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o f Transportatio n 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S £ Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 Washington . D C 2059 0 R£ : Su n Countr y Slo t Exemptio n - Docke t

Numbe r FAA-2012-008 9 Ladie s an dGentlemen : I a mwritin g regardin g Su

n Countr y Airlines ' requeste dexemptio n fro mth e slo l limi t

fo r Ronal dReaga

n Washinijto n NaLiona

l Airpor t (DCA ) set

fort h i n §93.123(a) , to permi t th e FA A to creat e ai r

carrie r slot s durin g certai n limite dhour s fo r Su n Country' s use . Th e propose dai r carrie r slot s woul dreplac e tw o slo t exemption s under

DO T Order

2010-12-1 6 awarde dto Sun Country . O n .Tanuar

y 6 , 2012 , th e Unite dStale s Cour t o f Appeal s fo

r th e Distric t

o f Columbi a Circui t vacate dth e DO T Order , an dSu n Couaitr y wil l los e it s existin g servic e betwee n DC A an d Lansing' s Capital Regio n International Airport . A s I understan dit . Su n Countr y desire s on e dail y slo t durin g eac h o f

th e 1000 an

d110 0 hours . Th e propose dexemptio n woul dpermi t Sun Countr y t o continu e operatin g it s existin g scivicc s l o benefit all i n th e Mid-Michiga

n area . A s yo u know . Repubhc , throug h thei r subsidiarie s Midwes i andyo r Frontier , offe

r n o sei^vic e fromLansing . Whil e th e FA A mus t compl y wit

h the cour

t order , T hop e tiia

t a n acconunodatio n fo

r a n exeinpLio

n ca n b e extende dt

o Sun Countr

y fo r th e reason s I detai l below . Th e Su n Coiuilr y DCA servic e i s importan t to th e economi c vitalit

y an drecover y o f the Greate r Lansin g Region . Lansm g i s th e capita

l cit y o f Michiga n an dther e ar e many business , le^slativ e an

dpersona l reason s to justif

y th e nee dfo

r convenient

travel l o Washington , D C fo

r thi s area' s residents . M y persona l issu e include s the fac

t tha t m y so n an dhi s fianc e hav e no w movedt o Washington , DC , My wif

e an d1 a s well a s m

y son , hop e t o us e th e Lansin g t o D C fligh t numerou s time s eac h year . Additionally , from abusines s standpoin t m y La w Fir m(4 0 plu s attorneys ) presentl y ha s a

n office i n Washington , DC . I t

i s aconsiderabl e inconvenienc e i n term s of time an d

(^iiASE n TncDiLCOC KDAVI D & ^UNLA T ip c LANSIN G DFTFOr r GFVysI D RAPID S WASHINGTO N D.C .02/20/201 2 MO N 15:1 1 F.\

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Facility U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n Februar y 20 , 201 2 Pag e 2 expens e to ou r

client s fo r ou r attorney s t o hav e t

o trave l to Detroi t

to catc h afligh

t t o Washington , DC . Th e dail y servic e i s th e only larg e aircraf t (737-800 ) servic e to Washingto n Reaga n Airport , i

n th e stat e o f Michiga n outsid e o f

Detroit . Prio r

to Su n Country , tii e regiona

l communit

y ha d requeste dth e introductio n o f thi s servic e fromnumerou s othe r airlin e operator s withou t

success . A s amatter o f history , the capita

l cit y o f Michiga n ha s bee n sporadically an dinconsistentl y serve db y th e defunct

Independenc e Air

which lef

t th e Lansin g market

i n Januar

y 2005 , an

dth e forme

r Northwest , whic h cancelle dthei r route i n Januar y 2006 . Si

mCountr y ha; ; safel

y an defficiently operate dthi s servic e sinc e it s inception . Thi s i s aver y popula r route an dth e Capito l Cit

y Airpor t certainl y need s thi s fliglit lo remain financially sound . Michigan , mgeneral , an dLansin g i

n parhcular , ha s lon g fel

t th e biun t of ou r country' s recessio n t o afa r greate r exten t tha n th e res t o f th e country . T o eUminat

e tli e Lansin g lo Washington . D C flight will b e anothe

r set bac k to thi s community' s effor

t t o recove

r liro mth e nea r depressio n tha

t ha s grippe dthi s are afo

r th e pas t te n years . Accordingly , i

t i s critica l t o Lansin g an

dt o th e enure Mid-Michiga

n are atha t the FAA tak

e th e necessar

y step s to ensur

e th e continuatio n o f

th e Si mCountr y slot s a t th e establishe dfligh

t time s i n suppon . o f

Greate r Lansing' s busines s an

deconomi c growth . I n summary , you

r promp t approva l of thi s exemptio n i s requeste ds o tha t Su n Countr y ca n begi n to ente r fligh t schedule s fo

r sal e fo r th e balanc e o f

2012 . Sincerely , ERASE RTRKBILCOC K DAVI S & DUNLAP , RC . 

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