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# Detroit
- Tokyo Haneda OST
- 2010
- 0018 March 1, 2010

# TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Reply of Lester W. Robinson, CEO, Wayne County Airport Authority in support of Delta Air Lines, Inc. II. Letters of Support III. Exhibit DTW

- A IV. Exhibit DTW

- B V. Exhibit DTW

- C

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REPLY OF LESTER W. ROBINSON, CEO, WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Detroit has become Delta's primary Eastern U.S. gateway for service to Asia . Detroit's extensive catchment area combined with its modern, state-of-the-art McNamara Terminal, provides quick and convenient connections to Asia for more cities in the eastern half of the United States than any other airline hub. Additionally, Detroit's role at the center of the global auto industry has created extensive traffic flows to other auto production and design centers around the globe--particularly in the Tokyo, Japan region. Those ties include offices for General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler in Tokyo as well as Toyota's North American Technical Center & Mitsubishi Mo tors R&D of America, Inc. in nearby Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor is also home to the University of Michigan. More than 2,000 foreign students attend U of M from Japan, China, and Korea. 1 At first glance, Detroit's Upper-Midwestern location may seem counterintuitive for hosting Delta's leading U.S. gateway to Asia, but the development of the Polar Route to Asia (utilizing advancements in aviation technology and newly-unrestricted airspace over the Arctic, Exhibit DTW-A) has allowed Detroit to become the most convenient U.S. gateway hub to Asia from most of America's largest population centers. Flying to/from the Northeast USA to Tokyo via Detroit is more than 2,000 miles shorter roundtrip than connecting through a more traditional, West Coast Asian gateway such as Los Angeles. Similarly, Detroit lies on the shortest route between the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast USA
to Asia.

Maintaining Detroit's position as a leading U.S. gat eway to Asia is among the Wayne County Airport Authority's (WCAA) top priorities--especially given how vital such air service is to the primary industry fueling Michigan's economy. Obtaining access to the most convenient airport in Tokyo--one of the world's auto capitals--is critical to ensuring the stability of Metro Detroit's economic future. With Detroit's economy finally showing signs of improvement after a deep and painf ul correction, it is a top priority for the people of Michigan to maintain a favorable atmosphere for growth. The global connections offered to/from Delta's Detroit hub makes Detroit Metro Airport one of Southeast Michigan's key competitive assets. Adding access to Tokyo's Haneda Airport will greatly help reignite economic development in our region by strengthening that asset and further incentivizing companies to maintain and grow their Detroit presence.

1 University of Michigan enrollment data

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Detroit is the Most Efficient and Customer Friendly Gateway to Asia

Delta's Asian gateway at Detroit both saves custom ers time and provides customers with an unparalleled airport experience. On February 21st, 2010, Detroit Metro Airport was recognized as the #1 large airport in the USA for overall customer satisfaction by J.D. Po wer & Associates. Some other airports seeking nonstop service to Haneda didn't fare as well; New York's JFK airport finished in the bottom quarter of the ratings, while Newark Liberty International Airport finished last.

"If you are flying from Newark and you're frustrated for some reason or another, and you land in Detroit, you say, 'Wow,' and scratch your head and ask 'Why can't Newark be like this?'"
-Stuart Greif VP and general manager of the Global Travel and Hospitality Practice at J.D. Power

The Polar Route doesn't just save customers time from the East Coast. Even from cities hundreds of miles West of Detroit, it's shorter to fly eastward to connect via Detroit on to Tokyo than a westward routing via Los Angeles or San Francisco. Essent ially, every city east of the Mississ ippi River has a shorter trip to Tokyo via Detroit than a California gateway. Detroit also offers a shorter trip to Tokyo from the Northeast than any other Midwest hub.

Delta's Detroit Application is Superior to Other Proposals

New Haneda service from Detroit will maximize service and competition for Haneda passengers, particularly for travelers in the eastern half of the United States. The other proposals for eastern U.S.- Haneda service are New York gateway proposals by ca rriers that already have the ability to serve Haneda in concert with their Japanese alliance partners. Only Delta's Detroit proposal creates a third competitive option for eastern U.S. passengers.

