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OST-2003-14604 |
Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
| OST-03-14604 | February 26, 2003 | Intention of ExpressJet Airlines Inc. d/b/a Continental Express To Terminate Service | Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas - Termination of Service - ExpressJet |
ExpressJet presently operates three daily roundtrips between Victoria and Houston four days per week and two daily roundtrips three days per week using 37-seat Embraer ERJ 135 aircraft. The level of essential air service established for Victoria requires two weekday and two weekend flights between Victoria and Houston providing capacity for 40 passengers each weekday and over each weekend period, with at least 62 seats inbound and 62 seats outbound required. Since no other airline currently serves Victoria, ExpressJet's termination of service at Victoria will eliminate all air service at Victoria.
Counsel: Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202-624-2615
Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
| OST-03-14604 | March 18, 2003 | Objection of the Victoria County Airport Commission | 90-Day Notice of ExpressJet, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service |
The Victoria County Airport Commission, operator of the Victoria Regional Airport, objects to the Continental Airlines proposal to terminate service. Continental is seeking to discontinue service between Victoria and Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, effective May 31, 2003.
Continental states that its desires to terminate service to due to the loss of revenue because of decreased passenger loads. The Commission believes much of the loss of revenue can be attributed to the existing fare structure that encourages passengers to travel to other airports to make connections. For example, many Continental fares out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport connecting to the same flight in Houston are as much as $200 less than the fares from Victoria. Additionally, there are have been as many as fifteen fares for the Victoria to Houston segment. This multi-fare structure has confused and alienated potential passengers. The result is that they are encouraged to drive to other locations to begin their air travel. Another factor in decreasing passenger counts is the ever-changing flight schedule. One round trip on Tuesdays and Wednesdays has been on again and off again for the last several months. Additionally, the current schedule creates excessive layover times when trying to make connecting flights at Bush Intercontinental.
By: Patrick Rhodes
April 24, 2003
OST-03-14604 - Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
Sky West Airlines is in the final stages of completing a deal to becoming a Continental code-sharing partner for several markets from Houston, Texas. We expect our agreement to be finalized the week of May 12, 2003. One of the first markets they have ask us to serve is Victoria, Texas. We understand that Express Jet has filed a 90-day notice for that market, and that proposal for replacement service are due today.
Sky West submits the attached bid for Victoria utilizing the 30- passenger Embraer Brasilia. Our requested service pattern will be 3 trips per day and we can initiate service July 1, 2003 Our bid is subject to us reaching an agreement with Continental to become a Continental Connection carrier.
By: Eric Christensen
By: Scott Lyon, 602-685-4368, scott.lyon@mesa-air.com
Proposal of Great Lakes Airlines
By: Great Lakes Airlines
May 2, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
By: A. Grimsley
May 12, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
By: Kara Hope
May 12, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
By: W.E. White
May 19, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
I am a native Victorian whose Mother still lives there. I have been living in the New York area for over 30 years, and she and I have been making regular trips back and forth three or four times a year all that time. Air travel into Victoria, in terms of expense, scheduling and general uncertainty, has been a problem we have learned to live with, begrudgingly. Things were just starting to get a bit better recently, when Continental Express started using larger planes, and now here we are again... I am presently trying to make reservations for a mid-June flight from IGA to VCT and it seems impossible to plan. Guess I'll have to rent a car, again, from Houston, pay outrageous inter-city drop-off fees, and deal with whether or not the Victoria Airport is even open to return the vehicle! Since I've been through this so often, my vote for a new carrier would definitely be for one that services Houston, because at least those of us who end up having to drive to Victoria because of eratic air service can do so in three hours from IAH.
By: Stephanie H. Dahl
May 23, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
By: Linda Zeal
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of Mr. & Mrs. William C. Foster, Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Foster and Margaret C. Foster
By: Mr. & Mrs. William C. Foster, Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Foster and Margaret C. Foster
May 23, 2003
By: W.E. White
May 23, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of Denny I. Arnold
By: Denny I. Arnold
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of Henry J. Weber
By: Henry Weber
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of John W. Griffin
By: John W. Griffin
May 22, 2003
Correspondence of Victoria County Airport Commission | Word
By: Patrick Rhodes
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of Victoria County Airport Commission
By: Patrick Rhodes
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of William Price
By: William Price
May 23, 2003
Correspondence of William Zwerschke
By: William Zwerschke
May 27, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Community Response to Air Service Proposals | Word
The Victoria Regional Airport Air Service Task Force declares its support for the selection of SkyWest Airlines by the U. S.Department of Transportation as the commercial carrier to serve the Victoria Regional Airport.
