CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Gerace Office Building - 3 N. Erie SI. - Mayville, NY 14757-1007

(716) 753-'1211 - FAX (716) 753-4756 - horriganv@co.chautaugua.ny.us -

www.c:o.chaut8uqua.ny.us

Dear Mr. Gormas:

Mr. Michael D. Gonnas

United States Departmcnt of Transportation Office of Aviation Analysis

1200 New Jersey Ave SE

Washington, DC 20590

VtNCI:NT W. HORRIGAN

County t:.xcculivc

June 6, 2014

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On behalf of the Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Chautauqua County Airport (JHW)g; rJj

Venango County Airport (FKL) and the communities served, this lettcr is in unanimous support

of Sun Air to provide service to the three airports.

The communities have been working for many years on trying to make the best of poor service

since GulfstreamlSilver commenced operations in 2008. After three years of poor results and

ever decreasing passenger numbers, the communities banded together and worked with the

Pennsylvania Air Service Committee to embark on a statewide study to improve air service from

all commercial service airports within the state of Pennsylvania and New York.

The results of this multi-year study showed that low-fare, highfTequency, reliable air service to

Pittsburgh on smaller aircraft would be able to reverse the downward passenger trends and get

passenger levels up above 10 enplanements and subsidy per passenger below $200.

The State of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) havc provided significant

support throughout the whole process and plan on supporting new service to PIT with marketing

funds to incrcase the awareness of new service.

The communities would like a quick decision /Tomthe DOT as the already poor service and

reliability from the current carrier led significant numbers of passengers to stop flying over the

past 6 years, and now the uncertainty of when Silver Airways will leave the market has led those

few passengers that fly out of our airport to begin to book /Tomalternate airports wherc thcy

know service will be around in a few months.

The communities do not waive theirs rights to twin-engine aircraft.
June 9, 20'14

M1', Miehacl D. OOI'l11aS

Uniled Slates Departmcnt ofT •.••nsl'orlalion Omee of Avialion Analysis

1200 New Jerse)' Ave SE

Wllshington, DC 20~90

Dear MI'. Gorillas:

On behalf of the Bradford Reglnnal Airport (IJFD), Chanlau(IUa County Airport (IIIW), Venango County

Ait'port (1'1<1.)and the communities served, nlls letter is inunanimons support of Sun Air's bid to provide

service 10 the three airports,

The communities have been working for many years to try to mal,e the hest of poor service since

Gulfstreai11/Silver commenced operations in 200B. After three yem's of pam' r"snlts and ever decreasing

passenger numbers, the communities handed togenwr and worked with the Pennsylvania Air Service)

Committee to emhark on a statewide study to improvc ail' servic" from all col1lmcrdal service airports

within the state of Pennsylvania and New York.

The ,'esults of this multi-yem' study showed thatlow-lill'e, high frequency, r"liahle air s"rvice to PiU-slllu'gh

on smaller aircraft would he able to reverse the downward passenger trends and get passenger levels up

above 10 enplanements and suhsidy per pass""ger 1",low $20().

The Stat" of Pennsylvania and Pittsbnrgh International Airport have IH'ovided signil1cant snppmt throughout

the whole process and plan on supporting new service to 1'1'1'with m.lrI",ting funds to increase the

awareness of new service.

The communities would like a quick decision fromlhe DOTas the already poor service and reliahility fmm

the current carrier has led significant numbers of passengers to stop llying from our airports over the past 6

years, Now the uncertainty of when Silver Airways will leave the marl",t has led those few passengers that

"l' out of our airports to hegln to hook from alternative airports where they Imow service will be around In a

few months, The communities do not waive their rights to twin-engine aircraft

We look i'orward to working with you, Sun Ail',PIT, and the community to address the problems of the EAS

system as they .Iffect our alrpotts, This plan is a practical solution to incrcase passcngel'levels to exceed the

EASminimums while ensuring access to lh" National TranspOl'tation Systcm,

Thank you,

Sincerely,

't- cdr~f

I3radford Regional Airport

Chautauqua County Alt'port

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We look forward to working with you. Sun Air, PIT, and thecomlllunity to achieving a

successful EAS progralll. This plan is a practical solution to increase passenger levels to exceed

the EAS minimums while ensuring access to the National Transportation System.

Respect/lIlly yours,

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Vincent W. Horrigan

Chautauqua COUIll) .xccutive