MICHIGAN' S INSURANC E COMPAN Y



## FAMUBLREA L VP.Q , . . 

# IISISLRANCE ' MiPom& i FAR M BUREA U MUTUAL-FAR M BUREA U LIF E "FAR M BUREA U GENERA L ''"C''T T CiCCD'y' r\} " 737 3 Wes i Sagina w Hlgh-iwav , Boi30dOO . Lansing . Michiga n ^8909-790 0 • -'•'•I-' - 'J ; rh.'-. ! lu'ii] ^ Pnon e (5 1 7

) 323-700 0

Februar y 13,201 2 Docke t Managemen t Facilit y U.S . Depatlmen i o f

Transportation , 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e SF. , Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floor , Roo m W12-140 , Washington , D C 20590 . Ref : Su n Countr > Slo t

Exemptio n - Docke t

Numbe r FAA-2012-008 9 Ladie s an dGentlemen : Sun Country Airline s ha s requeste da n exemptio n fro

mth e slo t

limi t lo r Ronal dReaga

n Washingto n National Airpor t (DCA ) set

fort h i n § 93.123(a) , to permi t

th e FA A to creat e ai r carrie r slot s durin g certai n limite dhour s fo r Su n Country' s use . Th e propose dai r carrie r slot s woul dreplac e tw o slo t exemption s under

DO T Orde r

2010-12-1 6 awarde dto Sun Country . O n January 6 , 2012 , th e Unite dState s Cour t o f Appeal s fo

r th e Distric t

o f Columbi aCircui t

vacate dth e DO T Order , an dSun Counir\ ' will los e it s existin g servic e betwee n DC

A an dLansing' s Capital Regio n International Airport . Specitlcally , Su n Countr y desire s on e dail y slo t

durin g eac h o f

th e 100 0 an d110

0 hours , 'fh e propose d exemptio n woul dpermi t

Su n Countr y to continu e operatin g it s existin g service s an davoi d a n inequitabl e resul t

o f th e Court' s order . Ou r organization . Far

mBurea u Insuranc e o f

Michigan , employee s nearl y 70 0 individual s i n th e Lansin g area , an

di s ver y dependen t

upo n th e air

servic e provide db

y Lansing' s Capital Regio n Internationa l Airport . Du e to ou r organization' s nee dto mak e regula r trip s to.Washington.D.C. . w e were.thrilledjo.hav e Sun-Counlr y Airline s provid e daily-service . fro mLA N to DC A beginnin g las t

April . Th e potential removal o f thi s direc t

air acces s to D C A will hav e anegativ e impac t o n ou r trave l need s an dfutur

e planning . A s amember o! " th e Mid-Michigan Busines s Trave l Coalition , I kno w ou r organizatio n won' t

b e th e only compan y inconvenience db y th e possibl e eliminatio n o f importan t

busines s trave l destination . Travelin g aminimu mo f a n hour to anothe r

airpor t outsid e o f

Lansin g t

o make simila

r connections , jus t

on e yea r afte r introducin g thi s service , woul db e ver y damagin g to ou r

community . Th e Sun Countr

y DC A servic e i s essential t

o th e economi c growl h o f th e Greate r

Lansin g Region . Th e dail y servic e i s th e only larg e aircraf t (737-800 ) t

o Washingto n Reaga

n

www.faTmbureauinsurance-mi.co m A membe ro f th e Michiga n For m Burea u famil y o f Componie sAirport , i n th e slat e o f

Michiga n outsid e o f

Detroit , Prio r

t o Su n Countr> \th e regiona l communit y ha drequeste dth e introductio n o f thi s servic e fro mnumerou s othe r airlin e operator s withou t

success . Accordingly , i t i s critica l tha t

th e FA A tak e th e necessar y step s t o ensur e th e continuatio n o f th e Su n Countr y slot s a t th e establishe dtligh t

time s i n suppor t o f Greate r Lansing' s busines s an deconomi c grouih . You r immediat e approva l o f thi s exemption , s o tha t Su n Countr y ca n begi n t o ente r flight s schedule s for

sal e for th e balanc e ol"2012 . wil l b e greatl y appreciated . Sineerelv .

Ji mRobinson . CLU . FLMl . LLIF Executiv e Vic e Presiden t Far mBurea u Insuranc e o f

Michiga n