American Airlines proposes access to Haneda from New York's JFK Airport and from Los Angeles. In both cases, American's ability to offer connecting servic es beyond these "hubs" pales beside Detroit's modern and extensive connecting complex. Delta's massive DTW hub offers non-stop service to 147 destinations, whereas American's JFK "hub" offers flights to only 50 destinations. American's Los Angeles "hub" only

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offers flights to 32 destinations. In both cases, American's applications fall severely short in the key category of providing convenient access to as much of America as possible. Overall, the primary benefit of
Haneda access is convenience. To sacrifice that convenienc e by forcing customers from the interior of the United States to travel via interline services or even overnight in a hotel at the connect point defeats the purpose of this route award process. Additionally, gi ven American's position in Oneworld and the extremely high likelihood that JAL will seek Haneda service to Los Angeles, award of Haneda authority to American for Los Angeles service would inevitably result in a single Anti-Trust Immunity (ATI)/Joint Venture (JV) possessing two Haneda-Los Angeles operations.

Continental Airlines proposes services from Guam and New York. It would seem logical that, given the extremely limited availability of slots for Haneda Airpor t, the priority should be serving key U.S. business markets that could benefit from convenient access to an airport that can more effectively serve the needs of time-sensitive customers. The Tokyo-Guam market is overwhelmingly comprised of Japan-originating leisure passengers. Thus, it is our strongly held opinion that the two top priorities for the route award process should be serving routes that increase convenience to the maximum number of U.S. origin passengers, while focusing on routes that will create co mpetitive choice for business travelers that most desire to take advantage of that convenience. Accord ingly, it would seem that Continental's Guam application should be quickly dismissed, since ov er 90% of the passengers flown between Tokyo and Guam are passengers originating their trip in Japan. 2 Additionally, the vast majority of those passengers are Japanese vacationers, rather than business traveler s. In fact, approximately 80% of the island's tourists are Japanese. While tourism is important, it would seem a questionable and incompatible use of
such limited slots since these tourists could continue to be accommodated most effectively by flying from Narita Airport. Additionally, since supply of slots at Haneda for services to America will be so limited, that would also seem to translate into higher fares--simply as a result of the basics of supply and demand. This creates a further incompatibility with a leisure market where low fares are the primary motivator. Continental's arguments for Newark authority are much more compatible with the needs of business travelers. Unfortunately, given Continental's position in the Star Alliance and given that it is highly likely that ANA will seek and be awarded authority to serve a primary market such as New York from Japan, the award of a Newark route to Continental will most likely result in a single ATI/JV group operating more than one daily flight from Haneda to New York City. In our opinion, this type of outcome should be studiously avoided in the interest of maximizing competition.

2 Sabre MIDT data

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Similar to Guam, Hawaiian Airlines' proposed service between Haneda and Honolulu would also serve a leisure market serving almost exclusively Japanese vaca tioners. The point-of-sale in the market is once again over 90% originating in Japan. 3 Awarding authority for scarce Haneda slots to service priceconscious Japanese vacationers from the downtown busi ness airport in Tokyo w ould seem fundamentally incompatible with the basic value of Haneda access. These scarce slots should be used to benefit American travelers in at least some way. Award of authority for Tokyo-Honolulu service would do very little to benefit American travelers and would be tantamount to gifting back Haneda slots to the Japanese government for the nearly exclusive use of Japanese customers.

United Airlines has requested authority for San Francisco-Haneda service. It is extremely likely that under the Star ATI with United, ANA will offer flights to San Francisco which negates United's argument for a
route allocation in this case.

