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### OC T 2 5 201 O Ms . Paul aD . Cunningha m President/CE O Capito l Nationa l Ban k 20 0 Washingto n Squar e Nort h Lansing , M I 4893 3 Dea r Ms . Cunningham : Than k yo u for your lette r o f Octobe r 1 5 t o Secretar y LaHoo dsupportin g Su n Countr y Airline s to serv e Lansing . Michigan , i n th e ongoin g slot-exemptio n proceedin g a t Ronal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport (DCA) . Th e Secretar y ha s aske dthat I respon dt o you r lette r directly . A s you know , th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n commence daproceedin g o n Augus t 3 0 t o reallocat e tw o DCA slo t exemption s that

ar e currentl y bein g use db y Republi c Airline . Inc . (Republic) . Republi c ha s bee n usin g thes e tw o slo t exemption s fo

r DC A - Kansa s Cit y service . Thes e slo t exemption s may b e use dt o serv e an y mediu m hu b o r smalle r airpor t withi n th e 1,250-mil e perimete r o f DCA . W e hav e receivedatota l of fiv e proposals , briefl y outline dbelow :

• Su n Countr y t o serv e Lansin g wit h 129

- o r 162-seat aircraft ; • Republi c Airline , Inc. , brande da s Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e t o serv e Kansa s City , Missouri , with 99-sea t regiona l je t

aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , t o serv e Kansa s Cit y utilizin g 137-sea t aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76

- o r 86-seat regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o n th e season ; an d • Ai r Tra n Airways , Inc. . t o serv e eithe r For t Myer s o r Sarasota , Florida , utilizin g eithe r 117

- o r 137-sea t aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio n proceedin g i s competitiv e an di s currentl y unde r revie w b y th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s of

th e proposals . I assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l full y conside r

al l of th e proposals , an dmak e it s awar dbasedo n th e selectio n criteri adetaile di n th e governin g statutes .Ms , Paul aD . Cunningha m

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this proceeding . I appreciat e you r interes t i n obtainin g acces s t o th e Nation' s capital . I f I can provid e further informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee ] fre e l o cal l me .

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n 20 0 businesses , governmenta l an deducational organization s i n th e Mid-Michiga

n area . We wor

k collaborativel y t o secure th e stronges t possibl e ai r servic e i n ou

r region . I write thi s lette r

i n suppor t o f tha t missio n an dreques t

approva l o f th e Su n Countr y applicatio n reference dabove . The mid-Michiga

n regio n spend s mor

e tha n $2 5 millio n pe

r yea r o n air travel . Th e numbe r on e destinatio n fo

r ou r busines s traveler s i s Washingto n DC . Our communit

y woul dbenefi t tremendousl y fro

mthi s service . W

e hav e athrivin g manufacturin g sector , a s well a s som

e o f th e nation^ s to p fmancia

l an dinsuranc e companie s locate di n thi s region . W

e are hom e t o Michiga

n State Universit

y an dhundred s o f

state associations . Equally a s important

i s th e fact tha t Lansin g i s th e capita

l o f Michiga n an ddirec t

servic e to Washingto n D C i s o f

vita l importanc e to ou

r busines s community . The Mid-Michiga

n Busines s Trave l Coalido n view s stron g air servic e a s acritical componen t o f ou r region' s economi c growt

h strategy . W

e ar e committe dt o supportin g thi s servic e t o ensur

e futur e economi c growt

h an ddevelopment

o f th e region . W

e reques t you r approva l o f thi s Su n Countr y application . Than

k you . Respectfully ,

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