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### Apri l 22 , 201 1

VI AELECTRONI C MAI L Mr . Bria n Swanso n Departmen t o f Transportatio n EA S an d Domesti c Analysi s Divisio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenue , S E "W86-471

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- RE : DOT-OST-2000-677 3 Dea r Mr . Swanson , t J

Pleas e accep t thi s correspondenc e a s notic e o f Pacifi c Wings ' inten t t o continu e servin g Kalaupap a subsidy-free . Pacifi c Wing s i s on e o f fe w airline s i n continuou s schedule d operatio n fo r nearl y4 0 years . W e hav e bee n a n Essentia l Ai r Servic e provide r fo r approximatel y1 4 years . Durin g tha t time , th e airlin e ha s bee n awarde d nin e separat e EA S contract s i n communitj.e s throughou t country . Ou r understandin g o f th e progra mi s that : EA S serve s a s a "safet ynet " communitie s remai n linke d t o transportatio n network ; t o ensur e eligibl e th e nationa l ai r designate d point s becom e eligibl e fo r EA S fundin g whe n n o ai r carrie r i a willin g t o serv e a particula r locatio n withou t subsidy ; reductio n an d eliminatio n o f federa l taxpaye r subsidie s ar e fundamenta l objective s o f th e EA S program ;B . SWANSO N- 2 2 AP R 201 1

• and ,

• federa l la w currentl yprohibit s paymen t o f EA S subsidie s i n location s wher e on e o r mor e schedule d ai r carrier s i s wilin g t o provid e servic e withou t them . O f nin e EA S communitie s serve d throughou t th e continenta l U S an d Hawaii , Pacifi c Wing s ha s phase d ou t (decline d t o continu e accepting ) subsidie s i n al l bu t thre e durin g th e pas t fiv e years . Moreover , th e airlin e ha s continue d t o serv e th e seve n communitie s wher e w e hav e eliminate d EA S subsidie s a t ou r ow n expense , a s a purel ycommercia l venture . Pacifi c Wing s continue s t o serv e ever yEA S communit yw e hav e eve r entered , wit h o r withou t federa l subsidies ; a firs t fo r an yEA S provider . Durin g th e pas t fou r years . Pacifi c Wing s ha s saved ' U S taxpayer s i n exces s o f $7. 3 millio n dollar s ove r subsid y amount s USDO T previousl ypai d th e airlin e t o serv e thos e location s Taxpayer s wil l sav e anothe r $3. 6 millio n durin g th e comin g tw o year s (th e ter mo f a subsidize d EA S contract ) a s Pacifi c Wing s continue s t o operat e i n thes e location s subsidy

fre e . Durin g th e pas t 1 2 months , Pacifi c Wing s ha s phase d ou t (declined ) subsidie s i n thre e additiona l citie s acros s th e country , savin g taxpayer s a n additiona l $ 7 . 9 millio n ove r th e nex t tw o years . Collectively , thi s represent s i n exces s o f $18. 3 millio n i n saving s t o federa l taxpayers . Thes e taxpayer ' saving s d o no t represen t a n ac t o f charit yo r corporat e generosity . Rather , the yreflec t a n understandn g tha t rampan t wast e clearl yeviden t i n th e progra mcoul d eventuall yresul t i n it s elimination ; an d wit h it , airline s dependen t primaril yo n subsidie s fo r survival . Indeed , som e o f th e larges t EA S provider s i n th e countr yhav e operate d (o r ar e operating ) i n bankruptcy , despit e derivin g th e majorit yo f revenue s fro mEA S contract s whic h guarante e a 5 % profi t margin , Migratio n fro msubsidize d t o non-subsidize d EA S deliver y model s necessaril yinvolve s highe r fares , a s th e financia l burde n o f providin g servic e shift s fro mfedera l taxpayer s t o
Pag eB . SWANSO N^ 2 2 APR 201 1
beneficiarie s actuall yreceivin g services . Thes e fare s ar e certainl yhighe r tha n thos e charge d whe n servic e i s underwritte n b yU S Taxpayers , bu t considerabl ylowe r tha n subsidie s pai d b yUSDO T o n a per-sea t basi s unde r th e EA S program :