Economic Ties between Japan and Metro Detroit

In addition to Toyota's Technical Center and the Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc. head office in Ann
Arbor
, many other businesses in the DTW catchment area upon efficient ties between Detroit and Japan. Just 150 miles south of Detroit is Honda's North American R&D facility as well as their Transportation Research Center and associated product facilities. In total there are 491 Japanese owned facilities in Michigan employing 36,948 people. Combined with bordering Ohio, much of which uses Detroit Metro Airport as its primary air transport facility, the total number of Americans employed by Japanese companies balloons to 101,000 jobs at 886 facilities (Exhibit DTW-B). More than half these jobs are high-paying manufacturing jobs. In 2008, Michigan exported almost one and a half billion dollars worth of products to Japan. 4 The largest contributors to that export total were chemicals, automobiles, and industrial machinery. Neighboring Ohio also exported about one and a half billion dollars worth of goods. Not surprisingly, the ties between Detroit and Japan are so numerous that Detroit is home to one of a handful of Japanese consulates in the USA.

A total of 10,300 Japanese nationals reside within Michigan. Over 8,500 live in Metro Detroit and their

3 Sabre MIDT data 4 Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit

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numbers have increased by 34% over the last ten years. 5

Detroit to Haneda Service is Needed to Balance Out Inequities in the new U.S.-Japan Bilateral

The proposed U.S.-Japan agreement would allow for anti-trust immunity and joint ventures between U.S. and Japanese carriers, which would in turn allow for the sharing of costs and revenue among U.S. and Japanese carriers across the Pacific. Thus, the Star and Oneworld hubs at issue in this proceeding are well positioned to share in the benefits of the new agreement. Detroit, on the other hand is a SkyTeam alliance hub, which is the only large alliance without a Japanese airline partner. U.S. Star Alliance and Oneworld hub cities are also more likely to re ceive non-stop Haneda service by a Japanese carrier under the proposed bilateral agreement than would a SkyTeam hub, as the latter would not provide either leading Japanese carrier with U.S. connectivity through its established alliance partners. Without the ability for Delta to even apply for a joint venture relationship to/from Japan, it becomes even more imperative for Detroit, that Delta--our hub carrier--, be afforded the opport unity to at least partially offset this disadvantage by offering non-stop service from Detroit to Tokyo's Haneda Airport. To allow those carriers already set to benefit from ATI and JV advantages to also dominat e at Haneda by being awarded the limited authorities available would defeat the very goal that the U.S. and Japan set-out to achieve in liberalizing the bilateral agreement--increasing access and furthering competition. It is our view that Star and Oneworld carriers should not be awarded any additional Haneda slots because their current alliance partners, and future ATI partners, already have access to 84% of total Haneda slots.

The Economic Benefit to Detroit

Throughout Southeast Michigan's economic ups-and-downs, DTW has remained an economic anchor that has helped stem the negative effects of problems in Detr oit's other core industries. DTW reported a five percent increase in year-over-year originating traffic in November 2009 6 (Exhibit DTW-C). By comparison, the rest of the country on average saw a 1% reduction during the same period. Only three, large U.S. airports saw increases in originating revenue in Nove mber 2009 compared to the prior year. Furthermore, Detroit was the only airport with positive results among the applicants' proposed gateway cities for new Haneda service. Both New York-JFK and Newark, for example, saw originating revenue fall more than
12% in November.

5 Ibid. 6 Sabre MIDT data

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The key issue for Detroit relates to economic impact and its effect on jobs. DTW believes that this new flight will produce 300 direct jobs, 125 of which would be employed in the state of Michigan. Additionally, those new jobs would see high average pay typical of airline jobs. Indirectly, 250 new Michigan jobs would be fostered by tourism generated by the flight. The total of 375 new jobs for Michigan do not include the business attraction benefits of gaining very limited access to Tokyo's preferred business airport. If a single large employer decided to locate in Detroit becau se of newly found convenient access from Tokyo, the benefit in terms of jobs could multiply exponentially.

The economic impact of the Michigan jobs exceeds $108 million annually with $59 million in direct impact and $49 million in induced expenditure. $22 million of t he impact would result from tourism across the state of Michigan, but the greater benefit relates to the indirect value of gaining access to a scarce resource at Haneda that will surely result in business attraction both for Michigan and for Japan.

