## Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018

Inde x of Support Letters

Seattle

- Haneda

1. Metr opolitan King County Council

2. Mayor, City of Bellevue

3. Washington State Department of Commerce

4. Spokane International Airport

5. Japan

- America Society of the State of Washington

6. Micron Technology P.O. Box 1209

Seattle, WA 98111

- 1209

Tel: (206)787

- 3000

Fax: (206) 787

- 3252

www.portseattle.org

## Metropol itan King County Council

King County Courthouse

516 T hird Avenue, Room 1200

Seattle, WA 98104

- 3272

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Toll Free: 1

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www.kingcounty.gov/council



## January 30, 2015

Anthony Foxx

Secretary

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20520

Dear Secretary Foxx:

We wish to request th at the U.S. Department of Transportation allow Seattle

- Tacoma

International (Sea

- Tac) Airport to keep its only direct flight to Haneda Airport in Tokyo,

Japan.

The Department is considering a request to reallocate Seattle’s service to Haneda to

another U.S. city (Docket

- DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018). It would be contrary to public interest to

move Washington State’s only direct flight to Haneda to another city which already

enjoys the valuable Haneda service.

Sea

- Tac Airport is the fastest growing airport on the West Coast, reflecting the Puget

Sound re gion’s rapid business expansion. King County has a long and distinguished

history with Japan as a key trading partner, and Tokyo remains Seattle’s top

international destination.

The Seattle and Tacoma ports together form the nation’s 3 rd 

## largest marine cargo load

center, driven by trade with Asia. Sea

- Tac Airport is also a major air

- cargo hub for our

region. Our region is home to eight Fortune 500 companies from a wide range of

industries including aerospace, technology, retail, and e

- commerce, as well as a

number of travel

- related businesses.

## The number of domestic and international flights will continue to increase to Seattle

because of the city’s diverse corporate base, strong economy, favorable geography,

and focus on international trade. Our flight to Haneda will continue to b enefit from the

increased flight traffic to Seattle and is critical to our efforts to expand trade between

Seattle and Asia. Delta is committed to making this flight a success year

- round.

In 2013, the Department rightly believed that the best of use of this slot was Seattle

because it would provide the first nonstop Haneda service on a significant mainland

U.S.

- Tokyo route that lacked service to that city. The Haneda connection also provide s

a number of western cities w ith their first one

- stop connecti on opportunity to Haneda.

Other cities or states requesting the Haneda slot already have multiple direct flights to

Haneda.

We urge the Department to allow Washington State to keep its only direct service to

Haneda from Sea

- Tac Airport

.

Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.

Sincerely,

Larry Phillips, Chair

King County Council, District Four

Jane Hague, Vice Chair

King County Council, District Six Rod Dembowski, Councilmember

King County Council, District OneSpokaneInternationalAirportBUSINESSPARKANDFELTSFIELD9000WestAirportDrive,Suite204Spokane,Washington99224(509)455-6455spokafleairports.netFebruary1,2015TheHonorableAnthonyFoxxSecretaryUnitedStatesDepartmentofTransportation1200NewJerseyAvenue,SEWashington,DC20590Re:DeltaAirLinesSeattle-TokyoHanedaService(DocketDOT-OST-2010-0018)DearSecretaryFoxx:WearewritingtoexpressourstrongsupportofanaffirmativedecisionregardingDeltaAirLines’retentionoftherighttooperateitsflightbetweenSeattle-TacomaInternationalAirport(Sea-Tac)andTokyoHanedaairport.ThereareanumberofbusinessandeducationconnectionstoJapanthroughouttheSpokane/Coeurd’Aleneregion.ExamplesincludeColmacCoilandtheMukogawaWomen’sUniversity.Tokyoisoneofourtopinternationaloriginanddestinationmarkets.ThegatewaythatDeltaAirLineshasestablishedtoAsiaatSea-Tac,alongwiththerecentinitiationof5non-stopflightsperdayfromSpokaneInternationalAirporttoSea-Tac,demonstratesthestrongestpossiblecommitmentoveranyotheraircarriertoservingourmarketareaof1.5millionpeopleandsupportingourcommunity’seffortstomaintainandgrowtradeandincreaseforeigndirectinvestmentwithJapan.ArecentlycompletedaerospacesupplychainstudyforourregionhasdeterminedthattherearemanyJapanesecompaniesthatrepresenthighpotentialTheHonorableAnthonyFoxxFebruary1,2015Page2businessrecruitmenttargetsfortheSpokaneregion.Ifwearetobecompetitiveinestablishingavaluepropositiontothesecompanies,itisimperativeforourcommunitythatDeltaAirLinesbegrantedauthoritytocontinuetheHanedaservicefromSea-Tac.Sincerely,LawrenceJ.Kraute,A.A.E.,AICPChiefExecutiveOfficercc:TheHonorablePattyMurrayTheHonorableMariaCantwellTheHonorableCathyMcMorrisRodgersSusanKurland,USDOTAsst.SecretaryforAviation&InternationalAffairsTedJ.Fick,PortofSeattle

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx

Secretary

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018

Dear Secretary Foxx:

On behalf of the Japan

- American Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) , I am writing to express our desire

that the Department of Transportation allow Seattle to keep its only nonstop flight to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

Founded in 1923, JASSW is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the United S tates, working to promote

friendship and understanding between the people of Japan and the State of Washington. Our diverse membership

includes the Northwest’s largest corporations, all of whom have strong ties with Japan: The Boeing Company,

Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Microsoft, and Starbucks , to name a few. JASSW also works to develop intercultural

relations, for example through our Japan in Schools (JIS) program, which enlists volunteers to provide educational

and cultural programs for the region’s youth.

Because of our strong connection to Japan, we are very aware of the benefits and importance of Seattle’s Haneda

flight to our local business community, many of whom have benefitted greatly from the ability to fly directly to

Tokyo, without requiring the lo ng journey to Narita, some 60 miles from Tokyo proper.

Seattle and Washington State have long been an extremely important gateway between the U.S. and Japan, with

strong ties dating back more than 100 years. We are privileged to have one of the few fligh ts directly to Haneda,

and I sincerely hope that you allow us to maintain this vital link.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Dale L. Watanabe

Executive Director

dwatanabe@jassw.org

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## January 20, 2015

The Honorable Anthony Foxx

Secretary

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Delta Air Lines Seattle-Tokyo Haneda Service

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018

Dear Secretary Foxx:

On behalf of the Boise Airport I am writing to express our strong support for Delta Air Lines’ retaining

the right to operate its flight between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Tokyo's Haneda airport.

Seattle is by far our closest and most convenient gateway to Asia. The networks of Delta and other

airlines serve a large number of connecting markets throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Boise,

and provide superior connections to important business markets in Asia. The strong hub operation that

Delta has built in Seattle provides immense benefits to residents of the entire region, and the availability

of one-stop service to Tokyo’s convenient, in-city airport is important to our community’s efforts to

stimulate trade and travel with Japan. Allowing Delta to continue to operate this service would be a major

benefit for our community and for the local corporations that have a strong market presence with Japan.

Seattle is a proven and successful gateway to Asia from Boise and I urge you to preserve our optimal

connection to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by allowing the Seattle flight to continue.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Michael Ziegler

Micron Technology, Inc.

cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs