Mailing: P.O. Box 7955 • Physical: 1249 Tongass Avenue Suite B, Ketchikan, AK 99901 

Ph. 907-225-0999 • FX. 907-247-6042 

Operations E-mail: Ketchikan@claalaska.com 

January 18, 2013 

MR. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

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RE: Docket OST-1998-4899- Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at 

Cordova, Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat. 

Dear Chief DeVany: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to those communities addressed above. Cruise Line Agencies of 

Alaska has been in business for 60 years in Southeast Alaska and has operations at or near 

these small cities. The jet service Alaska Airlines provides to these destinations is both time 

and cost effective for us to conduct business; adding to the economic well-being of our 

company and Southeast communities. 

Alaska Airline's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or Seattle. 

From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route system and benefit 

from its far-reaching marketing relationships. 

Alaska Airline's service to the region makes travel for those people visiting our small 

communities convenient and seamless. Our communities are extremely dependent on these 

visitors for obvious economic sustainability gained through jobs and increased revenues. 

Alaska Airlines service provides essential cargo (freight, mail, baggage) capacity necessary to 

meet many of our community's daily necessities. Alaska Airlines has demonstrated its 

commitment to meet the airfreight needs of the communities in the State by investing in the 

737-400 combination aircraft. These 737's provide improved access, capacity and comfort 

for airline passengers in Southeast Alaska. 

Alaska Airline's aircraft are equipped with advanced navigation equipment, which enables the 

airline to safely access airports in Southeast Alaska during inclement weather. This helps to 

reduce over-head flights and cancellations, thus providing stable service. to the communities. 

The investment in this navigational equipment is substantial. 

Serving All Alaskan Ports 
Mailing: P.O. Box 7955 • Physical: 1249 Tongass Avenue Suite B, Ketchikan, 

Ph. 907-225-0999 • FX. 907-247-6042 

Operations E-mail: Ketchikan@claalaska.com 

And finally as a tourism business, we rely on Alaska Airlines to transport a large number of 

passengers to and from Southeast Alaska every day. This service is essential to many of our 

businesses, not just the Cruise industry. 

For all of these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air services to Southeast Alaska, as the airlines has successfully done for the 

last thirty plus years. 

Sincerely, 

Bob Berto, President 

Serving All Alaskan Ports 
January 16, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany 

Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S. E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Office of the Chancellor 

Juneau Campus 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

I am Chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) which serves the 

entire southeast region of Alaska. This letter is to express strong support for the 

selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to provide essential air service to the 

communities of Southeast Alaska. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, 

Ketchikan or Seattle. These connections are critical for UAS to efficiently carry out 

its delivery of higher education services throughout the region. From these hubs, 

our people can access the airline's extensive route system and benefit from its 

marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger and cargo aircraft, 

which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on these routes, provide freight, 

mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation 

Performance Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport 

11120 Glacier Highway • Juneau, Alaska 99801-8697 • (907) 796-6568 • FAX: (907) 796-6295 
during inclement weather, reducing diversions and cancellations. This is quite 

important to the communities which we serve because it enables our faculty and 

staff as well as our educational materials to dependably reach their destinations. 

I also serve as the Vice Chair for the Juneau Economic Development Council. It is 

clear to me that Alaska Airlines' service is critical not just for the university system 

but for the entire economic well-being of our region. UAS strongly supports their 

application to provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska. 

Sincerely, 

~u~ ancellor 

Universi of Alaska Southeast 
January 20, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, ChiefEAS & Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 j 

RE: Docket OST -1998-4899 

Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service of Cordova, 

Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska. 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