Delta's Detroit Hub Provides More Reliable Service to Passengers than Congested Hubs in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

In addition to providing an award-winning terminal facility at Detroit Metro Airport that enables customers to seamlessly connect between domestic and international flights all within one building, DTW has one of the nation's most powerful airfields--resulting in greater throughput performance than any other proposed mainland gateway city. 7 Throughout 2009, Detroit Metro Airport ranked fifth in on-time performance of any U.S. airport. By comparison, Los Angeles (LAX), the next proposed mainland U.S.-Haneda gateway toappear, ranked 18th, San Francisco-SFO (27th), New York-JFK (28th), and Newark-EWR (31st). Such ontime performance amounts to more than just bragging rights--at any major hub where connections abound, delayed flights quickly translate into missed con nections and inconvenienced passengers. The business travel market that most demands the time-saving c onvenience presented by direct access to Tokyo's closein Haneda airport is the same time-sensitive travel market for whom delays on the U.S. domestic end of their journey are least tolerable. The opportunity to eliminate the commute between Narita Airport and Central Tokyo provided by new Haneda service is render ed irrelevant if travelers must spend that time waiting on the domestic end of their journey caused by delays at other, more congested hubs.

7 Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Ai rline On-Time Data, Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Arrival Performance Year-todate through December 2009

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Delta Service from Detroit is Not Duplicative and Is a New Service Benefit

Haneda Airport is highly convenient to downtown Tokyo and represents a distinct and separate relevant market from Narita. Delta's proposed Detroit-Haneda se rvice is not duplicative of its existing Detroit-Narita service. Delta's extensive Narita hub provides De troit passengers and those connecting from points in the Eastern US via Detroit with connection opportunities to 13 major Asian markets (including ten not also served non-stop from Detroit). Accordingly, as Delta clearly indicates in its application, the demand for existing service between Detroit and Tokyo-Narita would remain strong and Delta will have no incentive to discontinue such service. Meanwhile, new flight s to Tokyo-Haneda would serve the strong U.S.-Tokyo origin and destination (O&D) market.

Likewise, for that very reason, the arguments made by other applicants urging the Department's consideration of connection opportunities at Haneda to points beyond Tokyo are without merit in this decision. Since 1978, Tokyo's Narita Airport has se rved as the idea transfer point for passengers merely wishing to connect in Tokyo to points onward and is uniquely positioned to handle such connecting traffic in the future. While WCAA respects the Department's usual consideration of connection opportunities when awarding route authorities, in this case it would be irresponsible to award precious, limited access to Tokyo's close-in Haneda airport for passenger traffic not primarily originating in or bound for Greater Tokyo. Moreover, given Narita's role as Japan's primary international airport, flight connections are more aptly timed to connect with U.S. bound transpacific flights than would be the case at Haneda--especially given the scope of operating hours available at Haneda to applicants in this decision. In this case, consideration of connecting opportunities at Haneda would contradict the very purpose for increasing access to Haneda. While the Department has considered connection opportuni ties beyond foreign ends of such routes in the past, the Haneda case is unique in that the airport serves almost exclusively intra-Japan markets, the largest and majority of which are also served from Narita.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport Detroit Metro Airport served over 31 million passengers in the year ending April 2009, and of the passengers using DTW, on average half are origination and destination (O&D) and half are connecting. Detroit Metro Airport has six runways and two award-winning terminal buildings--each opened within the last decade. Sixteen passenger airlines provide scheduled commercial passenger service at Detroit Metro Airport; Delta and its SkyTeamTM partners account for 81% of total seat departures. Situated in heavily

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populated southeast Michigan, Detroit Metro Airport also serves as the primary air transportation hub for most of Michigan, Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana and Southwestern Ontario, Canada. More than 12.5 million people live within 120 miles of Detroit Metro Airport.

