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Plac e Lansing , M I 4891 2 Dea r Mr . Bohannon : Than k yo u for you r lette r of Octobe r 6 t o Secretar y LaHoo dsupportin g Su n Country Airline s t o serv e Lansing , Michigan , i n th e ongoin g slot-exemptio n proceedin g a t Ronal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport (DCA) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dthat I respon dt o you r lette r directly . A s you know , th e U.S . Departmen t of Transportatio n commence daproceedin g o n Augus t 3 0 t o reallocat e tw o DC A slo t exemption s tha t

are currentl y bein g use db y Republi c Airline , Inc . (Republic) . Republi c ha s bee n usin g thes e tw o slo t exemption s for DC A - Kansa s Cit y service . Thes e slo t exemption s may b e use dt o serv e an y mediu m hu b o r smalle r airport withi n th e 1,250-mil e perimete r o f DCA . W e hav e receive datota l o f fiv e proposals , briefl y outline dbelow :

• Su n Country t o serv e Lansin g with129 - o r 162-seat aircraft ; • Republi c Airline , Inc. , brande da s Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e t o serv e Kansa s City , Missouri , with99-sea t regiona l je t

aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , t o serv e Kansa s Cit y utilizin g 137-sea t aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76 - o r 86-sea t regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o n th e season ; an d • Ai r Tran Airways , Inc. , t o serv e eithe r Fort Myers o r Sarasota , Florida , utilizin g eithe r 117 - o r 137-seat aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio n proceedin g i s competitiv e an di s currentl y unde r revie w b y th e Department , I a

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al l of th e proposals , an dmak e it s awar dbase do n th e selectio n criteri adetaile di n th e governin g statutes .Mr . Lo n Bohanno n

Pag e 2 A s i s ou r norma l practice , I amplacin g acop y of you r lette r an dmy respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2000-718 2 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s proceeding . I appreciat e you r interes t i n obtainin g acces s t o th e Nation' s capital . I f I can provid e furthe r informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fre e t o cal l me . erel y your s ?usa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sCORPORATION

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yLaHood , Lansin g Capita l Regio n Intematlona l Airpor t necessitate s non-sto p servic e betwee n Lansin g an d Washingto n D.C . Neogen' s eightyplu s loca l traveler s coul d benefi t greatl yfro m thi s servic e offere d bySu n Country . A s o f ou rlas t fisca l yea rw e spen t ove r$10,000.0 0 o n ai rtrave l t o Washingto n D.C . A s extr a trave l tim e i s require d upo n arriva l I n D.C , du e t o traffi c congestion , ou rtraveler s prefe rdirect servic e s o additiona l delay s ar e no t incurred . Therefore , a majorit yo f thi s busines s i s currentl ygoin g t o th e Detroi t an d Gran d Rapid s airports . W e suppor

t th e Lansin g Capita l Regio n Airpor t an d therefor e wil l suppor t th e Su n Country , Washingto n D.C . service . You rconsideratio n o f thi s applicatio n woul d b e greatl yappreciate d b yNeoge n Corporation . Sincerely , Lo n Bohanno n Presiden t

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