The Honorable Bob Goodiatte U. S. House of Representatives ^ Washington, D.C Dear Congressman Goodiatte:

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1 e U.S Department Assistant Secretary S ^ 0 0 % ^ ^ ' ' ' Office of the Secretary June 17, 2010 of Transportdtion The Honorable Bob Goodiatte U. S. House of Representatives ^ Dear Congressman Goodiatte: Thank you for your letter to Secretary LaHood, co-signed by your congressional colleagues, on the Roanoke/Southwest Virginia region. I am responding on behalf of the Secretary. LaGuardia, and sell them tlirough a blind sale to airlines that currently have little or no service at these airports, with Delta and US Airways retaining the proceeds from the sale. The carriers sought and received an extension of time, until July 2, 2010, to notify the Department whether they would proceed with the transaction in accordance with the final The relevant documents in the case can be found on the Internet at As is our normal practice, 1 am placing a copy of your letter and this response in the Docket. We appreciate your interest in this proceeding. Sincerely yours.

2 SI & U S Department Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE Of Transportation., oo,n Washington, DC June 17, 2010 Office of the Secretary The Honorable Rick Boucher U. S. House of Representatives Dear Congressman Boucher: Thank you for your letter to Secretary LaHood, cosigned by your congressional colleagues, on the Roanoke/Southwest Virginia region. I am responding on behalf of the Secretary. LaGuardia, and sell them through a blind sale to airlines that currently have little or no service at these airports, with Delta and US Airways retaining the proceeds from the sale. The carriers sought and received an extension of time, until July 2, to notify the Department whetlier they would proceed with the transaction in accordance with the final TTie relevant documents in the case can be found on the Internet at As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in the Docket. We appreciate your interest in tliis proceeding. Sincerely yours,

3 U S Department Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE Of Transportation Washington, oc Office of the Secretary June 17, 2010 The Honorable Tom Perriello U. S. House of Representatives Dear Congressman Perriello: Thank you for your letter to Secretary LaHood, cosigned by your congressional colleagues, on tlie Roanoke/Southwest Virginia region. I am responding on behalf of the Secretary. LaGuardia, and sell them through a blind sale to airlines that currently have little or no service at these airports, witli Delta and US Airways retaining the proceeds from the sale. The carriers sought and received an extension of time, until July 2, 2010, to notify the Department whether they would proceed with the transaction in accordance with the final The relevant documents in the case can be found on the Internet at As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in the Docket. We appreciate your interest in this proceeding. Sincerely yours.

4 STW8S-121-XEWCP24 09:29:59 a.m. 03/11/ :46 FAX ConsrestK of tfie Winittt MeiM l^outfe of iflepresttntatibek JBSUalbinffon, 1& March 11,2010 Ray LaHood, Secretaiy U.S. Department of Thmsportation 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Room Washington, DC Mr. Secretaiy, We write today to express our views on the potential impact of the i»oposed "slot-swap" agreement between Delta and US Airways and its afssct on the Roanoke^Southwest Virginia regioa As you know, the Federal Aviation Administration (PAA) recoitly gave tentative approval to the "slot- swi^** between Delta and US Airways for Ronald Reagan Washington National and New York LaGuardia Airports. This iqtproval is conditioned upon the airlines selling some of their slot interests to U.S. or Canadian carriers with no service or limited service at the two airports. Mr. Secretary, access to the preeminent financial center in the country has proven vital to the employment base of the Roanoke Valley, the business community and economic development efforts. While this connection is crucial to domestic interests in Southwest Virghua and New York, access to New York also provides a vital one-stop connection for millions of non-urban residents and commercial partners to international markets. As you may know, US Airways services Roanoke (ROA) Regional Airport witii non-stop to New Yoik-LaGuardia (LGA) tbree-tinies daily. Roanoke has had service to LGA for nearly 20 years. However, it is our understanding that if this agreement between die airlines and FAA is approved, in its current fonn, service fibm Roanoke to New York could be eliminated. As such, we are deq>ly concerned tiut eliminating this service could have long lasting economic and social ranuficatioiui to millions of our constituents in Virginia. Without an effective, coordinated transportation system, of which air service is critical, and an available, skilled woricforce, our region's economic development efforts and future growth could be severely weakened. nwmoon neroxo T*m

5 STW XEWCP24 09:30:15 a.m. 05/11/ :47 FAA Mr. Secretary, as you review the agreement between Delta and US Airways, wc hope that you will consider its impact to small and medium sized airports and agree that leducing access to business centers is not in the best interest of rejuvenating our economy and fostmng an innovative economic environment. We urge you to ensure that Roanoke/Southwest Virginia retains its access to the number one financial center in the country. Sincerely, 0X> J^.j/?j% iulx>> Bob Goodiatte Rick Boucher Tom PerrieUo