This letter is in support of Alaska Airlines continuing their essential air service into 

several SE Alaska communities. I was born and raised in Wrangell, Alaska. I do 

not live there now, but consider it "home". It will ALWAYS be home to me. I 

travel to Wrangell several times a year to visit my family and friends. It would be 

extremely devastating to Wrangell and all of SE Alaska if Alaska Airlines were to 

stop service. I cannot imagine the impact it would have on the communities if air 

service were to stop not only emotionally but economically! They currently 

provide not only passenger service, but mail and cargo. I always referred to the 

Alaska jets coming in and out of Wrangell as the LIFELINE to get "off the rock" 

and being able to connect with the rest of the world. Wrangell is a quaint little town 

that I have grown to appreciate and love. If Alaska Airlines does not service the 

community I know it will affect a lot of local businesses and lives. SE Alaska has 

suffered through changes in the fishing and logging industries over the past several 

years. It is not right to have SE Alaska suffer more from not having essential air 

service. Alaska Airlines has an outstanding group of pilots and crew members 

whether they are flight attendants, gate agents or ramp service personnel. They 

take customer care and satisfaction seriously and they do a great job. I hope that 

their application to provide essential air service will continue. Thank you for your 

time. 
January J1., 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, 

provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation Performance 

Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and 

products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community and ~support their application to provide Essential Air Service to 

Southeast Alaska. 

Sincerely, · 

~~ 
January 18, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany : 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

I was born and raised on Wrangell Island, Alaska, and watched the first Alaska Airlines 

flight touch down at Wrangell airport. My community has depended on Alaska Airlines' 

dependable and consistent service throughout the years. 

Cities like Cordova, Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska may seem far 

away and insignificant compared to Washington D.C. or other large metropolitan areas. 

However, these vibrant Alaskan locations depend on the links Alaska Airlines provide to 

other locations within the great state of Alaska and via the connections it provides to 

'down south'. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, 

provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation Performance 

Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and 

products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community and I strongly support their application to provide Essential Air Service to 

Southeast Alaska. 

Sincerely, 

Walter J. Maenhout 
January_, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany : 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, 

provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation Performance 

Technology, which enables the airline to. reliably access the airport during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and 

products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community and (llwe} support their application to provide Essential Air Service to 

Southeast Alaska. 

Sincerely, _ 

/~()_ Jj~ ~' 
P.O. Box 827 

Wrangell, AK 

99929 

Phone: (907) 305-0354 

Email: luellaknapo@amaii.com 

January 18, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Regarding: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, 

Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's air service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, 

provides freight, mail, and cargo capacity that other carriers cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircrafts are equipped with Required Navigation Performance 

Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and enables people and freight to 

dependably get into and get out of the communities. We rely heavily on the jet service, 

since the ferry schedules do not always work for us. 

Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic welfare of our communities and I 

thoroughly support their application to provide Essential Air Service to Southeast Alaska. 

Sincerely, 

8,ud&~ff 

Luella Knapp 
Law Offices ofMichael P. Nash, P.C. 

P.O. Box 2341 

Wrangell, AK 99929 

January 17,2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST -1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany : 

Over the years, the DOT's decision to utilize Alaska Airlines to provide essential 

air service to the communities cited above has proven invaluable to the communities. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers and freight to one or more 

'major communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, 

Ketchikan and Seattle. 

From these hubs, passengers and freight can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to continue using on this route, 

provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Advanced Navigation 

Performance Technology and Alaska Airlines has received special authorizations from 

the FAA, which enables the airline to reliably access the airports during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and 

products to dependably reach the communities. 

Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic well being of the communities 

and I support its app)jcation to provide Essential Air Service to Southeast Alaska. 

Z~l!I~J Michael P. Nash 

Attorney at Law 
lb 

ICICLE 

January 23, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, Petersburg, 

Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany, 

Icicle Seafoods, Inc. is in support of the continuation of Alaska Airlines' essential air service to 

Southeast Alaska. As the largest employer and air freight customer in Petersburg, we are 

keenly aware of the need for the continuation of jet service provided by Alaska Airlines to this 

community and region of Alaska. 

The seafood industry is the economic engine of Petersburg and many other coastal 

communities in Alaska. Moving seafood products to markets, transporting employees, 

connecting fishermen with needed freight, and providing mail service is critical to the economic 

well-being of our company and this community. 