Delta’s Detroit WorldGatewayTM Detroit Metropolitan Airport is the second-largest hub and primary U.S. transpacific gateway for Delta Air Lines. The carrier operates 496 daily flight departures to 147 nonstop destinations, including 127 domestic destinations and 20 international destinations in seven countries. Of Delta’s destinations served nonstop from Detroit as of Summer 2010, five are in Asia: Tokyo/Narita (NRT) with a daily flight using a 403-seat Boeing 747-400 aircraft; Nagoya (NGO) with five weekly flights using a 403-seat Boeing 747-400 aircraft; Shanghai (PVG) with one daily flight using a 278- seat Boeing 777-200ER/LR aircraft; Hong Kong (HKG) with five weekly flights using a 278-seat Boeing 777-200LR aircraft; and Seoul (ICN) with five weekly flights using 278-seat Boeing 777-200ER/LR aircraft. 8 Delta's Detroit – Japan nonstop services have historically operated with very high load factors, a strong indication that new nonstop service to Tokyo Haneda would
be successful.

Delta operates from the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. As one of the highest-rated hub terminal facilities in the U.S., Detroit’s McNamara Terminal was purposefully designed to accommodate both origination and destination pa ssengers and connections. The planning and construction of this world-class facility was jointly managed by the airport and then-hub carrier and primary tenant Delta Airlines. The final phase of the 120-gate facility was opened to the public in July 2006, and today Delta and its SkyTeam partners operate at the McNamara Terminal where they provide seamless connections to tens of thousands of passengers each and every day. Concourse A of the McNamara Terminal is the world's second-longest airport terminal at one mile, but features an ExpressTram that takes passengers from end to end in under 3.5 minutes. Concourses B and C are reached through a unique tunnel with moving walkways throughout, featuring a magnificent light and music show. The terminal's dedicated Federal Inspection Services (FIS) area can process up to 3,200 passengers per hour, allowing multiple international arrivals by large aircraft at any one time with minimal delays. Furthermore, with the completion of the second phase of construction in 2006, the number of international gates at the McNamara Terminal
was been increased to 12.

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Passengers have recognized the superior terminal facilities at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, resulting in several prestigious awards.

J.D. Power & Associates

- On February 21st, 2010, Detroit Metro Airport was recognized as the #1 large airport in the USA for

overall customer satisfaction by J.D. Power.

In addition to its unparalleled efficiency in terms of both moving passengers and aircraft, DTW is recognized worldwide for its superior concessions program and innovative architectural design. The concessions program at the McNamara Terminal has received numerous accolades. Ninety-eight percent
of the concessions at the McNamara Terminal are lo cated behind security, and travelers are able to enjoy approximately 90 shops and restaurants located there. The offerings include a variety of international cuisine as well as unique services such as spa and oxygen treatments. Concessions are of special importance in this case because international passengers have more dwell time than domestic passengers and will greatly benefit from the variety and convenience of the concessions offered at the McNamara
Terminal.

Following are awards garnered in 2009 from that demonstrate the high quality of the offerings at Detroit’s
McNamara Terminal:

Zagat Airline Survey 3rd Best U.S. Airport in Overall Quality

Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine 1st Place (and first perfect score ever) for availability of healthy menu items at airport restaurants

Airport Revenue News

Best Concession Awards - Large Retailer with Highest Regard for Customer Service (Paradies) - Best Large Specialty Brand (Brooks Brothers) - Best Overall Food and Beverage Operator (HMS Host) - Best Overall Small Retailer (Vino Volo)

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- Best Small Specialty Retail Brand Operator (ZoomSystems)

The Westin Hotel Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a member of the Starwood Group, is connected to the McNamara Terminal and is yet another amenity that is of tremendous benefit to travelers at Detroit Metro Airport. In December 2002, this 404-room facility became the first luxury class four-star hotel to open in metro Detroit area in 15 years. It features more than 25,000 square feet of meeting room space, a 7,600- square-foot ballroom and a fine-dining restaurant. Meet ings can be held onsite if travelers need to conduct business with local companies while connecting through Detroit. The hotel features its own Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger screening checkpoint allowing hotel guests and other visitors the ability to pass directly between the hotel lobby and Concourse A.

