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OST-2000-7138

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EAS Docket

Essential Air Service at Huron, South Dakota

Huron is located approximately 120 highway miles from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Airport. During the past two years, there have been significant upgrades in the scheduled service provided at the Sioux Falls Airport. Currently there are 20 daily flights to four hubs (Denver operated by United Airlines and United Express, Chicago O'Hare operated by United Express, Minneapolis/St. Paul operated by Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink and St. Louis operated by Trans World Airlines) with all but three departures operating in jet equipment. United Express will add a fourth daily jet round trip to O'Hare in the near future. Great Lakes operates its Huron-Minneapolis/St. Paul flights as United Express service under a comprehensive marketing agreement with United Airlines. Because United's schedule service at Minneapolis/St. Paul is limited to flights to Chicago-O'Hare and Denver, itineraries involving United Express/United Airlines require a double connection between Huron and virtually every destination.  Because of the greatly expanded schedule now available at Sioux Falls, the limited frequency of service scheduled by Great Lakes Aviation between Huron and Minneapolis/St. Paul cannot generate the revenues needed to cover the costs of providing the service. Great Lakes Aviation is unable to sustain the continuing losses associated with serving this market.

Great Lakes, Richard Fontaine, 712.262.1000

Order 2000-7-30 is extending Great Lakes' service obligation at Huron, South Dakota, for another 30 days, through August 25, 2000. Petitions are due August 7, 2000

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By:  Susan McDermott 

By:  Francisco Sanchez

Essential Air Service at Fairmont, Minnesota; Brookings and Yankton, South Dakota; Devils Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota; and Norfolk, Nebraska

By this order, the Department is extending as interim rates the recently expired subsidy rates for the essential air service (EAS) provided by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., at Devils Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota, and at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota, until new final rates can be established.

By:  Randall Bennett

Essential Air Service at Brookings, South Dakota and Huron, South Dakota

Brookings and Huron are guaranteed to receive minimum levels of air service under the Essential Air Service program by virtue of the fact that they appeared on a certificated air carrier’s Civil Aeronautics Board-issued certificate on October 24, 1978, the date the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 was signed into law.  Great Lakes Aviation is the only scheduled passenger air carrier serving both communities.  Great Lakes’ service at Brookings and Huron consists of two round trips each weekday and each weekend to Minneapolis/St. Paul over the routing Huron-Brookings-Minneapolis/St. Paul with 19-passenger Beech 1900D aircraft.

Therefore, we request proposal options that would provide the communities with service to their designated hub of Minneapolis consisting of at least two or three round trips a day, nonstop or one-stop, six days a week, with twin-engine, two-pilot, 15-passenger-seat or larger, pressurized aircraft.  The proposals should offer at least enough daily seats to accommodate the most recent average daily enplanements at a 60-percent load factor.  We will also entertain proposals to serve other hubs, such as Omaha, Denver, Milwaukee, Kansas City, St. Louis, or Chicago, that provide access to the national air transportation system in order to give the Department and the community as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose.  (Both communities have specifically requested that we seek proposals for service to Omaha.)  As always, we will formally solicit the community’s views on any service options we receive before making a long-term carrier selection decision.  In order to assist carriers in making their traffic and revenue forecasts, we have included historical traffic data in Appendix B.

By:  Read C. Van de Water

Essential Air Service at Brookings, South Dakota and Huron, South Dakota

Issued April 23, 2003 | Served April 28, 2003

OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD

Notice of Extension | Word

We have received a request from MultiAero, Inc., for a twenty-day extension of this due date. In support of its request, MultiAero affirms that it will deliver to the Department of Transportation all required documentation on or before May 13, 2003. We will grant this request. As is our normal practice, we will therefore grant all potentially interested applicants until May 13, 2003, to submit service proposals for any or all of the subject points.

By: Dennis DeVany

Request of Multi-Aero for Extension

We our requesting an extension for bid request Docket OST-1997-2785 and OST-2000-7138. The reason for the request we just learn of the bids on April 18, 2003 and need additional time to place a bid. Our understanding bid closing dates are April 23, 2003. Multi-Aero is requesting an extension until May 13, 2003.

