly , th e SunCountr yDC Aservic e i s essentia l t o th e economi cgrowtho fNeoge n an d th e Greate rLansin g Region . Th e dail yservic e i s th e only'larg e aircraf t (737-800 ) servic e t o Washingto n Reaga n Airport , i n th e stat e o fMichiga n outsid e o fDetroit . Prio rt o Su n Country , th e regiona l communit yha d requeste d th e introductio n o fthi s servic e fro m numerou s othe r airliri^e operator s withou t success . 'Accordingly , i t i s critica l tha t th e FA Atak e th e necessar y steJD s to'ensur e tHe'coritihuationo fthe'Su n Cduhtry'slots-a t the"establish'ed'f!igh t time s i n '• * >' • suppor t o fGreate rLansin g s busmes s an d economi cgrowth . ••"'•' •^ '-:-• - J, ^

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schedule s fo rsal e fo rth e balanc e o f2012 , wil l greatl yappreciated . Sincerely ,

Lo n M.Bohanno n Presiden t & CO O Neoge n Corporatio n