• I n Macon , G Aone-wa yfare s increase d fro m53 9 t o $18 5 afte r Pacifi c Wing s decline d EA S subsidies ; a decreas e o f 60 % fro mth e $46 4 per-passenge r subsid ypreviousl y pai d b yEA S t o fl yfewe r tha n fiv e passenger s pe r da y

• I n Jackson , T None-wa yfare s increase d fro m$3 9 t o $18 5 afte r Pacifi c Wing s stoppe d acceptin g EA S subsidie s t o serv e tha t location ; a decreas e o f mor e tha n 5 0" 6 fro mth e $3 7 3 per-passenge r subsid ypreviousl ypai d b yEA S t o fl y fewe r tha n nin e passenger s pe r day .

• I n Owensboro , K Y one-wa y fare s increased " frg m$3 9 t o $18 5 afte r Pacifi c Wing s stoppe d acceptin g EA S subsidie s t o serv e tha t location ; a decreas e o f mor e tha n 81 % fro mth e $ 9 9 5 per-passenge r subsid ypreviousl ypai d b yEA S t o fl y fewe r tha n nin e passengec s pe r day . Nationally , USDO T ha s purchase d u p t o 80 % mor e capacit ytha n historica l dat a indicat e eligibl e communitie s requir e t o accommodat e th e handfu l o f passenger s typicall yutilizin g th e servic e i n som e locations ; resultin g i n gros s wast e o f federa l mone yan d prohibitivel yhig h subsid ylevels . Som e communitie s appea r t o recogniz e an d accep t tha t i t i s preferabl e t o hav e a self-sufficien t provide r operatin g a t it s ow n expens e (albei t wit h highe r fares ) tha n t o los e servic e altogethe r i n th e even t Congres s significantl ycurtail s o r eliminate s th e EA S program ; or , i n th e even t per-passenge r subsid ylevel s reac h a threshol d whic h disqualifie s the mfro m th e program . - ' > • Member s o f Hawaii' s Congressiona l delegation , however , bega n applyin g politica l pressur e o n USDO T t o interven e i n Pacifi c Wings ' deregulate d pricin g an d servic e almos t immediatel y afte r th e airlin e adjuste d fare s t o a leve l necessar yt o mak e formerly-subsidize d EA S communitie s sel f sufficient . Pacifi c Wing s ha s provide d Kalaupap a wit h 7 5 % mor e servic e tha n th e statutor yEA S requiremen t - a t it s ow n expense ^ -
Pag e 3. SWANSO N- 2 2 AP R 201 1 sinc e 2007 . Thi s include s greate r frequenc yan d mor e destination s tha n Kalaupap a i s entitle d t o unde r th e EA S program , a t absolutel yn o cos t t o U.S . Taxpayers . I t i s ou r hop e tha t USDO T wil l no t allo w Hawai i politic s o r politica l influenc e t o unnecessaril yincreas e cost s t o U.S . Taxpayer s o r undermin e ou r busines s durin g thi s tim e o f balloonin g federa l deficit s an d economi c crisis . 

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Secretar y Kurland : Pacifi c Wing s hereb y respond s t o th e Orde r Requestin g Proposals , serve dApri l 6 , 2011 , fro m carrier s intereste di n providin g Essentia l Ai r Servic e a s Kalaupapa , Hawaii , fo r atwo-yea r period , wit ho r

withou t subsidy
. Pacifi c Wing s ha s provide dsubsidy-fre e servic e sinc e Apri l 1 , 2007 , an dintend s t o continu e t o provid e subsidy-tre e servic e usin g 9-sea t Cessn aGran d Carava n aircraft
. Th e Orde r acknowledge s tha t

