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Ms. Paula D. Cunningham 

President/CEO 

Capitol National Bank 

200 Washington Square North 

Lansing, MI 48933 

Dear Ms. Cunningham: 

Thank you for your letter of October 15 to Secretary LaHood supporting Sun Country 

Airlines to serve Lansing. Michigan, in the ongoing slot-exemption proceeding at Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The Secretary has asked that I respond to 

your letter directly. 

As you know, the U.S. Department of Transportation commenced a proceeding on 

August 30 to reallocate two DCA slot exemptions that are currently being used by 

Republic Airline. Inc. (Republic). Republic has been using these two slot exemptions for 

DCA - Kansas City service. These slot exemptions may be used to serve any medium 

hub or smaller airport within the 1,250-mile perimeter of DCA. 

We have received a total of five proposals, briefly outlined below: 

• Sun Country to serve Lansing with 129- or 162-seat aircraft; 

• Republic Airline, Inc., branded as Frontier Airlines, to continue to serve Kansas 

City, Missouri, with 99-seat regional jet aircraft; 

• Southwest Airlines Co., to serve Kansas City utilizing 137-seat aircraft; 

• US Airways, Inc., to serve Pensacola, Florida, utilizing 76- or 86-seat regional jet 

aircraft, depending on the season; and 

• Air Tran Airways, Inc.. to serve either Fort Myers or Sarasota, Florida, utilizing 

either 117- or 137-seat aircraft. 

As the slot exemption proceeding is competitive and is currently under review by the 

Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of the 

proposals. I assure you, however, that the Department will fully consider all of the 

proposals, and make its award based on the selection criteria detailed in the governing 

statutes. 
Ms, Paula D. Cunningham 

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As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2000-7182 as a contact outside the record of this proceeding. I appreciate 

your interest in obtaining access to the Nation's capital. If I can provide further 

information or assistance, please fee] free lo call me. 

^ ^lySusan L^Kurland 

] / Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
CA PI TO L Smaller Bank. Bigger Service. 

NATIONAL BANK 

October 15» 2010 

The Honorable Raymond L. Lahood 

Secretary of Transportation 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Sun Country Airlines Application - #DOT-OST-2000-7182 

Dear Mr. LaHood: 

Capitol National Bank is a member of the Mid-Michigan Business Travel Coalition 

which represents more than 200 businesses, governmental and educational organizations 

in the Mid-Michigan area. We work collaboratively to secure the strongest possible air 

service in our region. I write this letter in support of that mission and request approval of 

the Sun Country application referenced above. 

The mid-Michigan region spends more than $25 million per year on air travel. The 

number one destination for our business travelers is Washington DC. Our community 

would benefit tremendously from this service. We have a thriving manufacturing sector, 

as well as some of the nation^s top fmancial and insurance companies located in this 

region. We are home to Michigan State University and hundreds of state associations. 

Equally as important is the fact that Lansing is the capital of Michigan and direct service 

to Washington DC is of vital importance to our business community. 

The Mid-Michigan Business Travel Coalidon views strong air service as a critical 

component of our region's economic growth strategy. We are committed to supporting 

this service to ensure future economic growth and development of the region. We 

request your approval of this Sun Country application. Thank you. 

Respectfully, 

200 Washington Square North Lansing, MI 48933 tel: 517.484.5080 fax: 517.374.2559 www.c3pitolnational.com