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### OCT2 520 W Mr . Willia mDemme r CE O Demme r Corporatio n P.O . Bo x 1203 0 Lansing , M I 48901-203 0 Dea r Mr . Demmer : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r o f Octobe r 7 t o Secretar y LaHoo dsupportin g Su n Country Airline s t o serv e Lansing , Michigan , i n th e ongoin g slot-exemptio n proceedin g a t Ronal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport (DCA) . Th e Secretar y ha s aske dtha t I respon dt o you r lette r directly . A s yo u know , th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n commence daproceedin g o n Augus t 3 0 t o reallocat e tw o DC A slo t exemption s that

ar e currentl y bein g use db y Republi c Airline , Inc . (Republic) . Republi c ha s bee n usin g thes e tw o slo t exemption s for DCA - Kansa s City service . Thes e slo t exemption s ma y b e use dt o serv e an y mediu m hu b o r smalle r airport withi n th e 1,250-mil e perimete r o f DCA . W e hav e receive datota l o f fiv e proposals , briefl y outline dbelow :

• Su n Country t o serv e Lansin g wit h129

- o r 162-seat aircraft ; • Republi c Airline , Inc. , brande da s Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e t o serv e Kansa s City , Missouri , with99-sea t regiona l je t

aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , to serv e Kansa s City utilizin g 137-seat aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76

- o r 86-seat regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o n th e season ; an d • Ai r Tra n Airways , Inc. , t o serv e eithe r Fort Myer s o r Sarasota , Florida , utilizin g eithe r 117

- o r 137-seat aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio n proceedin g i s competitiv e an di s currentl y unde r revie w b y th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f

th e proposals . I assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l fully conside r

al l of th e proposals , an dmak e it s awar dbase do n th e selectio n criteri adetaile din th e governin g statutes .Mr . Willia mDemme r

Pag e 2 A s i s ou r norma l practice , I amplacin g acop y of you r lette r an dmy respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2000-718 2 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s proceeding . I appreciat e you r interes t in obtainin g acces s t o th e Nation' s capital . I f I can provid e furthe r informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours . y^^iitisanX . Kurlan d r Assistan t

Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sOctobe r 7,201 0 Th e Honorabl e Raymon dL . LaHoo d Secretar y o f

Transportatio n Unite dState s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Su n Countr y Airline s Applicatio n - #DOT-OST-2000-718 2 Dea r Secretar y LaHood ; Demme r Corporatio n enthusiasticall y support s an dreques t approva l o f

th e Su n Countr y Applicatio n reference dabove . Demme r Corporatio n i s amajo r

defens e contracto r

wit hcompan y demand s tha t requir e busines s trave l t o an dfromth e Washingto n D C are ao n aregula r basis . Th e approva l o f thi s applicatio n an dadditio n o f thi s servic e t o th e Capita l Regio n Internationa l Airpor t woul dfill a n airlin e servic e voi dfo r Mid-Michiga n resident s an dth e greate r Lansin g busines s community . You r consideratio n an dsuppor t o f th e Su n Countr y Applicatio n wil l b e appreciated . Respectfully , Willia mDemmer , CE O Demme r Corporatio n WAD/pk a 160 0 Nort h Larc h Lansing , M l 4890 6 Phone : (517)321-360 0 Fax : (517)321-744 9