"[i] n case s wher e acarrie r propose s t o provid e EA S withou t

subsid y an dw e determin e tha t servic e ca n b e provide dreliabl y withou t subsidy , w e typicall y d o no t procee dwit hth e carrier-selectio n case. " Notwithstandin g Pacifi c Wings * expresse dintentio n t o continu e providin g subsidy-fre e service , th e Orde r Requestin g Proposal s wa s predifate do n tw o findings : (1 ) adecreas e i n enplanement s an dfligh t completio n percentages ; an d(2 ) continuin g servic e complaint s "fro mth e community. " W e believ e neithe r

findin g i s supporte db y th e facts , suggestin g tha t th e Orde r

wa s prompte d solel y becaus e o f

complaint s ove r

fares , amatte r

deregulate dsinc e 1978 , eve n fo r EA S routes . Pacifi c Wing s complete dmor e tha n 1,80 0 flight s o\e r th e EA S statutor y requirement , fro m200 7 throug h201 0 Orde r 2011-4- 7 states : "[CJommunitie s ar e entitle dt o receiv e thei r minimu mEA S levels , establishe db y statute. " "Basi c essentia l at r service " i s "a t

leas t 2 dail y roun dtrip s 6 day s a week , wit hno t

mor e tha n on e intermediat e sto p o n eac hflight, " 4 9 U.S.C
. 41733(b)(1)(A) , betwee n a n EA S poin t

an dahu b airport
. I n th e Kalaupap amarket , tha t mean s a

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Pacifi c Wings ' Respons e t

o Orde r 2011-4- 7 Apri l 20 , 201 1 Page 2 weekly roun dtri p flight s betwee n Kalaupap a(LUP ) an dHonolulu , wit

h on e sto p permitted
. Th e Order als o states , "Th e completio n percentag e a t th e communit

y fall s shor

t of acceptabl e level s of EAS. " Pacifi c Wing s ha s consistentl y operate dtwic e dail y roun dtrip s between Kalaupap aan dHonolulu , wit h a n intermediate sto p i n Hoolehu a(Molokai ) (MKK) , an ddail y roundtri p servic e betwee n Kalaupap aandKahulu i (OGG) » wit h a n intermediate sto p i

n Hoolehua
. Tha

t schedul e i s well i

n exces s o f

th e EA S statutor

y minimu mrequiremen t

of 1 2 roun dtrips
. Thus , th e Kalaupap acommunity no t onl y receive s 1 4 weekl y roun dtri p flight s between Kalaupap aandHonolulu ; th e communit y als o receive s roun dtri p servic e to Kahului , Thi s i s 2 1 roundtrip s pe

r week , whic h i s 75 % more schedule dservic e tha n th e statutor

y EA S requirement
. We calculate tha

t the annua

l EA S require dminimu mfo r a100 % completio n percentag e i s 1,24 8 fligh t segment s ( aroun dtri p count s a s tw o fligh t segments ; 1 2 roun dtrip s per wee k X 5 2 weeks)
. Th e BTS , T-lOO segment dat aof actuall y performe dflight s tha t Pacifi c Wing s file s wit h the Departmen t

i s consistent

wit h th e figure s note di

n Attachmen t

C t o the Order , whic h i s taken fro

mPacifi c Wings ' publishe dschedules
. However , i n determinin g whether

a carrier i s providin g th e minimu mEA S leve l require dunder th e statute , a s well a s whatever th e Department

deem s i s "a

n acceptabl e leve l of

EAS, " i t i s incorrec t

to compare th e flight s actuall y performe dwit

h Pacifi c Wings ' schedule ddepartures , becaus e Pacifi c Wings ' schedul e include s man y additional flight s no t require dunder

th e statute . A compariso n o

f th e number

of flight s actuall y performe dper mont h wit h th e number

o f flights require dunder

th e EA S statutory minimu mfro m200 7 throug h 201 0 show s tha t Pacifi c Wing s operate d1,81 3 flight s t o an dfro mKalaupap ai n exces s o f

th e EAS statutory requirement
. (40 6 additional flight s i n 2007 , whic h i s 32.5 % more servic e tha n th e statutor

y requirement ; 91 6 additional flights i n 2008 , o r a73.4 % more service ; 48 5 additional flights i n 2009 , or 38.9 % more service ; and6 additional flights i n 2010 , or

0.5 % more service)
. Thus , the Order paint s adistorte dpicture o f th e servic e Pacifi c Wing s ha s provide dtli e Kalaupap a communit y over th e pas t fou r plu s years . And , sinc e Apri l 1,

- 2007 , Pacifi c Wing s ha s provide dthi s servic e a

t no cos t to th e Federal government , savin g th e taxpaye r million s of dollars
. I s th e Department

changin g polic y t o evaluat e th e acceptabl e completio n percentag e fo r a n EA S carrier

b y considerin g non-EA S flights? I f so , thi s polic y will serv e a s adisincentiv e to an y EA S carrie r

tha t i s no w operatin g or

i s contemplatin g operatin g servic e i n additio n to the EA S statutor

y requirement
.

