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Mr. William Demmer 

CEO 

Demmer Corporation 

P.O. Box 12030 

Lansing, MI 48901-2030 

Dear Mr. Demmer: 

Thank you for your letter of October 7 to Secretary LaHood supporting Sun Country 

Airlines to serve Lansing, Michigan, in the ongoing slot-exemption proceeding at Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The Secretary has asked that I respond to 

your letter directly. 

As you know, the U.S. Department of Transportation commenced a proceeding on 

August 30 to reallocate two DCA slot exemptions that are currently being used by 

Republic Airline, Inc. (Republic). Republic has been using these two slot exemptions for 

DCA - Kansas City service. These slot exemptions may be used to serve any medium 

hub or smaller airport within the 1,250-mile perimeter of DCA. 

We have received a total of five proposals, briefly outlined below: 

• Sun Country to serve Lansing with 129- or 162-seat aircraft; 

• Republic Airline, Inc., branded as Frontier Airlines, to continue to serve Kansas 

City, Missouri, with 99-seat regional jet aircraft; 

• Southwest Airlines Co., to serve Kansas City utilizing 137-seat aircraft; 

• US Airways, Inc., to serve Pensacola, Florida, utilizing 76- or 86-seat regional jet 

aircraft, depending on the season; and 

• Air Tran Airways, Inc., to serve either Fort Myers or Sarasota, Florida, utilizing 

either 117- or 137-seat aircraft. 

As the slot exemption proceeding is competitive and is currently under review by the 

Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of the 

proposals. I assure you, however, that the Department will fully consider all of the 

proposals, and make its award based on the selection criteria detailed in the governing 

statutes. 
Mr. William Demmer 

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As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2000-7182 as a contact outside the record of this proceeding. I appreciate 

your interest in obtaining access to the Nation's capital. If I can provide further 

information or assistance, please feel free to call me. 

Sincerely yours. 

y^^iitisanX. Kurland 

r Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
October 7,2010 

The Honorable Raymond L. LaHood 

Secretary of Transportation 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: Sun Country Airlines Application - #DOT-OST-2000-7182 

Dear Secretary LaHood; 

Demmer Corporation enthusiastically supports and request approval of the Sun Country 

Application referenced above. 

Demmer Corporation is a major defense contractor with company demands that require 

business travel to and from the Washington DC area on a regular basis. The approval of 

this application and addition of this service to the Capital Region International Airport 

would fill an airline service void for Mid-Michigan residents and the greater Lansing 

business community. 

Your consideration and support of the Sun Country Application will be appreciated. 

Respectfully, 

William Demmer, CEO 

Demmer Corporation 

WAD/pka 

1600 North Larch Lansing, Ml 48906 Phone: (517)321-3600 Fax: (517)321-7449