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Jul y 25 , 201 0 Mr , Denni s J
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Servic e Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U S Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D.C
. 2059 0
Dea r Mr
. DeVaney : I n respons e t o you r

lette r o f Jul y 8 , 2010 , pleas e conside r thi s lette r

a s Chautauqu a County - Jamestow n Airport' s comment s o nth e servic e an dsubsid y proposal s for Essentia l Ai r

Servic e t o ou r

community
. Chautauqu aCount y support s th e EA S bi dfro mGulfstrea mInternationa l Airline s t o continu e thei r

ser\'ic e t o th e Clevelan dHopkin s airpor t fromovi r communit y an dfrom Bradford , PA
. W e full y realiz e th e disparit y i nth e bi damount s quote db y Gulfstrea m Internationa l Airline s an dCharte r Ai r Transport
. However , w e fee l th e difference s betwee n th e tw o proposal s strongl y favo r allowin g u s t o continu e th e effort s w e hav e employe dove r

th e pas t t^^' o year s t o re-estabhs hChautauqu aCount y Airpor t a s aviabl e optio nfor passenge r

entr y int o th e nationa l airspac e syste m I n January , 200 8 Colga n Airline s change dthei r EA S ser\'ic e a s aUSAirway s commute r withservic e t o Pittsburg ht o bein g aUnite dExpres s commute r wit hservic e t o Washington' s Dulle s Airport
. Th e reliabibt y o f tha t servic e dramaticall y declined , takin g withit man y year s o f

communit y effort s t o buil dtrus t an dconfidenc e i nth e ai r carrie r servin g Chautauqu aCounty
. Te nmonth s later , Gulfstrea mInternationa l Airline s wo n th e EA S bid , resultin g i n ane w allianc e (Continenta l Airlines ) an dane w destinatio n (Cleveland)
. Again , w e wer e place dint o asituatio no f havin g t o re-marke t

an dre educat e th e travellin g publi c a s t o th e benefit s associate dwit hane w carrie r servin g a ne w city
. Fortunately , Gulfstrea mha s bee nabl e t o delive r ever>1hin g the y promise dove r th e pas t 2 1 months , providin g outstandin g reliabilit y an don-tim e operations
. Inth e even t Charte r Ai r Transpor t

wer e t o b e selecte da s th e EA S carrie r servin g ou r

community , w e woul db e face dwit hhavin g t o battl e th e negativ e issue s tha t woul dresul t

fro mhavin g thre e different

airline s servin g four

differen t destination s i nles s tha n2 Y i years . Mos t

o r al l o f th e marketin g effort s w e hav e expende dove r th e pas t tw o year s toutin g th e benefit s

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o f ou r airlin e servic e t o asignifican t hu b airport

wit hove r

30 0 dail y departure s t o mor e tha n 8 5 citie s woul dbecom e useless
. Th e benefit s o f th e cod e shar e Gulfstrea mha s with Continenta l Airlines , on e o f th e world' s premie r

airlines , woul db e lost
. Althoug hth e EA S proposa l b y Charte r Ai r Transpor t

i s SI97,94 6 les s tha nGulfstream' s bid , i t als o ha s 33 % fewe r

flight s utilizin g aircraf

t wit hth e sam e seatin g configuration
. Thi s i s asignifican t

concer n t o us , a s w e fee l i t i s extremel y importan t

t o offer a s man y departur e an darriva l time s a s feasibl e i norde r t o attrac t th e maximu mnumbe r

o f passengers . Researc han ddiscussion s wit hothe r EA S commimitie s ha s definitel y establishe dapatter n tha t show s increase denplanement s resul t fromincrease dflight frequency , wherea s reducin g dail y flight s dramaticall y decrease s th e enplanements
. Th e additional 7 weekl y flights include di nGulfstream' s bi dar e ver y importan t t o us . Afte r meetin g wit hth e principa l officer s o f Charte r Ai r Transpor t

at thei r offic e i n Cleveland , w e learne dtha t althoug hthei r

intention s ar e admirabl e an dthei r confidenc e i n thei r busines s pla n i s exceptional , th e uncertaint y o f thei r interlin e agreement s withothe r carrier s an dthei r

incomplet e baggag e transfe r pla nmake s i t

ver y difficul t

fo r u s t o recommen dthe y b e chose n a s ou r EA S carrier
. I norde r

fo r u s t o endors e o r

recommen d thei r selection , w e woul dhav e t o assum e tha t thei r a s ye t t o b e determine dsolutio ni s viabl e an dwil l work
. A t thi s time , that' s arisk

w e don' t fee l w e cantake
. A s acommunity , w e sincerel y hop e tha t th e effort s w e hav e expende dt o hel p establis h saf e an dreliabl e ai r

transportatio n t o an dfromClevelan dHopkin s Airpor t w e b e allowe d t o continue
. W e suppor t

Gulfstrea mInternationa l Airlines ' bi dt o continu e t o provid e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e for

resident s an dvisitor s t o Chautauqu aCounty
. Sincerely , Davi dSanctuar y - Manage r Chautauqu aCount y Airpor t - Jamestow n