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Apri l 28 , 201 0
Davi dHal l Airport Directo r Kirksvill e Regiona l Airport 2716 1 Airpor t

Trai l Kirksville , Missour i 6350 1
Dear Mr
. Hall : I woul dlik e t o update yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e situatio na

t Kirksville , Missouri , an dgiv e yo u a

n opportunity t o submi t

an y comment s if

yo u wish

. I nanticipatio no f th e en do f Ai r Choic e One' s curren t

contrac t o nJul y 31 , 2010 , th e Departmen t issue d Orde r 2010-3-31 , Marc h25 , 2010 , t o solici t proposal s fro mal l intereste dai r carrier s t o provid e servic e a

t Kirksville

. In respons e t o tha t order , w e receive dproposal s fro mfour carriers : Multi-Aer o Inc
. d/b/ aAi r Choic e On e (Ai r

Choic e One , th e incumbent)

. Charte r Ai r Transport , Hyanni s Ai r

Servic e d/b/ aCap e Ai r

(Cap e Air) , an dSovereig nAir

. W e hav e directe deac hcarrie r t o serv e it s proposal(s ) o nyou ; i naddition , copies o f th e proposal s ma y b e accesse donlin e throug hth e Department' s Docket s Managemen t Syste mat : http://www.regulations.gov / b y enterin g "DOT-OST-1997-2515 " i nth e "Enter Keywor do r

ID " field , but

w e hav e sunmiarize dth e proposal s i nth e attachmen t provided

. M y purpos e i n writin g t o yo u at thi s tim e i s t o reques t

an y final comment s yo u migh t hav e o nth e carriers ' servic e an dsubsid y proposal s befor e w e submi t arecommendatio n o nth e carrier-selectio n issu e t o th e Assistan t Secretar y for

Aviatio nan dInternationa l Affairs

. Pleas e not e that

th e averag e passenge r

fare s show ni neac hproposa l d o not necessaril y reflec t th e averag e loca l fare Kirksvill e passenger s woul dactuall y pay , but , rather , reflec t aprorate dportio n of

th e tota l ticke t

price , e.g. , th e Kirksville-St

. Loui s portio no f a Kirksville-St

. Louis-Washington , D.C
. ticke t tha t th e subsidize dcarrie r

woul drealize

. Also , th e fare show n i s ne t of certai ncharge s suc ha s Federa l transportatio nsecurity fees , excis e o r ticke t taxes , an dPassenge r

Facilit y Charges

. O f

course , carrier s hav e th e discretio n t o charg e fare s the y deemappropriate , an dth e passenge r fare s presente di n thei r proposal s hav e bee n develope dfor subsid y rat e computatio npurpose s only

.Yo u shoul dals o not e that th e schedule s tha t

th e carrier s hav e submitte dar e illustrativ e only , an dthat

the y may mak e schedul e change s t o reflec t changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g connectm g ban k time s at th e hub

. Th e Departmen t expect s subsidize dai r

carrier s t o maintai nwell-time dan dwell-space dflight s i norde r t o ensur e ful l compensation

. W e reques t

that yo u revie w eac hproposa l an dservic e optio nan dsubmi t an y comment s yo u ma y hav e befor e w e submi t arecommendatio nt o th e Assistan t Secretary
. A s yo u ar e aware , Kirksvill e i s wel l ove r th e statutory $20 0 subsid y pe r passenge r

cap , an dth e community' s continue deligibilit y remain s uncertain

. A s aresult , you r comment s shoul daddres s th e feature s of th e variou s carrie r

proposal s tha t

yo u believ e wil l resul t

i n increase dpassenge r

level s t o lowe r

th e subsid y pe r

passenge r

belo w th e $20 0 cap . W e as k that yo u submi t

an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo na s possible , but i nan y cas e n o late r tha n May 25 , 2010
. W e wil l carefull y conside r you r comment s befor e w e submi t a recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r

adecision

. W e appreciat e that ther e ar e significan t

issue s for

yo u t o consider , s o if

yo u hav e an y question s o r if yo u fin dthat

yo u nee dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r comments , pleas e le t

u s know

. Pleas e sen dyou r

comment s t o m e at

th e followin g e-mai l address : EAS@dot.go v o r b y fax t o 202-366-7638
. I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Kevi n Schlemme r

o f m y staf f at kevin.schlemmer@dot.go v o r 202-366-3176
. A similar lette r ha s bee n sent

t o th e Mayo r

o f Kirksville

. Sincerely ,

Denni s J
. DeV'Hn

y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi sSummar yo f proposal s fo rKirksvill e Attachmen t

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. Loui s (3 ) Cessn a 40 2 Kansa s Cit y(2) * Jetstrea m 3 2 Kansa s Cit y(2 ) Cessn a 40 1 Annua l subsid yamoun t $836,60 5 $739,84 1 $847,61 8 $899,25 4 $582,93 8 $1,422,11 0 $1,383,01 5 $371,63 6

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