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. Departmen t Assiitan t secretar y G f Transportatio n ",' Offic e o f th e Secretary o f Transportatio n Marc h 10 , 201 0 Mr . Bo b Wood s Assistan t Director o f Airport s Myrtle Beac

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l Airpor t 110 0 Jetpor t Roa d Myrtle Beach , S C 2957 7 Dea r Mr . Woods : Than k yo u fo r your lette r supportin g apropose dtransactio n between U S Airway s an dDelt aAi r Lines , b y which Delt awoul dexchang e certai n slo t interest s a

t Ronal dReaga

n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA ) fo r certai n U S Airway s slo t

interest s a

t LaGuardi aAirpor

t (LGA) . O n Februaiy 9 , th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) issue datentativ e determinatio n approving th e propose dtransaction , bu t subjec t t o certai n conditions . I t

tentativel y foun

dtha t th e publi c interes t

woul dbes t

b e serve di f

th e potentia

l har mcreate db y th e increase dconcentratio n a t th e airport s wer

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y affordin g new opportunitie s fo

r competitio n b

y ne w entran t an dlimite dincumbent

carriers . Specifically , th e tentativ e finding woul drequir e divestitur e o f 1 4 pair s o f

slo t interest s a

t DCA , an d2 0 pair s o f

slo t interest s a t

LGA , t o such carriers . Th e proposeddeterminatio n wa s publishe di n th e Federa l Registe r o n Februar

y 1 8 (7 5 Fed . Reg , 7306) , wit h aclosin g date fo

r comment s fromintereste dperson s o f Marc h 22 , 2010 . Afte

r receip t an drevie w o f

th e comments , w e wil l tak e suc h furthe

r actio n a s appropriate . A cop y of you r letter ha s been place di

n th e docket

fo r th e proceeding , FA

A 2010-0109 . Tha

t docke t als o contain s acop y o f

th e tentativ e determinatio n an dother relevant documents , should yo u wis h to follo w development s i n th e matter . I t i s accessibl e throug h th e Federa l Government' s regulation s website , fattp://www.regulations.eov. I f I ca n provide furthe

r informatio n or

assistance , pleas e fee

l free to cal l me . Sincerely yours ,
Susa n L . Kurlan d Assistant Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an

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U S Danartmen i Assistan t Secretar y 120 0 New Jerse y Av.nue , S E U.a . uepanmen T ^ Washinflton , D O 2059 0 o f Transportatio n OfTic e o f th e Secretary -^ i ofTransportatio n Marc h 10 , 201 0 Ms . Patrici aApon e Directo r fo r Financ e an dAdministratio n Myrtle Beac

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l Airpor t 110 0 Je^or t Roa d Myrtle Beach , S C 2957 7 Dea r Ms . Apone : Than k yo u fo r your letter supportin g apropose dtransactio n betwee n U S Airway s an dDeltaAi r Lines , b y whic h Delt awoul dexchang e certai n slo t interest s a t Ronal dReaga

n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA ) fo r certai n U S Airway s slo t

interest s a t LaGuardi aAirpor

t (LGA) . O n Februar

y 9 , th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) issue datentativ e determinatio n approving th e propose dtransaction , bu t subject to certai n conditions . I t

tentativel y foun

dtha t th e publi c interes t

woul dbes t

b e serve di f

th e potential har

mcreate db y th e increase dconcentratio n a t th e airport s wer

e counterbalance db y affording new opportunitie s fo r competitio n b y new entran t an dlimite dincumbent

carriers . Specifically , th e tentativ e findin g woul drequir e divestitur e of 1 4 pair s o f

slo t interest s a

t DCA , an d2 0 pair s o f

slo t interest s a

t LGA , t o such carriers . Th e propose ddeterminatio n wa s publishe di n th e Federa l Register o n Februar

y 1 8 (7 5 Fed . Reg . 7306) , wit h aclosin g dat e fo

r comment s fromintereste dperson s o f Marc h 22,2010 . Afte

r receip t an drevie w o f

th e comments , w e wil l take suc h furthe r actio n a s appropriate . A cop y o f you r letter ha s been place di n th e docket fo r th e proceeding , FA

A 2010-0109 . Tha

t docke t als o contain s acop y o f

th e tentativ e determinatio n an dothe r relevant documents , shoul d yo u wis h to follo w development s i n th e matter . I

t i s accessibl e throug h th e Federa l Government' s regulation s website , http://www.regulations.gov . I f I ca n provide furthe

r informatio n or

assistance , pleas e fee

l free t o cal l me . Sincerely yours .
Susa n L . Kurland Assistant Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an dInternationa

l Affeirs

## Myrtl e Beac h Internationa l Airpor t llOOJetpor t Roa d > > Myrtl e Beacfi.S C 2957 7 W 843.448.158 0 ^843.626.909 6 • madeod^horrycounty.or g Septembe r11 , 200 9
Th e Honorabl e Ra y LaHoo d Secmtar y ofTransportatio n U.S s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E
. Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea rSecretar y LaHood : Recentl y U S Airway s an d Delt a announce d a n agreemen t t o exchang e slot s a t bot h Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA ) an d LaGuardi a (LGA)
. W e writ e t o expres s ou rstron g suppor t fo rthi s slo t transactio n a s i t provide s benefit s o f importanc e t o ou rcit y an d indee d ou rstate . U S Airway s ha s announce d tha t upo n con^mmatio n o f thi s agreemen t an d i n acceptin g 4 2 slot s fro m Delt a a t DCA , the y wil l provid e Myrtl e Beac h wit h nonsto p servic e t o Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airport . W e hav e lon g sough t suc h service , a s th e benefit s t o ou rnation' s capita l wil l provid e neede d busines s acces s t o governmen t entities , whic h wil l allo w u s t o gro w an d prosper . I n addition , becaus e U S Airway s ha s a well-establishe d networ k syste m a t DCA , ou r customer s wil l hav e th e abilit y t o easil y connec t wit h majo rcities , particularl y throughou t th e East . Suc h acces s is vita l t o ou reconomi c healt h an d w e applau d thi s innovativ e an d importan t us e o f th e slot s a t DCA
. Obviously , fo ru s t o achiev e thi s servic e th e pia n mus t b e adopte d a s a singl e entit y an d w e urg e you rinpu t i n encouragin g th e governmen t t o endors e thi s excellen t agreement . Than k yo u fo ryou rconsideratio n o f thi s excitin g an d ver y consumer-oriente d arrangement . Sincerely , BofcUidtoods , Assistan t Directo ro f Airport s
Patrici a Apone , Directo rfo rFinanc e an d Administratio n

cc : Honorabl e Randolp h Babbit t Joh n Weave r Joh n Napte r Do n Fowle r 

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