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t Dodg e Regiona l Airport fo rai rservic e i n m ybusines s an d fro m m yinvolvemen t o n tw o nationa l architect committee s tha t I a m a voluntee ron . Ove rth e pas t fiv e year s I hav e flow n ou t o f th e For t Dodg e Regiona l Airport severa l time s eac h yea rfo rfiv e committe e meetings , regiona l meetings , an d nationa l meeting s associate d wit h m yprofession . Personall ym ywif e an d I trave l t o Europ e approximatel yever

y8 month s t o visi t ou rson' s famil yi n Berlin , Germany . Ove rth e next yea rI o rm ywif e an d I wil l b e flyin g ou t o f For t Dodg e o n schedule d trip s i n December , January , February , March , Apri l an d June . W e appreciat e th e convenienc e o f no t havin g t o driv e t o De s Moine s (9 0 miles ) o rMinneapoli s (23 0 miles ) i n orde rt o fly . W e als o appreciat e th e direct fligh t connectio n t o Delt a Airline s i n Minneapoli s fo rth e remainde ro f ou rtrip . Th e connection s w e hav e wit h Delt a hav e allowe d m e t o accumulat e 159,00 0 mile s i n th e pas t thre e years . I understan d tha t ai rtraffi cha s increase d substantiall yi n th e pas t year . Fo rexampl e th e annua l numbe r o f passengers usin g th e For t Dodg e Regiona l Airport wa s 50 % highe ri n 201 0 tha n i n 200 9 an d thi s yea r s o fa rth e numbe ri s u p 43 % ove r2010 . I t i s critica l tha t businesse s lik e ours hav e efficien t transportatio n fo rou remployees , customers an d management . A s a loca l busines s owne rfo rth e pas t 3 2 year s i n For t Dodge , I strongl ysuppor t iiavjra g th e opportunityt o fl you t o f For

t Dodg e an d make connection' s Wit h suc h internationa l ai rline s a s Delta . Af§ 6 I appreciate d a direct fligh t t o th e Twi n Citie s i n lie u o f a stop " i n Maso n Cityan d th e convenienc e o f havin g more reasonabl e time s fo rth e flights . Tha t i s wh yI urg e th e DOT/Essentia l Ai rServic e Commissio n t o select th e Grea t Lake s Airlin e proposal . I understan d tha t the yare : • Proposin g t o hav e 3 direct flight s t o th e Twi n Citie s pe rda ywithou t a sto p i n Maso n City . • I wil l stil l b e abl e t o boo k m yflight s o n Delta.co m wit h seamles s connections . • Becaus e o f th e opportunityt o us e Delta , w e ca n more easil yfl yt o Germany . • M yfrequen t flye rmile s wil l b e maintained . • Departur e an d arriva l time s ar e excellent . • Thei rplane s wil l make th e tri p t o th e Twi n Citie s wit h th e sam e fligh t time . • More dail yflight s tha n w e currentl yhave . • Amore convenien t arriva l poin t at concours e E i n lie u o f Ao rB i n th e Twi n Citie s • Ticket s booke d ou t of For t Dodg e ar e honore d afte rth e chang e i n airlin e occurs . I strongl ysuppor

t th e Federa l Essentia l Ai rServic e Program , designe d t o ensur e tha t rura l area s hav e a lin k t o th e nationa l transportatio n syste m an d as k tha t For t Dodg e b e include d i n th e program . Sincerely , Terr yL . Aller s