BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) In the Matter of ) ) Establishment of Slot Exemption Proceedings ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0029 At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 ) __________________________________________)

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 TO APPLICATION OF ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

Megan Lawrence, Esq. Managing Director, Government and Community Relations Megan.Lawrence@alaskaair.com Kyle Levine, Esq. Deputy General Counsel and Managing Director, Legal Kyle.Levine@alaskaair.com ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 19300 Pacific Highway South Seattle, WA 98188 Marshall S. Sinick, Esq. Marshall.Sinick@squiresanders.com Edward W. Sauer, Esq. Edward.Sauer@squiresanders.com Squire Sanders (US) LLP 1200 19 th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 626-6651

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc.

DATED: April 2, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) In the Matter of ) ) Establishment of Slot Exemption Proceedings ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0029 At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41718 ) __________________________________________)

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 TO APPLICATION OF ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

Alaska Airlines, Inc. (“Alaska”) respectfully files this motion for leave to file Supplement
No. 2 to its Application. 1 This Supplement, including the letters of support attached to Alaska’s
previously filed Application and Reply Comments, contain letters of support from various
business entities and hundreds of individuals urging the Department of Transportation to approve
Alaska’s application to operate nonstop service in the Portland-DCA and San Diego-DCA
markets, as well as one-stop Honolulu-DCA service. The appendices to this supplement identify
each of the business entities submitting letters. 2 Alaska is deeply appreciative of the broad
support its application has received.
Alaska requests that the Department consider this strong support when deciding Alaska’s
Application.

1 Alaska expects to file additional supplements with further letters of support for its Portand-DCA and San DiegoDCA proposals.

2 Letters from business entities are attached to this Supplement. Supporting statements from individuals are being filed with the Department separately on a CD. Alaska will make this CD available to any interested party in this proceeding.Respectfully submitted,

________________________________ Marshall S. Sinick, Esq. Marshall.Sinick@squiresanders.com Edward W. Sauer, Esq. Edward.Sauer@squiresanders.com Squire Sanders (US) LLP 1200 19 th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 626-6651

DATED: April 2, 2012Letters of Support – Alaska’s San Diego-DCA Proposal

Mr. Mike Staples, General Manager, Catamaran Resort and Spa, San Diego, California Mr. Brad Naucler, Director of Sales, Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa Fe, California Mr. John Schafer, Vice President and Managing Director, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, California Mr. Jason Girard, General Manager, Mission Valley Center Travelodge, San Diego, CaliforniaLetters of Support – Alaska’s Hawaii-San Diego-DCA Proposal

Mr. Gerard C. Gibson, Area Vice President & Managing Director, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii Mr. Pono Shim, President and CEO, Oahu Economic Development Board, Honolulu, HawaiiLetters of Support – Alaska’s Portland-DCA Proposal

Mr. Roger Hinshaw, President, Oregon and SW Washington, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Global Commercial Banking, Portland, OregonTel: 503.795.6386 * Fax 503.795.6424 roger.hinshaw@baml.com

Bank of America, N.A., OR1-129-17-01 121 SW Morrison St., Suite 1700, Portland, OR 97204

Member FDIC Roger Hinshaw President, Oregon and SW Washington

The Honorable Ray LaHood U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590

Re: Alaska Airlines’ application for PDX-DCA; Docke t No. DOT-OST-2012-0029.
Dear Secretary LaHood:
This letter is in support of the application of Alas ka Airlines to provide one daily roundtrip flight be tween Reagan National Airport (DCA) and Portland Internat ional Airport (PDX).
We are told that the Portland-Vancouver region is th e second largest market to Washington DC, in terms o f passengers per day, without nonstop service to DCA. It is the ideal candidate for such service. Nonst op service from Oregon/southwest Washington is limited to just a single daily flight between PDX and Washington Dulles (IAD). With nonstop service from PDX to DCA, Oregon/southwest Washington residents will benefit from enhanced competition and no longer be forced to use less convenient and more time-consuming service to reach our nation’s capital.
Alaska Airlines and its regional sister carrier, Ho rizon Air, have a large hub presence at PDX, operat ing an annual average of more than 640 flights per week to 3 3 destinations. As a result, Alaska’s nonstop flig ht would also improve service levels to Washington, DC for the Oregon cities of Eugene, Medford and Redmond, in addition to the greater Portland-Vancouver region. Importantly, Alaska has a strong customer service focus, reliable operational performance and financial stren gth. In sum, we are fortunate to have regular acces s to the best performing airline in the country. These quali ties make Alaska the ideal carrier to provide Oregon/southwest Washington residents with their firs t nonstop service to DCA.
I respectfully urge you to grant Alaska Airlines’ ap plication to provide PDX-DCA service. Thank you for your consideration.

Roger HinshawCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that one copy of the foregoing Supplement of Alaska Airlines, Inc. has this day been served on each of the following individuals via telecopier or email.
susan.kurland@dot.gov ; todd.homan@dot.gov ; james.dann@dot.gov john.allen@faa.gov jhill@dlalaw.com ; robert.land@jetblue.com bob.kneisley@wnco.com ; leslie.abbott@wnco.com john.fredericksen@suncountry.com patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com rick.finn@portofportland.com hbrown@san.org Michael.Daum@cantwell.senate.gov Alexandra.Hackbarth@wyden.senate.gov James.Feldman@begich.senate.gov

______________________________ Marshall S. Sinick
DATED: April 2, 2012