Alaska Airlines' commitment to Southeast Alaska helps us to remain competitive and serve our 

customers and fleet. The service provided by Alaska Airlines allows us to easily connect to other 

flights throughout Alaska and to the other forty-nine states. Investments in navigation 

technology have provided better reliability for flights during inclement weather. Upgrades to 

their fleet of aircraft have resulted in improved capacity and reliability. 

We strongly support Alaska Airlines' application to provide Essential Air Service to Southeast 

Alaska. 

Sincerely, 

ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC. 

1~1~ Kris Norosz 

Government Affairs 

PETERSBURG FISHERIES 

A DIVISION OF ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC. 

P.O. Box l 147 • Petersburg, AK 99833 • Tel: 907-772-4294 • Fax: 907-772-4472 
Leslie Cummings 

Grand View Bed & Breakfast 

PO Box 927 

Wrangell, AK 99929 

Dennis DeVany 

OAA-US DOT 

1200 New Jersey, Ave., SE 

Washington DC 20590 

Dear Sir, 

January 17, 2012 

I am writing this letter is in support of Alaska Airlines' daily flights in and out of my small community in 

Alaska. Currently we have two flights per day. The morning flight #65 heading from Seattle to Anchorage 

with stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and Anchorage. The evening jet (#64 )is coming 

from Anchorage with stops in Juneau, Petersburg Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle. We call this the "Milk 

Run" It is tiresome however we all appreciate that we have a flight at all. It is tolerable to land in all the 

communities because that is our only choice. 

These flights are vital to our community. The only other form of transportation to and from our island 

home is the Alaska Marine Highway and the ferries do not arrive or depart Wrangell daily. I am sure you 

can imagine the difficulty in landing those big planes on a daily basis with all sorts of adverse weather 

conditions. Alaska Airlines has the best pilots in the world and they can fly on navigation very well. As 

they are forced to do. Sometimes the flight overheads due to weather however it is rare and we count 

on these jets to receive our mail, our family& friends, many supplies, fresh seafood product flies out as 

cargo, etc. We fly in and out for a myriad of reasons, including but not limited to medical. It is my 

opinion that we could not manage without them. 

I own a Bed & Breakfast and many of my guests arrive and depart from this method. It would be 

devastating to me and my business to lose this vessel of transportation. Thank you for your careful 

consideration in this matter. 
Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, 

EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

Rolland B. Curtis 

P.O. Box 140 

Wrangell, AK 99929 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

January 21, 2013 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to 

continue to provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska Airline's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more 

major communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, 

Ketchikan or Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's 

extensive route system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other 

carriers. The passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other 

carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation 

Performance Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport 

during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in 

turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic wellbeing of our 

community and I support their application to provide Essential Air Service to 

Southeast Alaska. 

Rolland B. Curtis 
Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, 

EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

Shirley B. Wimberley 

P.O. Box 806 

Wrangell, AK 99929 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

January 21, 2013 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST -1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to 

continue to provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska Airline's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more 

major communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, 

Ketchikan or Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's 

extensive route system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other 

carriers. The passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other 

carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines aircraft are equipped with Required Navigation 

Performance Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport 

during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in 

turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Alaska Airlines' service is critical to the economic wellbeing of our 

community and I support their application to provide Essential Air Service to 

Southeast Alaska. 
January 25, 2013 

Mr. Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus, 

Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat, Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Mr. DeVany : 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from, its marketing relationships with other: carriers. The passenger 

and cargo aircraft, which ,4Jaska Airlines proposes to continu~ using on this route, 

provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that other carriers simply cannot provide. 

Further, Alaska Airlines a·(~~raft are equipped with Required Navigation Performance 

Technology, which enables the airline to reliably access the airport during inclement 

weather, thus reducing diversions and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and 

products to dependably reach the community. 

Simply put, Ala~ka Airline~I"servi~e is critical to the economic well being of our 

community arid I support their application to pmwide Essential Air Ser-Vice to Southeast 

Alaska. : "' · · . 

Sincerely, 

Po Dux 2o4:J 

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