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OCT 2 5 2010 

Mr. Lon Bohannon 

President 

Neogen Corporation 

620 Lesher Place 

Lansing, MI 48912 

Dear Mr. Bohannon: 

Thank you for your letter of October 6 to Secretary LaHood supporting Sun Country 

Airlines to serve Lansing, Michigan, in the ongoing slot-exemption proceeding at Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The Secretary has asked that I respond to 

your letter directly. 

As you know, the U.S. Department of Transportation commenced a proceeding on 

August 30 to reallocate two DCA slot exemptions that are currently being used by 

Republic Airline, Inc. (Republic). Republic has been using these two slot exemptions for 

DCA - Kansas City service. These slot exemptions may be used to serve any medium 

hub or smaller airport within the 1,250-mile perimeter of DCA. 

We have received a total of five proposals, briefly outlined below: 

• Sun Country to serve Lansing with 129- or 162-seat aircraft; 

• Republic Airline, Inc., branded as Frontier Airlines, to continue to serve Kansas 

City, Missouri, with 99-seat regional jet aircraft; 

• Southwest Airlines Co., to serve Kansas City utilizing 137-seat aircraft; 

• US Airways, Inc., to serve Pensacola, Florida, utilizing 76- or 86-seat regional jet 

aircraft, depending on the season; and 

• Air Tran Airways, Inc., to serve either Fort Myers or Sarasota, Florida, utilizing 

either 117- or 137-seat aircraft. 

As the slot exemption proceeding is competitive and is currently under review by the 

Department, I am sure you understand that I carmot comment on the merits of the 

proposals. I assure you, however, that the Department will fully consider all of the 

proposals, and make its award based on the selection criteria detailed in the governing 

statutes. 
Mr. Lon Bohannon 

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As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2000-7182 as a contact outside the record of this proceeding. I appreciate 

your interest in obtaining access to the Nation's capital. If I can provide further 

information or assistance, please feel free to call me. 

erely yours 

?usan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
CORPORATION 

October 6,2010 

The Honorable Raymond L. LaHood 

Secretary of Transportation 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Sun Country Airlines Application - #DOT-OST.2000-7182 

Dear Secretary LaHood, 

Lansing Capital Region Intematlonal Airport necessitates non-stop service 

between Lansing and Washington D.C. Neogen's eighty plus local travelers 

could benefit greatly from this service offered by Sun Country. 

As of our last fiscal year we spent over $10,000.00 on air travel to Washington 

D.C. As extra travel time is required upon arrival In D.C, due to traffic 

congestion, our travelers prefer direct service so additional delays are not 

incurred. Therefore, a majority of this business is currently going to the Detroit 

and Grand Rapids airports. 

We support the Lansing Capital Region Airport and therefore will support the Sun 

Country, Washington D.C. service. Your consideration of this application would 

be greatly appreciated by Neogen Corporation. 

Sincerely, 

Lon Bohannon 

President 

Neogen Corporation - 620 Lesher Place - Lansing, MI 48912 - 517-372-9200 fax - 517 372-0108