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CONTRO L N O Januar y14 , 201 1 Th e Honorabl e Ra

yLaHoo d Secretary U.S
. Departmen t o fTransportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S.E
. Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 Re : Continuatio n o fAlaska Airlines ' Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Cordova
. Gustavus
. Petersburg
. Wrangel l an d Yakuta t Alaska
. Docke t OS T1998-489 9 Dea rSecretaryLaHood : Thi s lette ri s t o expres s stron g suppor t fo rth e selectio n o fAlaska Airline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai rservic e t o Cordov a Alaska
. Alaska' s curren t patter n o fservice-usin g je t aircraft-meet s crucia l need s tha t w/oul d b e difficult , i fno t impossible , t o mee t wit h an yothe rtyp e o fservic e o raircraf t type : Alaska' s servic e connect s Southeas t Alaska passengers t o on e o rmor e majo rcommunitie s o finterest , wit h single-plan e servic e t o Anchorage , Juneau , Ketchika n o rSeattle
. Fro m thes e hubs , ou rcommunit y ca n acces s th e airline' s extensiv e rout e syste m an d benefi t fro m it s marketin g relationship s wit h othe r carriers
. Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n {"combi" ) passenge ran d carg o aircraft , whic h Alaska Airline s propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freight , mai l an d carg o capacit ytha t a non-je t carrie r simpl ycanno t provide
. Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t I s equippe d wit h Require d Navigatio n Performance Technolog yprecisio n technology , whic h enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl yacces s th e airpor t durin g inclemen t weather , thu s reducin g diversion s an d cancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g peopl e an d product s t o dependabl yreac h th e community
. I n su m Alaska je t servic e i s critica l t o th e wel l bein g o f Cordov a Alaska
. I t i s importan t t o continu e th e leve l o fAlaska Airline s servic e t o Cordov a sinc e ou rloca l Cordov a Chambe ro fCommerc e ha s promote d ou rcommunit yyea rroun d a s a touris t destination
. W e hav e th e annua l festival s whic h attrac t man yvisitor s t o ou rcommunity-Cordov a Icewor m Festival , Coppe rRive r Shorebir d Festival , PWSS C Coppe rRive rNouveau , Coppe rRive rWil d Salmo n Days , Cordov a 4- H Musi c Camp , Cordov a Fungu s Festival , an d th e Nativ e Villag e o fEya k Sobriet yCelebration
.Th e airplan e configuration s als o allow s u s t o receiv e freigh t fro m Seattl e an d Junea u Alaska
.

Fo rthes e reasons , w e respectfull yurg e DO Tt o selec t Alaska AiHine s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai r servic e t o Southeas t Alaska , as th e airlin e ha s successfull ydon e fo rmor e tha n thirt yyears . Sincerely , Th e Tatitle k

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