# PAnONBOGGS
. inaiiEr i I T U I Pacifi c Wings ' Respons e t o Order 2011-4- 7 Apri l 20 , 201 ! Pag e 3 Pacifi c Wing s ha s acompletio n rat e o f 99 % o f flight s wit hon e o r

mor e passenger s Eve n i f i t i s relevan t

t o compar e actuall y performe dflights wit hschedule ddepartures , Pacifi c Wing s completio n percentag e fo r flights wit hon e o r

mor e passenger s sinc e Apri l 200 7 ha s bee n i n exces s o f

99%
. Thi s dispatc hrat e i s highe r tha n an y othe r

carrie r - larg e o r

smal l - i n Hawaii
. Th e fe w cancellation s o f flights wit hat

leas t on e confirme dpassenge r sinc e Apri l 200 7 (approximatel y on e o r tw o flights pe r

month ) hav e resulte dfro msever e weathe r o r maintenanc e problems
. I n wha t respec t i s a99 % completio n rat e fo r flights wit hon e o r

mor e passenger s unacceptabl e t o th e Department ? I s th e Orde r Requestin g Proposal s predicate do n aDepartmen t polic y chang e tha t

a n EA S carrie r

mus t operat e aplan e withou t an y passengers ? Pacifi c Wing s doe s no t operat e aschedule dflight fo r whic hther e i s n o passenge r wh o ha s booke dth e flight

at leas t 6 0 minute s prio r

t o schedule ddeparture
. A s aresul t o f a Departmen t

inquir y int o Pacifi c Wings ' servic e a t Han aAirpor t

i n 2007-08 , Pacifi c Wing s institute dit s curren t

one-hou r

bookin g an dcheck-i n policy , whic hi s clearl y state do n Pacifi c Wings ' websit e an di n it s contrac t o f carriage , an dwhic hth e Department' s Offic e o f Genera l Counse l foun dacceptable
. Thus , th e Departmen t confirme dtha t

Pacifi c Wing s i s no t obligate dt o fly an empt y aircraft
. Thi s determinatio n i s consisten t wit hpreviou s Departmen t Consen t

Orders
. Se e h i r e Airway s International , Inc. , Orde r 92-7-1 1 an df

n r e Peninsul aAirlines , Inc. , Orde r 89-6-23) : [IJ t woul dno t

b e reasonabl e t o expec t absolut e adherenc e t o publishe dschedule s .sinc e flights mus t

b e cancelle dfo r

numerou s reasons , includin g ba dweathe r an dequipmen t failures
. Becaus e o f

thi n traffi c i n man y commute r market s suc ha s th e Bahama s market s at

issu e here , w e ca n als o forese e flights bein g cancelled , stop s bein g omitted , o r th e orde r

o f stop s bein g altere dfro mtim e t o tim e becaus e ther e ar e n o passenger s o r freigh t t o transpor t

... . No r

d o w e objec t

t o th e cancellatio n o f

an occasiona l flight fo r lac k o f traffi c provide dth e carrie r rigorousl y follow s th e practic e o f checkin g wit houtlayin g station s t o ensur e tha t n o traffi c i s present . Peninsul aAirlines , at

4
. In th e Department' s revie w o f Pacifi c Wings ' EA S operations , tli e Departmen t di dno t identif y an y har mt o th e travelin g publi c wher e aflight withou t passenger s i s canceled , an d th e Departmen t

raise dn o objectio n t o th e 60-minut e befor e schedule ddepartur e cut-of f fo r

