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Ley : Thi s correspondenc e serve s a s a n endorsemen t o f th e Dubuqu e Regiona l Airport' s applicatio n fo r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Pilo t Program . Premie r

Ban k support s thei r

pla n fo r improvin g Dubuqu e Regiona l ai r servic e whic hwil l gread y benefi t th e developmen t

o f ou r community . Westboun dconnectivit y i s ato p priorit y o f th e Dubuqu e communit y wit hsi x o f th e to p te n busines s destination s locate di n th e wester n regio n o f th e U.S . Thi s progra mwi U assis t i n recruitmen t

o f hu b servic e throug hDalla s wit hAmerica n Airline s an dwil l especially complimen t acces s t o th e wester n regio n o f th e Unite dStates . Dubuqu e appreciate s th e curren t ai r servic e America n Airline s provide s thr u Chicag o O'Hare , bu t westboun dconnection s ar e limite dan dca n b e tim e consuming . Man y flight s t o th e wes t requir e a n additiona l sto p i n Dalla s whic hresult s i n extende dtrave l time , increase dcosts , an dgenera l inefficiency . Sinc e th e discontinuanc e o f ai r servic e t o Minneapolis/S t Pau l fro mDubuque , du e t o th e restructurin g o f Northwes t

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service , convenience , an defficienc y i n trave l wit hcorrespondin g growt han djo b creatio n fo r ou r region . Than k yo u fo r you r consideratio n o f

th e Dubuqu e Regiona l Airport' s application . Ski^erely ,

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Aloh aLe y Associat e Director , X-5 0 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e SE, W86-31 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dear Associat e Directo r

Ley : Thi s lette r

endorse s th e Dubuqu e Regiona l Airport' s applicatio n for th e Smal l Commimity Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Pilo t Program . Westboun dconnectivity i s ato p priorit y t o th e Dubuqu e community with si x o f th e to p te n busines s destination s locate di n th e wester n regio n o f th e U.S . Thi s wil l hel p i n recruitmen t o f additiona l hu b servic e throug hDalla s with America n Airline s an dwil l especiall y hel p u s connec t t o th e wester n regio n o f th e Unite dStates . Dubuqu e appreciate s th e curren t ai r servic e tha t

America n Airline s provide s t o Chicag o O'Hare , but westboun dconnection s are limite dan dcan b e tim e consuming . Man y flight s t o th e vves t requir e a n additiona l sto p i n Dallas . Hig h airfare s an dlimite dcapacity t o on e hu b caus e 72 % o f traveler s t o mak e th e costl y driv e t o a

n alternat e airport . Dubuqu e ha s los t

an ai r carrie r i n th e pas t

tw o year s throug h Minneapolis/St . Pau l du e t o th e restructiuin g o f Northwes t

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t o continu e th e growth an dexpansio n o f ou r entir e region . Th^i k yo u for you r consideratio n o f

th e Dubuqu e Regional Airport' s application . The , mone y receive dfrom thi s gran t wil l hel p th e Dubuqu e Regiona l Airport continu e t o b e astron g an dvita l link for ou r busines s community .

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