Metro Detroit’s Economy & Workforce With an annual gross metropolitan product of nearly $240 billion, the Detroit region is one of the most important business centers in the U.S. The economy of the region is truly unique, and Detroit is known worldwide as the “Motor City” because the area is home to the largest automotive manufacturers in the world – Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors – and their suppliers. The state of Michiganaccounts for 21 percent of all automobiles manufactured in the U.S. – more than any other state. Twentyone Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Michigan, 15 of which are located in metropolitan Detroit, and three more Fortune 500 companies are located in northern Ohio less than a 60-minute drive from the Detroit Metro Airport. An additional 13 Fortune 1,000 companies, representing a variety of industries, are headquartered in Michigan.

Michigan is the top state in the country for automotive and industrial process research and development (R&D). This sector includes over 200 companies, $10. 3 billion in annual spending and the employment of over 60,000 engineers. Michigan ranks second in the United States in all research and development activities.9 Furthermore, Michigan ranks seventh in terms of U.S. states that are home to doctoral engineers.

Detroit is a truly global city, and Michigan is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the country. Over 75 ethnic groups from 150 countries are represented in the population. This is reflected in the number of full Consulates General and honorary consulates in the metropolitan area.

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Closing In summary, Detroit is the best and most effective gateway for Eastern U.S. passengers. Only the selection of Delta for Detroit service will ensure effective Haneda competition against the Star and Oneworld alliances, which have access through the Japanese incumbent carriers operating at Haneda. The lack of a Japanese carrier in the SkyTeam alliance strongly favors an award to Delta in this proceeding to secure competitive access to Tokyo's Haneda airport. The likely existence of two immunized alliances across the Pacific, both of which enjoy built-in H aneda service advantages, makes it essential to provide Delta with enough Haneda access to balance the effects of the multiple "bites at the apple" afforded its alliance competitors. Haneda access will enhance the competitiveness of the Detroit hub, and benefit Detroit itself which is a center for trade, research, and manufacturing for North America with a business community anchored by companies with extensive ties to both countries. In order to sustain neededgrowth in our economy over the next decade, Detroit needs to be able to serve this prime market with nonstop service to the most convenient airport to Central Tokyo.

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# Detroit Metro Airport, Letters of Support OST
- 2010
- 00182009 Corporate Sponsors

• DTE Energy

• Nippon Oil

• Toyota Motor Engineering &

Manufacturing NA, Inc.

• Comerica Bank

• Ford Motor Company

• General Motors Company

• Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc.

• Darden Restaurants

• Delphi Corporation

• Delta Air Lines

• Dow Automotive Systems

• Visteon Corporation Peter Wong Chairman
Ron Shahani Vice Chairman Suk-Kyu Koh President
Grace Lee Vice President/Treasurer
Peter Schreck Secretary Wallace K. Tsuha, Jr. Chairman Emeritus

Directors: B.N. Bahadur Stephanie Beau Amal Berry-Brown Bing Goei Jimmy Hsiao Jamie Hsu, Ph.D. R.J. King Peng-Li Liu Janny Lu Ernestina Mac, M.D. Victor Naidu Dominic Pangborn Brenda Schneider Shigeki Terashi

Executive Director Denise Yee Grim 

# Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce

2120 Austin Avenue, Rochester Hills, MI 48326 Ph one (248) 844-4100 Fax (248) 844-4280 www.apacc.net 

### February 26, 2010
The Honorable Ray LaHood United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary LaHood:

On behalf of APACC - Asian Pacifi c American Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to express our strong suppor t for the application of Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Detroit and Haneda.
Approval of Delta’s new service woul d be a major benefit for our region, where many corporations have strong trade and market presence with Japan. There are over 500 Japanese companies located in Michigan and hundreds more whose business models rely on access to Japan and it’s market. The growth of our business ties with Japan has created demand for increased capacity to Tokyo. Ou r business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport.
Detroit is a proven and successful gatewa y to Asia, and as an airport that can support trans-pacific routes. This summer Delta is adding new service to Seoul and Hong Kong, fulfilling the commitment Delta made to Detroit Metro Airport to make it the airlines gateway to Asia. The addition of Haneda as a destination is a natura l fit that would cl early benefit our business travelers.

