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Order 98-1-16

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. d/b/a United Express (Service to Essential Air Service Points for Chicago O'Hare)

Order 98-1-16 | OST-97-3153 | Issued January 21, 1998 | Served January 27, 1998

Order Denying Application for Slot Exemptions at Chicago O'Hare (Editor's Note:  This PDF File Courtesy of the Department with Editor's Enhancements - Originally Issued January 21)

By this order the Department is denying the application filed by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., d/b/a United Express, for exemptions from 14 CFR Part 93, Subparts K and S. to enable 20 additional flight operations at Chicago's O'Hare Airport to provide essential air service (EAS) at Ironwood and Marustee, Michigan; Mattoon, Mount Vernon, and Sterling/Rock Falls, Illinois; and Ottumwa, Iowa.

We do not contest Great Lakes' expectation that traffic would increase over time in response to the addition of a third round trip. It is far from clear, however, that it would do so in sufficient volume to ultimately reduce the carrier's overall subsidy need. The affected communities' traffic histories do not indicate a need for increased service, and Great Lakes' trafficc projections under the proposed higher service level do not reflect significant traffic stimulation.

Appendix - Historical Enplanements At Great Lakes' O'Hare EAS Communities

By: Charles Hunnicutt

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