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Thank you for your letter regarding opportunities for U.S. carriers at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Secretary Foxx has asked meto respond on his behalf. We share the goal ofachieving commercially meaningful opportunities for increased service betweenU.S. airports and Haneda. InApril, we held informative meetings in Washington, DC, with ourJapanese counterparts. Subsequently, the Government ofJapan released a report on ways in which it could increase capacity at Haneda. On September 17-18, representatives from the Departments ofTransportation and State will meet with their Japanese counterparts in Tokyo to analyzethereport and to discuss other opportunities to expand air service. Although we do not foresee reaching an agreement on increased access at Haneda during the September meetings, we expect to develop a clearerunderstanding ofthe Japanese Government's t1exibility regarding Haneda airport access and will reiterate the U.S. Government's strong desire to increase access for U.S. carriers. I appreciate your interest in this matter. Sincerely,

Susan 

### L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsMission:To enhance the region's economy and qualily of life by providin>J efficient cargo and air passenger access to national and global markets.

August 11,2014
HonorableJohn Kerry Secretary, U.S. Department ofState 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520 Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary, U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Kerry and Secretary Foxx: 

### I am writing to convey the strong concern ofthe Port ofPortland over proposals to further reopen Haneda Airport in Tokyo on a piecemeal basis. Any additional incremental opening ofHaneda Airport couldjeopardize Delta AirLines' nonstop service between Portland, Oregon and Tokyo. The Port ofPortland is a consolidated publicport authority that O\vns and operates Portland International Airport (PDX), as well as several marine terminals and business parks. ThePort and its partners value the significantbenefits that nonstop international air service provides to the Portland-Vancouver region, and we have worked extremely hard overmany years to recruit and retain such service. Delta provides the only nonstop air service between Portland and Tokyo. The service facilitates important economic, cultural, educational, and tourism links between Oregon/southwest Washington and Japan and the rest ofAsia. In fact, an analysis by the Port ofPortland estimates that Delta's service to Tokyo generates more than I,500jobs, $51 million in income, and 

### $5 million in local and state taxes in Oregon/southvvest Washington. Given these economic benefits, you can understand that the Port would be concerned with any change in access to Hanecla that could adversely affect this unique asset. As you know, the United States and Japan entered into an "Open Skies'' agreement in 2010, butaccess to Haneda Airport remains restricted. Although enough capacity exists atHanedato serve all U.S. carrier needs, Japan has insisted on a limited opening designed to benefit Japanese airlines. In order to have true Open Skies, Delta Air Lines and other U.S. carriers mustbe allowed to move their nights from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport.

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### Therefore, theJapanese government should make enough Hanedacapacity available so all U.S. carriers can compete on alevel playing field with Japan's airlines. Instead, Japan has repeatedly insisted thatno further capacity exists at Haneda, followed by inadequate proposals ofsmall, incremental openings that would benefit their airlines. Forexample, in 2010,Japan stated that no more capacityexisted at Haneda, which led to aspecial restrictive annex in the U.S.-Japan Open Skies agreementlimiting Haneda access to four roundtrips each for U.S. andJapanese carriers. In 2011, Japan decided to increase international capacity at Haneda by 40 

### roundtrips perday, butonly four ofthose additional roundtrips were offered to U.S. carriers. Now anew Japanese government study has confirmed the U.S. position that Haneda has significantunused capacity. As the U.S. and Japanese governments continue to discuss additional access to Haneda Airport, Iurge you to work to fully open Haneda to create fair competition and a level playing field for all U.S. carriers. Thank you very much for your consideration ofthe PortofPortland's views on this matter.

Bill Wyatt Executive Director '·