APACC’s mission is to facilitate bus iness relationships among Asian and U.S. companies and to promote entrep reneurship for the advancement of Asian Pacific Americans. APACC is committed to serve as a catalyst for expanding business opportunities for companies that desire to connect with Asian Pacific American busine sses and the global Asian consumer markets.
Thank you for consideration of this request.
Sincerely,

Peter Wong, CPA APACC Chairman of the Board
Cc: Susy Heintz Avery, Wayne County Airport Authority6 0 0 R e n a i s s a n c e C e n t e r , S u i t e 1 7 6 0 , D e t r o i t , M I 4 8 2 4 3 3 1 3 . 2 5 9 . 5 4 0 0



### February 23, 2010

The Honorable Ray LaHood United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary LaHood:
On behalf of Business Leaders for Michigan, a nonprofit
, leadership organization compris ed exclusively of the chairpersons, chief executive officers, or most senior executives of Michigan's largest companies and universities
, I am writing to express our strong support for the application of Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Detr oit , Michigan and Haneda , Japan

. Approval of Delta’s new service would be a major benefit for our region, where many corporations have strong trade and market presence with Japan. There are over 500 Japanese companies located in Michigan and hundreds mor e whose business models rely on access to Japan and it s market. The growth of our business ties with Japan has created demand for increased capacity to Tokyo. Our business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport.
Detroit is a proven and s uccessful gateway to Asia, and i s an airport that can support t rans
- pacific routes. The addition of Haneda as a de stination would benefit our business travelers as well as our region’s economy.
Thank you for consideration of this request.
Sincerely,

Doug Rothwell President & CEOS TATE OF M ICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH L ANSING STANLEY “SKIP” PRUSS DIRECTOR

DELEG is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids, services and other reas onable accommodations are available upon reques t to individuals with disabilities.

Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission 611 West Ottawa Street, 4 th Floor Lansing, MI 48933 MICHIGAN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMISSION



### February 25, 2010
The Honorable Ray LaHood United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary LaHood:
On behalf of Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, I am writing to express our strong support for the application of Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Detroit and Haneda, Japan.
Approval of Delta’s new service would be a major benefit for our state and region, where many corporations have strong trade and market presence with Japan. There are over 500 Japanese companies located in Michigan and hundreds more whose business models rely on access to Japan and it’s market. The growth of our business ties with Japan has created demand for increased capacity to Tokyo. Our business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport.
Detroit is a proven and successful gateway to Asia, and as an airport that can support trans-pacific routes. This summer Delta is adding new service to Seoul and Hong Kong, fulfilling the commitment Delta made to DTW to make it the airlines gateway to Asia. The addition of Haneda as a destination is a natural fit that would clearly benefit our business travelers.
Thank you for consideration of this request.
Sincerely yours,

H. Sook Wilkinson, Ph.D. Chairperson, miapacommission@gmail.com

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# Detroit Metro Airport, Exhibit DTW
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# Columbus, Ohio to Tokyo via DTW: 6,410+310 = 6,720 miles via West Coast: 5,470+1,990 = 7,460 miles

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# Detroit Metro Airport, Exhibit DTW
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# 491 Japanese Facilities Employing 37,000 are in Michigan

Employment Tops 101,000 

# including Ohio

Source: Consulate General of Japan in Detroit

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# Detroit Metro Airport, Exhibit DTW
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# General Information: The Motor City

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# Detroit Is the 8th Largest Metro Area in the USA

Detroit Landmarks 

# THE FOX THEATRE Built in 1928 and restored in 1988, the 5,000 seat theater is second only to New York’s Radio City Music Hall in size. The Fox was the first movie theater in the world to be constructed with built

- in equipment for sound films. The theater sits across the street from Comerica Park.