# PAIIONBOGGS
. MIlllEr ] I I U R Pacifi c Wings ' Respons e t o Orde r 2011-4- 7 Apri l 20
. 201 1 Pag e 4 reservations , a s thi s i s simila r i f no t mor e generou s tha n mos t schedule dairlines
. Moreover , Pacifi c Wing s keep s aflight ope n fo r bookin g unti l th e check-i n time ; i f n o passenge r

show s b y check-i n time , th e flight i s canceled
. In th e tw o year s sinc e th e Departmen t complete dit s revie w o f

Pacifi c Wings ' EA S operation s i n th e Hana-Honolul u market , th e Departmen t ha s expresse dn o concer n t o Pacifi c Wing s wit hit s policies
. Indeed , th e numbe r

o f schedule dflights t o o r fro mKalaupap awit hn o passenge r havin g booke daflight

at leas t 6 0 minute s befor e schedule ddepartur e i s i n par t th e resul t

o f Pacifi c Wings ' offerin g thre e dail y roundtrip s betwee n Kalaupap aan dHoolehua , rathe r tha n th e tw o require db y th e EA S statute . I s th e Departmen t

changin g polic y t o insis t tha t anon-subsidize dEA S carrie r operat e aflight wit hn o passengers ? ' I f so , suc hapolic y shoul db e announce dpublicl y and , i n an y EA S selectio n proceeding , th e non-subsidize dcarrie r shoul db e give n th e opportunit y t o reques t a subsid y t o accoun t

fo r thos e empt y flights. Servic e complaint s fro mth e communit y ar e base do n concern s ove r fares , amatte r

no t subjec t t o Federa l o r

Stat e regulatio n Pacifi c Wing s estimate s tha t ove r th e pas t tw o year s o r

s o i t ha s receive dn o mor e tha n on e o r tw o complaint s fro mKalaupap apassengers . I t i s no t surprisin g tha t

n o would-b e passenge r woul dcomplai n abou t

th e cancellatio n o f

aflight n o mor e tha n 6 0 minute s prio r t o schedule d departur e unles s tha t

passenge r

ha dbooke daticke t

fo r tha t flight.^hus, Pacifi c Wing s ha s no t receive dasingl e complain t ove r th e cancellatio n o f

a n empt y flight. Withrespec t

t o othe r servic e complaints , th e Orde r Requestin g Proposal s provide s n o specifi c allegation s o f

inadequat e service , an dw e ar e awar e o f n o complaints , regula r o r episodic , regardin g th e servic e o f Pacifi c Wing s gat e agents , baggag e handlers , o r pilot s i n th e las t coupl e o f years . I n respons e t o concern s ove r ai r fares , Pacifi c Win g informe dth e communit y tha t i t woul d lowe r it s fare s i f

Pacifi c Wing s obtaine da n EA S subsid y an dsolicite dth e community' s suppor t fo r such-a n EA S bid
. In response , Pacifi c Wing s indirectl y receive dreport s o f

' Representativ

e Abercrombie , b

y lette r date dJul y 18, 2008 , wrot

e ih e Departmen

t wit hrespec t t o variou s service complaints reporte

db y hi s constituents - bu

t no t t o Pacifi c Wing s - wit

hrespec t t o Pacifi c Wings ' service a t Kalaupapa
. Similarly , Representativ e Hirono , b

y lette r date dAugus t 1 , 2008 , wrot

e Pacifi c Wings wit hrespec t t o variou s service complaints
. Th e Departmen

t responde dt o Rep
. Abercrombi

e b y lette r fro m Michae l W
. Reynolds , date

dSeptembe

r 2 , 2008 , whic

hPacifi c Wing s forwarde

dt o Rep
. Hiron

o a s it s response t o he r letter
.

