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List of Letters in Support of Delta Air Lines Seattle

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Gov ernment and Civic Organizations Washington State Representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney Washington State Representatives Upthegrove and Orwall Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland Bellevue Mayor Don Davidson SeaTac Mayor Terry Anderson Sn ohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy President & CEO of the Tacoma

- Pierce County Chamber David Graybill Southwest King County Chamber Executive director Nancy Hinthorne Seattle Southside Tourism Director Katherine Ker tzman Spokane International Airport Director Neal Sealock Boise Airport Director Richard McConnell Helena Regional Airport Director Ronald Mercer Glacier Park Flathead Airport Director Cindi Martin Redmond Robert’s Field Airport Manager Carolyn Novick

Cor porations Achilles Cedarbrook Lodge Seattle Northwest Securities Gobo Enterprises Hillis Clark Martin Peterson HMS Host Hudson Group Japan American Society

– Board Member Japan American Society

– Director JEN, Inc. Maruha Capital Investment, Inc. Meiko Ame rica, Inc. Merrill Lynch NICHIREI U.S.A. Pacific Northwest Advisors Port Blakely Companies Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSP) Union Bank UwajimayaMarch 18, 2010

The Honorable Ray LaHood United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590

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Dear Secretary LaHood:

On behalf of Seattle Southside Visitor Services, I am writing to express our enthusiastic support for the application of Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Seattle and Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

Seattle and Washington State has been an extremely important U.S. gateway for Japan with strong historical, cultural and business ties. It is also a hub of the entire Pacific Northwest region, fueled by our hometown carriers Alaska and Horizon Air, which provide connections to 55 US cities fo r the proposed Tokyo

- Haneda route. Delta’s service from Seattle to Asia has long been successful and Seattle’s enplanements show stronger growth than peer airports in recent years. Service between Seattle and Haneda is a natural addition for Delta’s West Coast gateway.

Washington State is already the most trade

- dependent state in the country. Delta’s new service to Haneda will create direct and immediate economic benefits for our region. Delta currently employs over 1,400 in our state and we expect t he number to grow as they develop their presence in Seattle.

Our region’s business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport, without having to transit to Los Angeles, San Francisco or Vancouver, BC. The Departmen t has the opportunity to ensure that Seattle continues to grow as an important international gateway and should approve the frequencies proposed by Delta to serve Haneda.

We respectfully ask the Department of Transportation for its consideration of Delta Air Lines’ request.

Katherine Kertzman, Director Seattle Southside Tourism 3100 S 176 th St. Seattle, WA 98188 206

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- 2489Richard A. McConnell
Director

BOI Boise Airport
Suile 1000 3201 Airport Way Boise, Idaho 83705-6530

Phone 208/383-3110

Fax 208/343-9667

TOO/TTY 208/424·5609

Web www.cityolboise.org

Mayor
David H. Bieler
City Council

President Maryanne Jordan

Council Pro Tem Alan W. Shealy

Vernon L. Bisterfeldl Elaine Clegg David Eberle TJ Thomson 

# Boise Airport

March 24,2010

The Honorable Ray LaHood United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590

Reference: Docket DOT-OST-2010-00lS

Dear Secretary LaHood:

On behalf of Boise Airport and the City of Boise, Idaho, I' am writing to express our enthusiastic support for the application of Delta Air Lines for new nonstop service between Seattle and Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

Seattle has been an important U.S. gateway for Japan with strong historical, cultural and business ties. Seattle is also an air transportation hub of the Pacific Northwest and will provide connections to cities throughout the region for the proposed Tokyo-Haneda route. Delta's service from Seattle to Asia has long been successful, and Seattle's enplanements show stronger growth than peer airports in recent years. Service between Seattle and Haneda is a natural addition for Delta's West Coast gateway.

With Seattle serving as a primary gateway airport to the pacific rim and Asia, this service will provide a much-needed option for southern Idaho business and leisure travelers.

Delta's new service to Haneda will create direct and immediate economic benefits for our region. Additionally, our region's business travelers look to the convenience of flying into Tokyo's downtown Haneda Airport, without having to transit to Los Angeles, San Francisco or Vancouver, B.C. The Department of Transportation has the opportunity, to ensure that the Pacific Northwest continues to grow as an important international gateway and should
approve the frequencies proposed by Delta to serve Haneda.

Your consideration of Seattle Tokyo Haneda service is greatly appreciated.

Airport Director

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