BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

In the Matter of )

)

Establishment of Slot Exemption Proceedings ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0029

At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 )

__________________________________________)

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE

Megan Lawrence, Esq.

Managing Director, Government and

Community Relations

Megan.Lawrence@alaskaair.com

Kyle Levine, Esq.

Deputy General Counsel and

Managing Director, Legal

Kyle.Levine@alaskaair.com

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

19300 Pacific Highway South

Seattle, WA 98188

Marshall S. Sinick, Esq.

Marshall.Sinick@squiresanders.com

Edward W. Sauer, Esq.

Edward.Sauer@squiresanders.com

Squire Sanders (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 626-6651

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc.

DATED: May 24, 2012
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

In the Matter of )

)

Establishment of Slot Exemption Proceedings ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0029

At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 )

__________________________________________)

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND

PROPOSED FLIGHT SCHEDULE

In accordance with the requirements of Order 2012-5-12,1 Alaska Airlines, Inc.

(“Alaska”) hereby provides notice of its intention to begin daily nonstop scheduled service

between Portland, Oregon, and Reagan Washington National Airport on or about August 28,

2012. Flights will operate as follows:

PDX-DCA Arrival: 1700 Slot Hour

DCA-PDX Departure: 1700 Slot Hour

In operating this service, Alaska will use single-aisle Stage 3 compliant B737-800

aircraft.

1 Order Granting Beyond-Perimeter Slot Exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Docket DOTOST-2012-0029, May 14, 2012
Respectfully submitted,

________________________________

Marshall S. Sinick, Esq.

Marshall.Sinick@squiresanders.com

Edward W. Sauer, Esq.

Edward.Sauer@squiresanders.com

Squire Sanders (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 626-6651

DATED: May 24, 2012
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that one copy of the foregoing Notice of Alaska Airlines, Inc. has this day

been served on each of the following individuals via telecopier or email.

susan.kurland@dot.gov; todd.homan@dot.gov; james.dann@dot.gov;

grady.stone@dot.gov; brian.ctr.meehan@faa.gov

john.allen@faa.gov

dan.weiss@coair.com; steve.morrissey@united.com; jonathan.linde@united.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com

carl.nelson@aa.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; jeff.morgan@delta.com

jhill@dlalaw.com; robert.land@jetblue.com

jyoung@yklaw.com; dkirstein@yklaw.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com; leslie.abbott@wnco.com

john.varley@virginamerica.com

howard.kass@usairways.com; benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

rick.finn@portofportland.com

hbrown@san.org

Michael.Daum@cantwell.senate.gov

Alexandra.Hackbarth@wyden.senate.gov

James.Feldman@begich.senate.gov

______________________________

Marshall S. Sinick

DATED: May 24, 2012