Essential Air Service at Paducah, Kentucky, Alpena, Muskegon, Hancock and Sault St. Marie, Michigan, International Falls, Minnesota, Tupelo, Mississippi and Eau Claire, Wisconsin (OST-2009-0160)
OST-2009-0160
Essential Air Service at Paducah, Kentucky, Alpena, Muskegon, Hancock and Sault St. Marie, Michigan, International Falls, Minnesota, Tupelo, Mississippi and Eau Claire, Wisconsin
4-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of Aspirus Keweenaw
Recently it was brought to our attention that a new RFP for baseline service to Houghton County Memorial Airport is under consideration. This letter asks you to consider the consequences this amendment would have on our health care organization and other leading employers in the area. As the third largest employer in the Houghton/Keweenaw County region, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital strongly implores the Department of Transportation to amend immediately their request for proposal for baseline essential air service to Houghton County Memorial Airport.
5-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of Finlandia University
I am writing to join with my mimicipal and business colleagues in expressing my strongest opposition to the data and terms stated in the Department Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals.
6-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of GS Engineering
I respectfially disagree with your proposal to limit EAS funding for only 2 flights per day at the Houghton County Memorial Airport.
6-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of Hitch
As a business in the community of Houghton and Hancocl<, IVlichigan we strongly object to the data and terms stated in the Department Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals.
6-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of Peninsula Copper Industries
The announcement of the impending proposed reduction of air service for Houghton County from the cuirent tliree flights per day to two per day raises serious concern and objection from Peninsula Copper Industries.
10-Aug-2009
Re: Comments of Michigan Technological University
I agree with you that DOT's current definition for Essential Air Service as two daily round trips (actually only 13 round trips per week) with SF340 equipment to Minneapolis (or another suitable Hub) is flawed.
It is already difficult for our customers to travel to our remote comer of Michigan. Lowering our air service would make it worse. I would like see some service to Detroit but certainly no less than three flights per day to provide ample opportunity for our customers to continue to do business with us. We are already "geographically challenged" and to reduce air service so that we are "transportation limited" would be a step backwards in the growth and prosperity we have fought to achieve.
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