BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

2010 U.S.

- Haneda Combination Services

Allocation Proceeding )

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- 2010

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ANSWER TO OBJECTIONS

BY THE DELTA MASTER EXECUTIVE COUN CIL

OF THE AIR LINE PILOT S ASSOCIATION , INTERNATIONAL

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

D onald L. Moak

Chairman

Delta Master Executive Council

Air Line Pilots Association, International

100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Suite 800

Atlanta, G eorgia 30354

lee.moak@alpa.org

May 24 , 2010BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

2010 U.S.

- Haneda Combination Services

Allocation Proceeding )

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) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

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ANSWER TO OBJECTIONS

BY THE DELT A MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

OF THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION , INTERNATIONAL

The Delta Master Executive Council, the Delta chapter of the Air Line pilots Association,

Int ernational (ALPA), strongly supports the Department of Transportation ’s tentative

de cision to select Delta to provide service from Detroit and Los Angeles to Tokyo’s

Haneda Airport. Objections to the Show Cause Order were filed by United, Continental

and Hawaiian. None of those applicants has established any basis to disturb the

Departm ent’s well

- reasoned decision. Accordingly, the Delta MEC urges that the

Department’s tentative findings be confirmed in a Final Order.

Detroit will provide passengers from over 100 cities in the central and eastern portion of

the United States with a modern and convenient gateway to Haneda. Los Angeles is

already the largest west coast airport and home of the largest mainland U.S.

- Tokyo

market. As such, Los Angeles serves as an ideal Haneda gateway not only for localpassengers but also to connect passengers from throughout the west and across the United

States.

Delta had also applied for Haneda service from Seattle and Honolulu. While we are

disappointed that the DOT elected not to award these authorities to Delta, we understand

there were a lim ited number of slots available and several other applicants. We believe a

strong case for access from both Seattle and Honolulu exists. We are confident that these

or other existing Delta hubs will serve as excellent gateways should additional Haneda

slo ts become available at a future date.

The Delta MEC urges the DOT to confirm their findings at the earliest opportunity in a

Final Order, so that Delta can finalize service preparations and begin advance marketing

activities.

Respectfully submitted

Donald L

. Moak

Chairman

Delta Master Executive Council

Air Line Pilots Association, In ternationa lCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing document has been served this 24th day of May , 2010, upon the

following persons via email:

sascha.vanderb elle n @delta.com

carl.nelson@aa.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

hershel.kamen@coair.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com

mrosia@crowell.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

jeffrey.manley@united.com

julie.oettinger@united.com

howard.kass@usairways.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

jhill@d owlohnes.com

ldeavers@dowlohnes.com

perkmann@dowlohnes.com

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

todd.homan@dot.gov

paul.gretch@dot.gov

keith.glatz@dot.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

byerlyjr@state.gov

eugene_alford@ita.doc.gov

mike.orr@airlineinfo.com