Document ID: DOT-OST-2002-12477-0001
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Termination of Service at Youngstown, Ohio
Posted Date: 2002-06-10T04:00Z

BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Notice of 

MESABA AVIATION, INC.

	d/b/a MESABA AIRLINES 

of intent to terminate service at Youngstown,

Ohio pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41734 

and 14 C.F.R. § 323

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Dated:  June 10, 2002

NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE AT

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO

Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Mesaba Airlines (“Mesaba”) hereby
submits notice, pursuant to 49 U.S.C § 41734 and 14 C.F.R. § 323.3, of
its intent to terminate service to Youngstown, Ohio, effective September
8, 2002.  Mesaba provides this service as Northwest Airlink.  In support
of this Notice, Mesaba states the following:

1.	Mesaba is a certificated air carrier, whose corporate office is
located at:

		7501 26th Avenue South

		Minneapolis, MN  55450

		(612) 726-5151.

Communications with respect to this Notice should be directed to:

		Robert E. Weil

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mesaba Airlines

7501 26th Avenue South

		Minneapolis, MN  55450

		(612) 726-5151

FAX:  (612) 726-5168

2.	No other carrier is currently serving Youngstown from a large or
medium hub.  The Department, moreover, has determined that it cannot
require any carrier to continue service beyond the termination period
because Youngstown is located only 56 highway miles from a large hub
airport:  Pittsburgh.  See DOT Order 99-11-21, at 2-3 (Dec. 3, 1999).

3.	The routing and schedule of the service that Mesaba is terminating on
September 8, 2002 is as follows:

From		Departure	To		Arrival	Frequency

DTW		13:50		YNG		15:42		Daily one stop via CAK

DTW		19:50		YNG		20:52		Daily one stop via CAK

YNG		16:05		DTW		17:59		Daily one stop via CAK

YNG		07:30		DTW		09:25		Daily one stop via CAK

4.	Mesaba operates these flights with Saab SF340 aircraft (34 passenger
seats).

5.	Mesaba intends to terminate the service on September 8, 2002.

6.	In 1983, the Department determined that the level of essential air
service for Youngstown was a minimum of two daily roundtrips to/from
Chicago and two daily roundtrips to/from Pittsburgh.  See DOT Order
83-11-19 (Nov. 4, 1983).  This Order required that the Pittsburgh
service must be provided on a nonstop basis, while the Chicago service
may be provided on a two-stop basis.  Id.  Subsequently, in 1999, the
Department amended the 1983 essential air service requirement to
recognize service to any large or medium hub.  DOT Order 99-11-21 (Dec.
3, 1999).  The Department also determined that it could not subsidize
any carrier serving Youngstown because this community was 56 highway
miles from Pittsburgh and, therefore, could not require any carrier to
continue serving Youngstown beyond the 90-day termination notice period.
 Id.  The Department, however, continued to require notice of the
termination, and Mesaba is complying with this notice requirement.

7.	The effective date of this Notice is June 10, 2002.  Objections to
this Notice are due within 20 days of this Notice or on July 1, 2002.

8.	As required by 14 C.F.R. § 323.7(a), this Notice is being served
upon all persons listed on the attached service list.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Robert E. Weil /s/

Robert E. Weil

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

MESABA AIRLINES

7501 26TH Avenue South

Minneapolis, MS  55450

(612) 726-5151

Dated:  June 10, 2002

SERVICE LIST

On this 10th day of June 2002, a copy of this NOTICE OF TERMINATION was
served by first class mail, postage prepaid, upon each of the persons
below:

Dennis DeVany, Chief

EAS and Domestic Analysis, X-53

U.S. Department of Transportation

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Room 6417I

Washington, D.C.  20590

	Thomas P. Nolan, Director

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport

1453 Youngstown Kingsville Road, N.E.

Vienna, OH  44473

George McKelvey, Mayor

City of Youngstown

120 Market Street

Youngstown, OH  44503

	Patricia E. Davis, Postmaster

Youngstown Post Office

99 South Walnut Street

Youngstown, OH  44501

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NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF

MESABA AIRLINES

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