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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### 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 ofeight 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 ofthe points raised in your letter. However, I can assure you that all applications the Department received will be given full and fait consideration and willbe evaluated againstthe selection criteria specified in the statute. 'nistered through apublic docket, which ment. Following our normal pr:actice, 1am n docket number DOT-20 -0029. The Departmenfs action on this matter is being allows all interested parties the opportunity to placing a copy ofyour letter and this res Asimilarresponse has been sent tQ SeTHE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

The Honorable·Debbie Stabenow United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 DearSenator 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 Airportwith one round trip per day from DCA. Under authority granted in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of20**12~** the U.S. DepartmentofTransportation will be awarding to new entrant or limited incumbent carriers atotal ofeight slotexemptions 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 ofthe points raised in your letter. However. Ican 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 apublic docket. which all(.)Ws all interested parties the. opportunity to comment. Following our normal practice, 1am placing a copy ofyour letter and this resp e in docket number DQT

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### wor.mg\n support ofSun CountryAirline's appliuatiOll Wprttv-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 abetter 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 ofits 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 ofthis application would make

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Cart Leviu United States Senator Debbie Stabtmow U.nited Slates Senator



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