# Before the United States Department of Transportation 

# Washington, DC September 14, 2011

Essential Air Service at: 

# Pueblo, Colorado Docket OST-1999-6589 under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq.

Questions and comments may be referred to: Michael Matthews Chief Financial Officer Great Lakes Airlines 1022 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 432-7030 This document contains the response of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to Order Requesting Proposals 2011-8-18.

Great Lakes' proposal contemplates non-stop, conveniently timed connecting services to our code share partners (United Airlines and Frontier Airlines) at our Denver Hub. Our code share agreements will give the Pueblo community the greatest competitive oppourtunity available in the Rocky Mountain Region. In addition, Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority of the other carriers serving Denver, including interline electronic ticketing (IET) agreements with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. All of which will offer passengers maxium access to the domestic and international air transportation system. The proposed service is submitted without any upline scheduling restrictions and contemplates the use of 19 seat Beechcraft 1900D airliner equipment. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit this proposal to provide essential air transportation. The company has more than 20 years of history of providing reliable Essential Air Service. This proposed service is being offered with local service marketed and priced utilizing the Great Lakes (ZK) Reservations system which includes customer ticket purchasing capability on both Great Lakes web site and on all major Web Booking Engines (Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, etc.)Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.Pueblo, Colorado to Denver EAS ProposalsTable of Contents:ProposalSubsidy PassengersAverageNumberService PointHub Served Round Trips Equipment Requirement ForecastFare1 Pueblo, Colorado Denver2Beech 1900$1,592,2768,250$67.022 Pueblo, Colorado Denver3Beech 1900$1,988,34514,000$67.02

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## Pueblo, Colorado to Denver Proposal #1 Two Round Trips - B1900 (Denver originating Aircraft) 98.0% completion factor
Departures: 1,227 Block Hours: 808 Revenue Passenger Miles: 899,250 Available Seat Miles: 2,541,117
Operating Revenues: Passenger: PUB-DEN 8,250 psgrs at $67.02 $552,915

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $3,428 Total Operating Revenues: $556,343
Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance $338,710 Fuel and Oil $532,101 Flying Operations $137,473 Maintenance $294,617 Total Direct Expenses: $1,302,902 Total Indirect Expenses: $743,402 Total Operating Expenses: $2,046,303 Operating Loss ($1,489,960) Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) $102,315 Annual Compensation Requirement: $1,592,276 Representative Schedule Block Flt # Freq Flow Schedule Time Miles ASMS Equip 7182 123456 DEN-PUB 935-1015 40 109 2071 BE1 7183 123456 PUB-DEN 1026-1105 39 109 2071 BE1 7188 12345.7 DEN-PUB 1600-1640 40 109 2071 BE1 7189 12345.7 PUB-DEN 1650-1729 39 109 2071 BE1
No Upline scheduling restrictions

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## Pueblo, Colorado to Denver Proposal #2 Three Round Trips - B1900 (Pueblo originating Aircraft) 98.0% completion factor
Departures: 1,840 Block Hours: 1,145 Revenue Passenger Miles: 1,526,000 Available Seat Miles: 3,810,640
Operating Revenues: Passenger: PUB-DEN 14,000 psgrs at $67.02 $938,280

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $5,817 Total Operating Revenues: $944,097
Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance $338,710 Fuel and Oil $872,125 Flying Operations $194,810 Maintenance $417,834 Total Direct Expenses: $1,823,480 Total Indirect Expenses: $969,322 Total Operating Expenses: $2,792,802 Operating Loss ($1,848,704) Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) $139,640 Annual Compensation Requirement: $1,988,345 Representative Schedule Block Flt # Freq Flow Schedule Time Miles ASMS Equip 7323 123456 PUB-DEN 610-649 39 109 2071 BE1 7182 12345 DEN-PUB 935-1015 40 109 2071 BE1 7183 12345.7 PUB-DEN 1026-1105 39 109 2071 BE1 7188 1234567 DEN-PUB 1600-1640 40 109 2071 BE1 7189 12345.7 PUB-DEN 1650-1729 39 109 2071 BE1 7316 12345.7 DEN-PUB 1910-1950 40 109 2071 BE1 No Upline scheduling restrictions