Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

P.O. Box 68727

Seattle, WA 98168

USA

Tele: (206) 787-5388

Fax: (206) 787-5912

www.portseattle.org

April 8, 2010

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018

Ms. Dorothy Beard

Chief, Docket Operations, M-30

U.S. Department of Transportation

West Building Ground Floor

Room W12-140

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Letter of Support for Delta Air Lines Proposed Seattle-Haneda Route

Dear Ms. Beard:

Attached please find letters of support from various organizations in the community in support of Delta

Air Lines’ proposed Seattle-Haneda service.

Please contact me at 206 787 6857 or at ishiwata.k@portseattle.org if you have any questions.

Respectfully submitted,

Kazue Ishiwata

Senior Manager, Air Service Development

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Enclosures


April 7, 2010

The Honorable Ray LaHood

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Reference: Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018 

Dear Secretary LaHood:

I am writing to express my strong support for the new daily nonstop service from Seattle 

to Tokyo Haneda International Airport proposed by Delta Air Lines.

Junglecity Network, Inc. has been providing living and traveling related information

about the Pacific Northwest in Japanese on Junglecity.comsince 1998. We have been the 

main resource for both local Japanese speaking communities and tourists from Japan.

As frequent business travelers to Japan, we are acutely aware of the benefit of Haneda 

Airport’s close proximity to the city center. Seattle should be one of the four selected 

cities for the limited services, as the city has been an important and long-standing U.S. 

gateway for Japan with strong historical, cultural and business ties. Seattle is a proven 

gateway which has had a nonstop service to Tokyo since 1963 uninterruptedly. It is also 

a hub of the entire Pacific Northwest region, conveniently connected by Alaska and 

Horizon Air to the outlying region. 

Washington State is already the most trade-oriented state in the entire country, and a 

popular destination among the Japanese visitors. Delta’s new service to Haneda will 

enhance the business in the region and create direct and immediate economic benefits. 

We realize that Haneda slot opportunity is limited. Our region’s travelers look to the 

convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport, without having to transit 

to Los Angeles, San Francisco or Vancouver, BC. The Department has the opportunity 

to ensure that Seattle continues to grow as an important international gateway and should 

approve the frequencies proposed by Delta to serve Haneda. 

We urge the Department of Transportation to select the Seattle service for the benefit of 

the Seattle and Pacific Northwest Region.

Sincerely,

Takumi Ono

Junglecity Network, Inc.



P.O Box 1837 • Tacoma, Washington 98401-1837 • Telephone: (253) 383-5841

March 30, 2010

The Honorable Ray LaHood

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Reference: Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018 

Dear Secretary LaHood:

On behalf of the Port of Tacoma, I am writing to express our enthusiastic support for the application of 

Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Seattle and Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

The Port of Tacoma is proud of our substantial and long-standing trade relationship with Japan. Japan 

represents the largest export market for goods shipped through the Port of Tacoma, both in terms of 

volume (over 115,000 TEU’s) and value (1.82 billion) annually, and is our port’s second largest importer. 

The ability to improve and increase the movement of people between our two regions as would be 

accomplished through Delta’s proposed nonstop service would only serve to strengthen the existing ties 

between us. 

Delta’s service from Seattle to Asia has long been successful and Seattle’s enplanements show stronger 

growth than peer airports in recent years. Service between Seattle and Haneda is a natural addition for 

Delta’s West Coast gateway. 

Washington State is already the most trade-dependent state in the country. Delta’s new service to Haneda 

will create direct and immediate economic benefits for our region. Delta currently employs over 1,400 in 

our state and we expect the number to grow as they develop their presence in Seattle. 

Our region’s business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport, 

without having to transit to Los Angeles, San Francisco or Vancouver, BC. The Department has the 

opportunity to ensure that Seattle continues to grow as an important international gateway and should 

approve the frequencies proposed by Delta to serve Haneda. 

We respectfully ask the Department of Transportation for its consideration of Delta Air Lines’ request.

Sincerely, 

John Wolfe

Executive Director

Port of Tacoma