THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Barbara Lee 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congresswoman Lee: 

June 20, 2014 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Southwest Airlines (Southwest) for two 

within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Southwest proposes to serve Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, with 

one nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Southwest also proposes to operate through-service 

from Kansas City to Oakland, California. 

We received Southwest's application on March 25. Other timely applications were received 

from JetBlue Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Jacksonville, Florida; from American 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Islip, New York; and from People Express 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip serving, on a seasonal basis, Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina (April-October), and West Palm Beach, Florida (October-April). 

As the matter is pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. You 

may track the progress of this matter and view the publicly available documents filed in the 

docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and 

searching for docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. 

I hope this information is helpful. I have sent a similar response to each cosigner or your letter. 

Si~ly, 

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THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Barbara Boxer 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Boxer: 

June 20, 2014 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Southwest Airlines (Southwest) for two 

within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Southwest proposes to serve Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, with 

one nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Southwest also proposes to operate through-service 

from Kansas City to Oakland, California. 

We received Southwest's application on March 25. Other timely applications were received 

from JetBlue Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Jacksonville, Florida; from American 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Islip, New York; and from People Express 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip serving, on a seasonal basis, Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina (April-October), and West Palm Beach, Florida (October-April). 

As the matter is pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. You 

may track the progress of this matter and view the publicly available documents filed in the 

docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and 

searching for docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. 

I hope this infom1ation is helpful. I have sent a similar response to each cosigner or your letter. 

Sincerely, 

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~)a~ / '-JAnthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable John Garamendi 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Garamendi: 

June 20, 2014 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Southwest Airlines (Southwest) for two 

within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Southwest proposes to serve Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, with 

one nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Southwest also proposes to operate through-service 

from Kansas City to Oakland, California. 

We received Southwest's application on March 25. Other timely applications were received 

from JetBlue Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Jacksonville, Florida; from American 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Islip, New York; and from People Express 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip serving, on a seasonal basis, Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina (April-October), and West Palm Beach, Florida (October-April). 

As the matter is pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket number DOT-OST -2000-7182. You 

may track the progress of this matter and view the publicly available documents filed in the 

docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and 

searching for docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. 

I hope this information is helpful. I have sent a similar response to each cosigner or your letter. 

Sincerely, 

D LA~ l 

Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Eric Swalwell 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Swalwell: 

June 20, 2014 

Thank you for your letter- supporting the application of Southwest Airlines (Southwest) for two 

within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Southwest proposes to serve Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, with 

one nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Southwest also proposes to operate through-service 

from Kansas City to Oakland, California. 

We received Southwest's application on March 25. Other timely applications were received 

fi·om JetBlue Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Jacksonville, Florida; from American 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Islip, New York; and from People Express 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip serving, on a seasonal basis, Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina (April-October), and West Palm Beach, Florida (October-April). 

As the matter is pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. You 

may track the progress of this matter and view the publicly available documents filed in the 

docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at wwvv.regulations.gov and 

searching for docket number DOT-OST-2000-7182. · 

I hope this information is helpful. I have sent a similar response to each cosigner or your Letter. 

Sincerely, 

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~7~~ Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable George Miller 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Miller: 

June 20, 2014 

Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Southwest Airlines (Southwest) for two 

within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Southwest proposes to serve Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, with 

one nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Southwest also proposes to operate through-service 

from Kansas City to Oakland, California. 

We received Southwest's application on March 25. Other timely applications were received 

from JetBlue Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Jacksonville, Florida; from American 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Islip, New York; and from People Express 

Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip serving, on a seasonal basis, Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina (April-October), and West Palm Beach, Florida (October-April). 

As the matter is pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. You 

may track the progress of this matter and view the publicly available documents filed in the 

docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at W\Vw.regulations.gov and 

searching for docket number DOT -OST -2000-7182. 

I hope this information is helpful. I have sent a similar response to each cosigner or your letter. 

SiiJ.cerely, 

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~r1~ Anthony R. Foxx 
~ongres~ tbr 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

11Wa5fjington, :m~ 20515 

April 1, 2014 

Re: Docket No. DOT-OST-2000-7182 (DCA-MCI-OAK Service) 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

We write in strong support of Southwest Airlines' (Southwest's) application to provide daily. 

roundtrip direct service between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Ronald Reagan 

Washington National Airport (DCA) via Kansas City Airport (MCI). Southwest's proposed 

same-plane OAK-MCI-DCA service will benefit thousands of Bay Area travelers annually who 

seek convenient and affordable travel to and from the nation's capital. 

As you know, DCA's 1 ,250-mile perimeter significantly limits the ability of Bay Area travelers 

to access Washington D.C.'s only "downtown" airport. Moreover, we understand that the flight 

options that are provided today at OAK are indirect and face limited competition in the OAKDCA market. 

The Oakland/East Bay area boasts a population of over 2 million people, making the region one 

of the largest not to offer direct service to and from DCA. Furthermore, OAK is the largest 

airport beyond DCA' s perimeter that does not currently have nonstop flights. 

·For these reasons, we are pleased to have OAK's largest airline, Southwest Airlines, offer this 

proposed service and request your full and fair consideration of their pending application. Thank 

you for your attention to this matter. 

Sincerely, 

Member of Congress 

bara Boxer 

United States Senator 

Eric Swalwell 

Member of Congress 

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George Miller 

Member of Congress