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### Ms . Melind aCrawford , A.A.E . r- . Airpor t Director - Interi mi; ^ Pensacol aGulf

Coas t Regiona l Airpor t ^ 243 0 Airpor

t Blvd . Suite 22 5 .:_' ^ Pensacola , F

L 32504 • ,:•- ; Dea r Ms . Crawford : - , J ^ o 

### Than k yo u for you r lette r supportin g apropose dtransactio n betwee n U S Airway s an dDeltaAir Lines , b y whic h Delt awoul dexchang e certai n slo t interest s a

t Ronal dReaga

n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA) for

certai n U S Airway s slo t

interest s a

t LaGuardi aAirpor

t (LGA) . O n Februar y 9 , th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) issue datentativ e determinatio n approving th e propose dtransaction , but subject t o certai n conditions . I t

tentativel y foundtha

t th e publi c interes t

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th e potential har

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y th e increase dconcentratio n a t the airport s were counterbalance db y affording new opportunitie s fo r competitio n b

y new entran t an dlimite dincumben

t carriers . Specifically , th e tentativ e findin g woul drequir e divestitur e o f 1 4 pair s o f

slo t interest s a

t DCA , an d20 pair s o f

slo t interest s a

t LGA > to suc h carriers . Th e proposeddeterminatio n wa s publishe di n th e Federa l Register o n Februar

y 1 8 (7 5 Fed , Reg . 7306) , wit h aclosin g date for

comment s fromintereste dperson s o f Marc h 22,2010 . Afte

r receip t an drevie w o f

th e comments , w e will take suc h furthe r actio n a s appropriate . A cop y o f you r letter ha s bee n place di n th e docket fo r th e proceeding , FA

A 2010-0109 . Tha

t docke t als o contain s acop y O

f th e tentativ e determinatio n an dother relevan t documents , shoul d yo u wis h t o follo w development s i n th e matter . I t i s accessibl e throug h th e Federa l Government' s regulation s website , http://www.regulations.gov . I f 1 ca n provide forther

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee

l free to cal l me . Sincerel y yours .
Susa n L . Kurland Assistant Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an

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10 , 200 9 Th e Honorabl e Ra y LaHoo d Secretary o f

Transportatio n U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Recentl y U S Airway s an dDelt aannounce da n agreemen t

t o exchang e slot s a

t bot h Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA ) an dLaGuardi a(LGA) . 1 a mwritin g toda y t o expres s ou r stron g suppor t

for thi s slo t transactio n a s i t

provide s benefit s o f

importanc e t o m y cit y an dindee d m y state . U S Airway s ha s announce dthat upo n consummatio n o f

thi s agreemen t

an di n acceptin g 4 2 slot s fromDelt aa

t DCA , the y wil l provid e Pensacol aGul f Coas t Regiona l Airport , th e larges t airpor t stretchin g ove r

40 0 mile s fromNe w Orlean s t o th e wes t an dJacksonvill e t o th e east , wit h nonsto p servic e t o Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport . W e hav e lon g sough t suc h servic e a s th e benefit s t o ou r

nation' s capita l wil l provid e neede dbusiness , numerou s defens e an d aerospac e contractor s an dmilitar y acces s t o governmen t entitie s whic h wil l allo w thi s airport an dth e marke t

w e serv e t o gro w an dprosper . I n addition , becaus e U S Airway s ha s awell establishe dnetwor k syste ma t

DCA , ou r

northwes t Florid aan dsoutheas t

Alabam atraveler s wil l hav e tiic abilit y t o easil y connec t with majo r

cities , particularl y throughou t

th e east . Suc h acces s i s vita l t o ou r economi c healt h an dw e applau dthi s innovativ e an dimportan t us e o f th e slot s a

t DCA . Obviously , fo r

u s t o achiev e thi s servic e th e pla n mus t b e adopte da s asingl e entit y an dI urg e you r inpu t i n encouragin g th e governmen t t o endors e thi s excellen t agreement . Than k yo u fo r you r consideratio n o f

thi s excitin g an dver y consumer-oriente darrangement . Sincerely , Melind aCrawford , A.A.E . Airport Directo r - Interi m xc : Honorabl e Randolp h Babbit t Administrato r

o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1



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