The Honorable Carl Levin 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Levin: 

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

April 16, 2012 

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Thank you for your letter~ cosigned by Senator Debbie Stabenow, supporting the application of 

MN Airlines, LLC, operating as Sun Country Airlines, for beyond .. perlmeter slot exemptions at 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Sun Country's application proposes to 

serve Las Vegas McCartan International Airport with one round trip per day from DCA. 

Under authority granted in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012~ the 

U.S. Department ofTmn5portation will be awarding to new entrant or limited incumbent 

carriets a total of eight slot exemptions at DCA, which would support four daily round trips. 

We received Sun Country's application on March 12. Other timely applications were received 

from Air Canada, proposing one round trip to Vancouver, British Columbia; Alaska Airlines> one 

round trip to San Diego, California, and one round trip to Portland, Oregon; Frontier Airlines, 

one round trip to Colo.rado Springs. Color:ado~ and beyond to San Diego; JetBJue Airlines* one 

round trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and. one round trip to Austin, Texas; Southwest Airlines, one 

round trip to Austin and beyond to San Diego; and Virgin America, Inc .• two round trips to 

San Ftancisoo, California. 

As the matter is still pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However, I can assure you that all applications the Department received will be given full and 

fait consideration and will be evaluated against the selection criteria specified in the statute. 

'nistered through a public docket, which 

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The Departmenfs action on this matter is being 

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THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable·Debbie Stabenow 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Stabenow: 

Aprll16, 2012 

Thank you for your letter, cosigtted by Senator Carl Levin. supporting the application of 

MN Airlines, LLC,. operating as Sun Country Airlines, for beyond-perimeter slot exemptions at 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Sun Country's application proposes to 

serve Las Vegas McCarran International Airport with one round trip per day from DCA. 

Under authority granted in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of20 12~ the 

U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding to new entrant or limited incumbent 

carriers a total of eight slot exemptions at DCA, which would support four daily round trips. 

We received Sun Country's application on March 12. Other timely applications were received 

from Air Canada, proposing one round trip to Vancouver, British Columbia; Alaska Airlines, one 

round trip to San Diego, California, and one round trip to Portland, Oregon; Frontier Airlines, 

one round trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and beyond to San. Diego; JetBlue Airlines, one 

round trip to San Juan} Puerto Rico, and one rotmd trip to Austin, Texas; Southwest Airlinest one 

round trip to Austin and beyond to San Diego; and Virgin America, lnc., two round trips to 

San Francisco, California. 

As the matter is still pending, I cannot comment on the merits of the points raised in your letter. 

However. I can assure you that all applications the Department received will be given full and 

fair consideration and will be evaluated against the selection criteda specified in the statute. 

The Department's action on this matter is being administered through a public docket. which 

all(.)Ws all interested parties the. opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, 1 am 

placing a copy of your letter and this resp e in docket number DQT .. 2 2·0029. 

A 5imilar response has been sent t 
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The HonOf4&1~ .Ra~nd L. Ll.ttlood 

U. S. Departrrtent GtTrtm$portation 

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Dear Mr. Sette:t~1 

WASHINGTON, DC 20!HO 

We ate wor.mg \n support of Sun Country Airline's appliuatiOll W prttv-1dc nonstop service f'tmn 

Reagnrt 'Nat~"mi1 Airport (DCA) to Las Vegas McCartan lntern.ational Airport (l.AS). Jt is our 

understanclinglha.\'thi$ flight will enable S\11'1 Country to provide a better schedule for its flight 

from ReagattNatio't<la\ to Lansing's Capitol City Airport (LAN). 

As you ki'I.OW, Sun Coun'try currently provides diroct ntghts between Lan.siag, Michigan and 

Reagan National Ah:pt:Jrt. This non-stop Las Vegas Oighl wot1ld enable Sun Country \O change 

the time of its flight from Washington. D.C. to l.ansing to later tn the da.y, giving lhc region's 

mahy business trav0Jers the oppOrl\ulity \O travel to DC and back in t)ne day. Thix new route will 

help establish the greater Lansing region as an impottaot hub for Sun Country and facilitate its 

continued growth. 

ApproWl.l of this application would make tne alte!dypopl)JSf tO'U~ between I.,ansing and . Wasl,1ington. D.C. ~ tnore convenient for n:avelers. We hope )'t>t\ will fgive Sun Country's 

applicatio11 for an additio:n~tlnonstop flight out of Reagan National your strt~ng conside1·alion. 

Sinoetl$ly, 

Cart Leviu 

United States Senator 

Debbie Stabtmow 

U.nited Slates Senator 

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