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### Pacifi c Wings ' Respons e t

o Orde r 20 ! 1-4- 7 Apri l 20 , 201 ] Page 5 unspecifie dservic e problems
. S o Pacifi c Wing s informedth e Departmen t tha t i t woul dpull it s EA S bi di n orde r

to wor k wit h th e community to addres s thes e servic e concerns . N o such servic e concern s hav e been brought t o Pacifi c Wings ' attentio n since
. Thus , w e suspec t

tha t wha t th e Order

Requestin g Proposal s refer s t o a s air servic e complaint s fro mth e community woul db e reveale da s nothin g othe r tha n aconcer

n ove r fares
. I t i s a n obviou s fac

t tha t acarrier providin g non-subsidize dservic e i n a n EA S marke t

i s likely to publis h higher

fare s than acarrier

providin g subsidize dservice , becaus e th e forme r carrier canno t offset Its variabl e cost s wit

h th e Federal subsidy
. The EA S statut e addresse s fare s i n definin g "basi c essential air service " t o includ e flights "a t price s tha

t are no t excessiv e compare dt o th e generall y prevailing , price s o f other air carriers " fo

r lik e service s between simila r places. " 4 9 U.S.C
. 41732(bX2)
. Th e Orde r Requestin g Proposal s doe s riot referenc e a specifi c concern ove r

fares , andthere i s no basi s to believ e (ha t th e fare s Pacifi c Wing s publishe s i

n thes e market s are more tha n th e fare s o

f competin g carrier s i

n th e Hawaiia

n interislan dmarkets
. A s ageneral matter , far e regulatio n wa s eliminate di n th e Airlin e Deregulatio n Act

of 1978 ; the only remainin g possibl e regulatio n of fare s relate s to unreasonabl y lo w fare s (predator y pricing)
. Unde r th e EA S statute , where acarrie r provide s servic e withou t asubsidy , there i s no authorit y to subsidiz e acompetin g carrier
. Se e 4 9 U.S.C
. 41733(c) ; and(d)("Th e Secretar y shal l en dpayment

of compensatio n to a

n air carrie r fo r providin g basi c essential servic e to a n eligibl e plac e when th e Secretar y decide s th e compensatio n i s no longer necessary t o maintai n basi c essential air

servic e to th e place." ) Th e deregulate dmarke t allow s a n air carrier t o compete wit

hPacifi c Wing s an

dcharg e lower

fares
. I t i s tellin g tha

t th e carrier s tha

t woul d complete wit

h Pacifi c Wing s i

n th e Kalaupap amarke t

ar e willin g t o d o s o only wit hthe benefit o f aFedera l subsidy
. Th e Orde r

refer s i n tw o place s to th e "uniqu e needs " o f tli e Kalaupap acommunity
. Althoug h the Orde r doe s no t explai n wh

y th e Kalaupap acommunity i s unique , w e believ e i t i s becaus e the presenc e of

patient s sufferin g fromHansen' s disease
. There ha s never bee n acomplaint made tha t th e Cessn aGran dCaravan aircraf t i s inadequate t

o transpor

t the patient s a

t Kalaupapa
. Also , Pacifi c Wing s i s unawar e o f an y complaint

b y aKalaupap apatient submitte dt o th e Departmen t under th e Ai r Carrie r Acces s Act
. I

f th e Departmen t

believe s thes e patient s ar e i n nee do f subsidize dai r

servic e to b e abl e to affor dt o travel , th e Department

shoul dkno w tha

t the airfare for

Kalaupap apatient s a s well a s mos t worker s (National Par

k andHealt

hworkers ) i s pai dfo

r b y th e Stat e of

Hawai i o r

thei r respectiv e employer
. Moreover , we believ e there ar c no w few patients , perhap s n o mor e than four , wh o are abl e t o trave l b y air

andtrave l o

n Pacifi c Wings
. Thi s no t onl y explain s alot

o f th e

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### Pacifi c Wings ' Respons e t

o Orde r 2011-4- 7 Apri l 20,201 1 Pag e 6 declin e i n enplanement s over th e years , bu t

als o refute s an

y concer n tha t air trave l o n Pacifi c Wing s i s no t

affordabl e fo

r thes e patients
. In sum , there i s n o legitimat e reaso n - whetlier under th e law , longstandin g Department policy , o r th e fact s - to reope n th e Kalaupap aEA S proceedin g t o solici t bid s fo r subsidize d servic e whe n Pacifi c Wing s currentl y provide s th e communit y more flights andtrave l option s than th e statute requires , anddoe s s o withou t Federal subsidy
. ispectfull y submitted , x r \

^aide n Coiinse l fo t

pacifi c Wing s