# Clintot i Count y Legislatur e

Clinto n Count y Governmen t Cente r 13 7 Margare t Street , Suit e 20 8 Plattsburgti , Ne w Yori < 1290 1 {518)565-4600-Phon e „ , \ c oni o (518 ) 565-4616-Fa xFebruar y 6,201 2 Jame s R.Langley , Jr . <;h9irpefs6 n Legislativ e Are a 7 Sar a E . Rpwde n DeputyChairperso n Legislativ e Are a 4 Rober t W . Butle r Republica n Leade r

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DGT-OST-2003-1478 3 Dea r Mr , Devany : Thi s correspondenc e serve s a s Clinto n Goimty' s fdrtna l respons e t o th e proposal s suhniitte dhy Peninsul aAirway s (PenAir) , Soverei ^ Ai r ari dAir GKoice On e fo

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th e Pikttsburg b International Airppir t (PBd) . A s yo u are aware , establishin g an dmaintainini g consistent an d reliaijl e schedule dair

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y o f Clinto n County . W e continu e t o experienc e tremendou s growth , an dke y t o our continue d succes s i s dependabl e schedule dai r service . Afte r revievnn g th e proposal s submitte db y eac h carrier , vf t suppor t PehAir bein g awarde dth e EA S contrac t a t PBG . A s th e ownis

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y official s hav e feyiewedPenAir? s proposal andhel datelephon e conferenc e cal l wi & PenAi r Chainna n an dCEO , Presiden t Danie l Seybert . W e ha.v e researche dth e company' s history an dbeliev e PenAi r provide s th e right combinatip n o f

produc t ahdsejtvic e to enhanc e pa

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t community . PenAir' s existiji g cod e share agreement wit h Alaske i Airlines , interlin e an dbaggag e agreemeiit s Wit h mos t major airliiies#i dthei r

interes t i n upgradih g thei r

iiiterlin e agreement s wit

h certai n interlin e partner-carrier s to a ful l code-share arrangement wil l benefi t

passenger s usin g PBG . A s ^ e Plattsburg h Internationa

l Airpor t continue s t o grow , \v e se e PenAi r a s akey cornporien t t o ouriuttir e success . PenAi r ha s ihdicate dth e desirf

e to wor k wit h th e convmunit

y an ddisplay s qualitie s consistent wit h Clinto n County' s core • values .Denni s Devaney

Februar y 6,-201 2 Pag e 2 Onbehal f o f Clinto n County , pleas e accep t thi s resppns e a s a

n eiidorsement

o f PenAir' s proposal t o provid e servic e t o PB G under EAS . Onc e th e contrac t

i s awarded , w e loo k

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n Airline s t o facilitate asinootiian ^ Th e Count y als o expresse s it s sincer

e appreciatip H fo

r th e coritihue dassiistanc e th e DO T provide s i n suppor t o f th ^ Plattsburg h Interriationa

l Airport . Sincerely ,

JRL/ma l cc : Chri s Kreig , Auport Manager , Plattsburg h Intemational Airpor t Count y Legislator s