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The Honorabl e Joan Bauer Michiga n Hous e of

Representative s Stat e Capito l P.O . Bo x 3001 4 Lansing , M I 48909-751 4 Dea r Ms . Bauer : Than k yo u fo r your lette r o f November

I supportin g Sun Country Airline s t o serv e Lansing . Michigan , i

n th e ongoin g slot-exemptio n proceedin g a t Ronal dReaga

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l Airpor t (DCA) . Th e Secretar

y ha s aske dtha

t [ respon dt o your letter directly . A s yo u know « th e U.S . Departmen t

of Transportatio n commence daproceedin g o n Augus t 3 0 t o reallocate tw o DC A slo t exemption s tha

t ar e currentl y hel db y Republi c Airline , Inc . (Republic ) a s aresul t of it s acquisitio n o f

Midwes t Airlines . Republi c has been usin g thes e (w o slo t

exemption s fo

r DC A - Kansa s City service . Thes e slot exemption s ma

y b e use dt o serv e an

y mediu mhu b or

smalle r airpor t withi n th e 1,250

- mile perimeter

o f DCA . W e hav e receive datotal o f

fiv e proposals , briefly outline dbelow :

• Sun Countr

y t o serv e Lansin g continuin g onto Minneapolis/St . Pau l wit h129

- o r 162-sea t aircraft ; • Republic , brande das Frontie r Airlines , t o continu e l o serv e Kansa s City . Missouri , wit

h99-seat regiona l je t aircraft ; • Southwes t

Airline s Co. , to serv e Kansa s Cit y utilizin g 137-sea

t aircraft ; • U S Airways , Inc. , t o serv e Pensacola , Florida , utilizin g 76

- or 86-sea t regiona l je t aircraft , dependin g o n th e season ; an d • AirTra n Airways , Inc. , t o serv e eithe r For t Myer s o r Sarasota . Florida , utilizin g either 117

- or 137-sea t aircraft . A s th e slo t

exemptio n proceedin g i s competitiv e andi s currentl y under revie w by th e Department. ! a

msure you understan dtha t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f

th e proposals . I assure you , however , tha t th e Department

wil l ftilly conside r

all of th eTh e Honorabl e Joa n Baue r Pag e 2 proposals , an dmak e it s awart l base do n th e selectio n criteri adetaile di n th e governin g .statutes . A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dm y respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2000-718 2 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s proceeding . I

f 1 ca n provid e furthe r informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fec i fre e t o cal l me .

Sincerel y yours , Susa n L , Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s68T H DISTRIC T STAT E CAPITO L RO . BO X 300 M LANSING . M l 08909-751 4 PHONE : (517 ) 373-082 6 FAX : (517 ) 373-569 8 E-MAIL : joaiibauGrfi''housG.mi.Qo v MOUS H o r REPRI-SENTATIVE S STAT E O F MICHIGA N 

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> th e Capita l Regio n Internationa l Airpor t i s very importan t

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