OST-00-6953

OST-00-6953

Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.

OST-00-6953	February 17, 2000	Notice of Termination of Service Scanned Copy	Staunton, Virginia
		Article: New Service by United Express
		Service List

After Chautauqua's termination of service, Staunton will continue to receive substantially more than the level of service established by the Department as essential. Based upon published information, effective April 2, 2000, Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc., operating as United Express, will commence six daily nonstop roundtrip flights between Staunton and Washington Dulles International Airport, using Jetstream 32 Aircraft, offering 114 seats each way each day. See attached ACA Press Release, which sets forth ACA’s planned schedules. As a result, Staunton will receive more than three times the level of EAS frequencies and almost twice the level of EAS seats to and from ACA's and United's hubs at Washington-Dulles.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202.663.8060, robert.cohn@shawpittman.com

Chautauqua Airlines, Inc

Order 00-2-28
OST-00-6953

Issued February 25, 2000
Served February 29, 2000

Order Allowing Suspension of Service and Approving Transfer of Essential Air Service Responsibilities

EAS - Staunton, Virginia

We will allow Chautauqua to suspend its service at Staunton on the day that ACA institutes its new service at the community, if it chooses. At that time, we will begin to rely on ACA's service to meet Staunton's essential air service requirements. As planned, ACA's new service easily meets those requirements: the new carrier will offer the community 114 seats each weekday and 209 seats each weekend to Washington. Moreover, ACA's code-share relationship with United Airlines will provide travelers with on-line connecting service through Dulles to destinations throughout United's system.

By: Bradley Mims