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toril i i n93.123(n) , t o permi t th e F.-\A t o creat e ai r carrie r slot s durin g certai nlimite dhour s lo r Su nCountr\'" s use . Th e propose dai r carrie r slot s woul dreplac e tw o slo e exemption s iiiulc r D<3 T Orde r 2t)IO-12-1 6 awarde dt o Su n(Joiintrv . (I) n|nnLi-.ir\ ' 6'^ . 2(H2 , th e Unite dState s C'jiir t o t Ap[ieal s to r

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th e K.'O O an d110 0 hours . Th e propose dexempdo nwoul dpermi t Su nCountr\ ' t o condnu c opcradn g it s existin g sen'ice s an dn\'oi da nine<.]uitabl e resul t o f th e Court' s order . I t i s cduca l tha t

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Lake s stat e an dth e nafi(jir s capita l i s crucia l t o ou r conunue deconomi c growt han d success . Th e Mjchiga nt>Jurse s .Associatio nha s take n advantag e (.) f th e Su nCountn, ' Highi s ( o Washinglo n o n mor e tha non e occasio nant i havin g tha t fligh t availabl e ha s plave dake y rol e i nhelpin g u s achie\' e ou r goals . JFh e Su nCountr\_P.(J A senic e i s essenda l t o the^"'conoim c gro\vtl i o f th e Circale r

Lansin g llegion . l~li e dailv,^ sen-ic e i s th e onl y larg e aircraf t (737-800 ) servic e t o \Vflshingt(.i nReaga nAirport , i nth e stat e o f Michiga n outsid e o f

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t o Su nCountn . th e regiona l communit y ha drei:]ueste dth e introductio no f thi s ser\'ic e t'njii i numerou s othe r airlin e opei-ator s wi(h<>ui success . Acc<:)rdiiiglv , ii i s critica l tha t th e FA A tak e th e necessar\ ' step s t o ensur e th e continuatio no f the.Su n Countr v slot s a t th e establishe dfligh t

time s u i suppor t o f Greate r Lansing' s busines s an decoiK.inii c gr«.)wth . You r immediat e approva l o f thi s exemption , s o tha t Su nCountry ' ca nbegi nt o ente r flight s schedule s t(.)r

sal e fo r th e balanc e o f

2012 . will-b e gread v appreciated . . . . . • , . : , Sincerely ,

" 1 i • I . Joh nKarcbiaii , Executive,Directo r .