By: John Roberts
May 28, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of BP Chemical Co.
By: Dan Williamson
May 29, 2003
By: Joyce Cardinell
May 29, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Comments of Dupont Corporation | Word
By: Bruce Chinn
Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
Issued and Served June 2, 2003
Order 03-6-1
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
On February 26, 2003, Express Jet Holdings, Inc., dlb/a Continental Express (Express) filed a 90-day notice to suspend its subsidy-free air service at Victoria, Texas. Order 2003-4-2, April 1, 2003, required Express to continue providing essential air service to Victoria while we processed a carrier-selection case. In the meantime, Express is entitled to be compensated for its forced service. The carrier and staff have agreed to an annual subsidy rate of $1,269,675 to provide two daily nonstop round trips to Houston with 35-seat EMB-135 aircraft. We will make the agreed-to subsidy rate effective from June 1, 2003, until further Department action, i.e., until we select a replacement carrier and the service is fully in place.
Appendix A - Victoria, Texas, and the Surrounding Region
Appendix B - Subsidy Rate
Appendix C - Note
By: Read C. Van de Water
June 4, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of Citizens Medical Center
By: David P. Brown
June 4, 2003
Correspondence of First Victoria National Bank
By: Tom J. Curtis
June 4, 2003
Correspondence of Stephen Hipes
By: Stephen Hipes
June 4, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc
Both professionally and professionally, I am completely supportive of securing Sky West air service in Victoria, Texas. I travel extensively and it is extremely important to have local service available. It is a direct link for area economic development and I am/will be supportive of and encourage every effort to facilitate a return to local air service.
By: Kathy Autry
June 4, 2003
Correspondence of Port of Victoria
Victoria is a vitally important transportation, economic, medical and educational hub in South Central Texas. The Victoria Barge Canal links the Victoria area to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, making the Canal a leading force in the success of this region with over 11,000 jobs and $324.2 million in personal annual income as a direct result. However, in order to sustain Victoria’s success and its ability to experience continued growth and development, it is critical that Victoria have reliable, cost effective air service to Houston. With that in mind, as Chairman of the Victoria County Navigation District, I strongly support Sky West’s proposal to provide this essential service to Houston through the Victoria Regional Airport.
By: Lee Swearingen
June 4, 2003
Withdrawal of Proposal of Great Lakes Airlines
Please Consider this email Great Lakes Airlines' official withdrawal of our proposal to serve VCT to IAH.
By: Dave Thomas, dthomas@greatlakesav.com
Issued June 5, 2003 | Served June 10, 2003
Order 03-6-6
OST-03-14604 - Notice of ExpressJet to Termination Service
Order Extending Service Obligation
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this holdin period. Thus, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we must extend ExpressJet's service obligation at Victoria for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
June 9, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of Equistar Chemicals
By: Shelly Heuser
June 9, 2003
Correspondence of University of Houston-Victoria
By: Carole Parks
June 9, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
By: Shirley
June 6, 2003
Request of Essential Air Service and Domestic Analysis Division
While we received your preliminary views earlier, we would now appreciate receiving your final comments on the carriers' proposals before we make our recommendation to the Assistant Secretary. We ask that you submit your comments within two weeks of receipt of this letter.
By: Dennis DeVany
June 20, 2003
OST-03-14604 - 90-Day Notice of Express, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express to Terminate Service
Correspondence of Victoria Regional Airport
The Airport Commission voted to affirm their preliminary position of supporting the proposal from SkyWest Airlines. The Air Service Task Force position remains unchanged from the previously submitted resolution supporting SkyWest Airlines. We look forward to the final selection of a replacement carrier for this market, and support the selection of SkyWest Airlines, Inc.
By: Patrick Rhodes, 361-578-2704
Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
Issued June 26, 2003 | Served July 1, 2003
Order 03-6-34
OST-03-14604 - Notice of ExpressJet to Terminate Service
Order Selecting Carrier and Establishing Final Subsidy Rate | Word
After careful consideration of both carriers' proposals and the community's comments, we have decided to select Sky West's proposal, which offers 18 nonstop round trips a week to Houston with 30-seat Brasilias at an annual subsidy of $464,869. Sky West has informed us that it expects to be able to begin service at Victoria on August 1, at which time we will end our reliance on ExpressJet to provide essential air service there.
By: Michael Reynolds
Essential Air Service at Victoria, Texas
Issued July 2, 2003 | Served July 8, 2003
Order 03-7-2
OST-03-14604 - Notice of Continental Express to Terminate Service at Victoria, TX
Order Extending Service Obligation
By: Randall Bennett
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