U.S. Department 

ot Transportation 

Office of lhe Secretary 

of Transportation 

Assistant Secretary 

January 17, 2013 

The Honorable T. Chereese Stewart 

Chairman, Clay County Florida 

4 77 Houston Street 

Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 

Dear Chairman Stewart: 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

,'f\!ashu1glon, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, supporting the application 

of JetBlue Airways for two within-perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington 

National Airport (DCA). JetBlue proposes to serve Jacksonville International Airport with one 

nonstop round trip per day from DCA. Secretary LaHood asked that I respond to you on his 

behalf. 

We received JetBiue's application on December 5, 2012. Other timely applications were 

received from Southwest Airlines, proposing one nonstop round trip to Houston's William P. 

Hobby Airport, and from US Airways, proposing one nonstop round trip to Will Rogers World 

Airport in Oklahoma City. 

As the matter is still pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I can assure you that all applications received by the U.S. Department of 

Transportation will be given due and careful consideration. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket, which 

allows all interested parties the opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, I am 

placing a copy of your letter and this response in docket number DOT -OST ~2000~ 7182. 

I appreciate your interest in this matter. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
CLAY COUNTY 

FLORIDA 

Office of the County 

Manager 

P.O. Box1366 

477 Houston Street 

Green Cove Springs, FL 

32043 

Area Code: 

Phone: 

Fax: 

904 

284~6347 

269-6347 

278-4731 

County Manager 

Stephanie C. Kopelousos 

Commissioners: 

Wendell D. Davis 

District 1 

Douglas P. Conkey 

District 2 

Diane Hutchings 

District 3 

T. Chereese Stewart 

District4 

Ronnie E. Robinson 

District 5 

Switchboard: 

G.CS (904) 284-6300 

KH (352) 473-3711 

KL (904) 533-2111 

OP/MBG (904) 269-6300 

www .claycountygov .com 

December 18, 2012 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: JetBlue Airways DCA-JAX Application, Docket DOT-OST-2000-7182 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

Please accept this letter in support of the application by JetBiue Airways to 

provide service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to 

Jacksonville International Airport, with continuing service to San Juan, 

Puerto Rico. 

Clay County Florida is situated directly southwest of the City of Jacksonville, 

just 30 minutes of the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Our 

residents, many of whom go to Washington for business and pleasure, rely 

on this airport as our primary air travel hub. With only one carrier now flying 

non-stop to Washington, JetBiue's offering of an additional option will 

provide our residents with choice, competitive fares, and additional 

connections to other destinations not served by Jacksonville. 

JetBiue's award-winning service and exceptional on-board experience, will 

be a welcome addition to this market. It is essential that business and 

leisure travelers in the fast growing northeast Florida region have a choice 

when flying to our nation's capital and I respectfully urge you to approve 

JetBlue for this critical non-stop DCA-JAX route. 

T. Chereese Stewart 

Chairman 

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