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# • The circles show the heaviest population density

• DTW lies on I

- 94 

# between Ann Arbor and downtown Detroit

• DTW provides 97% of the region’s air service, with the remainder at FNT DTW FNT



# #28

#38

#52

#68 #93



# • Detroit scored well in the August 2009 “CNNMoney.com 100 Best Places To Live”

– #28 Plymouth Township

– #38 Grosse Ile



# – #52 Rochester

– #68 Saline

– #93 Tecumseh 

# The Lay of the Land

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# Detroit’s Core Economy Is Quickly Turning Around

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# Detroit Metro Airport Efficient, Modern, Successful

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# J.D. Power: “THE #1 Large Airport”

Detroit: Gateway to Michigan Wonders 

# TAHQUAMENON FALLS Only second in size to Niagara Falls in the Eastern U.S., Tahquamenon Falls sits on the Northeastern corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. One half million visitors per year visit the Tahquamenon Falls State Park to see the their unusual copper

- colored water, caused by natural tannins from cedar swamps. 

# • On February 21st, 2010, DTW was ranked #1 among the 20 largest airports in the USA for overall customer satisfaction by J.D. Power

• "If you are flying from Newark and you're frustrated for some reason or another, and you land in Detroit, you say, 'Wow,' and scratch your head and ask 'Why can't Newark be like this?'“

Stuart Greif 

# VP and General Manager Global Travel Practice at J.D. Power

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# • Despite a hard Winter, Detroit’s modern airfield translates into fewer cancellations
Flight Cancellation Rate Jan 2009, DOT 

# DTW Leads Area Hubs in Winter Reliability

Detroit: Gateway to Michigan Wonders 

# THE BRIDGE TO EVERYWHERE Just as the Mackinac Bridge links Michigan with its quiet and beautiful Upper Peninsula, Metro Airport links Michigan with the rest of the world. Over 85% of air visitors to Michigan pass through Detroit Metro Airport making DTW the primary link to all of Michigan’s Wonders.

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# Detroit’s Modern Airfield Features Six Runways

Detroit Landmarks 

# MICHIGAN SPEEDWAY The Motor City’s 137,000 seat racetrack hosts two events from the top NASCAR series. The two mile track boasts turns banked at 18 degrees and speeds reaching over 210 miles per hour.

## 15 Detroit Landmarks 

# THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE The Ambassador Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario in Canada. It is the busiest border crossing in North America with more than 25% of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada crossing the bridge. The bridge, which spans the Detroit River, was completed in 1932 and is nearly 1.5 miles in total length. 

## AirTran D15 American D28,30,32 Frontier D16 Southwest D20,21,23 Spirit D11,12 United D4,6 USA3000 D8,9 US Airways D14,24,25,26 

# U.S. CARRIERS

Air Canada D4 Lufthansa D3,5 Royal Jordanian D3,5 

# FOREIGN CARRIERS 

# The North Terminal Opened in 2008

5 3 1 2

4

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INS equipped gates in red

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## Delta Delta Connection 

# U.S. CARRIERS

Air France KLM 

# FOREIGN CARRIERS 

# The McNamara Terminal Houses SkyTeam

• The McNamara Terminal opened in 2002

Detroit Landmarks 

# COMERICA PARK The new home of the Detroit Tigers opened in 2000. Outside of the main entrance to the stadium there is a tiger statue that is approximately 15 feet in height. There are eight other heroic

- sized tiger statues throughout the park, including two prowling on top of the scoreboard in left field.

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# Detroit Metro Airport, Exhibit DTW
- C OST
- 2010
- 0018

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# Detroit
- Tokyo Haneda OST
- 2010
- 0018 March 1, 2010