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May 29,2012

Aloha Ley Associate Director, Small Community Program Office of Aviation Analysis 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 Dear Ms. Ley: I am writing to express my support for the Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application submitted by the City of Sioux City, Iowa. The Sioux Gateway Airport is a regional airport serving the entire Siouxland region, including parts ofNebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Last fall, American Airlines became the subsidized Essential Air Service carrier for the Sioux Gateway Airport by initiating direct service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Subsequently, in April2012, the regional American Airlines carrier, American Eagle, became the lone carrier at Sioux Gateway, offering direct round-trip flights to Chicago twice a day. If funded, the City of Sioux City, IA would use this grant money to enhance marketing efforts to ensure the success of the new American Eagle flights to Chicago. The City of Sioux City is to be commended for its efforts to increase access to air service in the Siouxland region. Please feel free to contact me, or Andrea Synborski in my Washington, DC office at 202-224-4224, if you have questions as you review this application. Thank you for your consideration of this worthy application. Sincerely,

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I strongly support the air service proposal detailed in the City of Sioux City's Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application.
In April 2012, American Airlines became the subsidized Essential Air Service carrier for the Sioux Gateway Airport by initiating service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. I fully support the need for Essential Air Service at the Sioux Gateway Airport, and this Small Community Air Service Development Program grant will be an important support mechanism for the air service to help ensure the successful transition to American Airlines and service to Chicago O'Hare. 

### It is my hope that you will give the City of Sioux City's application full consideration and award the funds requested to ensure the success of American Airlines in the Sioux City market. Sincerely,

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Charles E. Grassley United States Senator

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