By: Multi-Aero

OST-97-2785 - Brookings, South Dakota
OST-00-7138 - Huron, South Dakota

May 19, 2003

Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation

By: Douglas G. Voss

May 21, 2003

Response of Mesa Air Group

Response of Mesa Air Group on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary Air Midwest, Inc. to Request for Proposals 2003-4-5 for Competitive Proposals between Brookings/Huron, South Dakota and Omaha, Nebraska.

By: Scott Lyon, 602-685-4368, scott.lyon@mesa-air.com

May 21, 2003

Response of Westward Airways

By: Kristi Feusner, 308-220-3838, kfeusner@westwardairways.com

Essential Air Service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota

Issued June 19, 2003 | Served June 24, 2003

Order 03-6-28
OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD

Order Setting Final Subsidy Rate and to Show Cause on Termination of Subsidy Eligibility | Word

The Department tentatively terminates the subsidy eligibility of Brookings, South Dakota, under the Essential air Service Program because the subsidy per passenger exceeds the $200 per passenger statutory ceiling and the community is less than 210 highway miles from the large hub airport at Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The Department is also setting a final subsidy annual rate of $1,911,452 for Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., for service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota, from January 1, 2003, until the termination of service at Brookings becomes effective.

Because we take a decision to terminate a community's subsidy eligibility very seriously, we have also examined the situation in the context of service proposals from prospective replacement carriers to see if there are any viable options at less than $200 per passenger. Neither of them falls anywhere near the $200 per passenger cap. The least expensive option in terms of subsidy is Westward Airways' proposal for service to Omaha for $1,257,209 annually for Brookings and Huron. This proposal yields a subsidy per passenger figure of $362.8 Mesa/Air Midwest's proposal amount of $2,278,617 for service to Omaha yields a subsidy per passenger figure of $656.

By: Michael Reynolds

Essential Air Service at Brookings, Huron, and Pierre, South Dakota

Order 04-04-08
OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

Issued April 6, 2004 | Served April 9, 2004

Order Requesting Proposals | Word

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Brookings, Huron and/or Pierre, South Dakota, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy.

By: Karan Bhatia

OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

May 10, 2004

Response of Westward Airways

The service proposed by such bid offers the two subsidy-eligible communities of Huron and Brookings, South Dakota, three round-trip flights each weekday, and two round-trip flights each weekend day. On May 6, 2004, Westward received an Air Carrier Operating Certificate issued under Title 14 CFR 135 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.

Westward anticipates submittal of final documents to effect Westward's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Interstate Air Transportation (Docket OST-02-14071) to the Department no later than May 17, 2004.

By: Westward Airways, Kristi Feusner, 38-220-3838 x3020, kfeusner@westwardairways.com

OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

May 10, 2004

Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service (Big Sky)

Big Sky Transportation Co. is pleased to provide proposals to provide Essential Air Service to the South Dakota points of Brookings, Huron and Pierre. It is our belief that the proposals being made are unique and offer the South Dakota community's substantially better service than is being provided by the incumbent carrier. The Big Sky proposals include service for the Huron and Brookings communities to Omaha, Nebraska. Service from the state capital of Pierre is proposed to Denver.

By: Big Sky, Kim Champney, 406-247-3911, kim.champney@bigskyair.com

May 10, 2004

Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service (Great Lakes)

This contains the response of Great Lakes Aviation, LTD. to Order Requesting Proposals 2004-4-8.

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals to provide essential air transportation at these points in South Dakota.

In light of the instructions in the order to provide a "last and final" offer for the service to these points, Great Lakes has provided a list of options for service to these Essential Air Service points for the communities and the Department to choose from. As in the recent bids for service points in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, Great Lakes is bidding on these points to provide service in the local markets to Denver as Great Lakes Airlines. These service patterns and times are designed specifically to connect with our code-share partners Frontier and United Airlines in Denver, with which we hold exclusive code-sharing agreements for the service at these points. Service into Minneapolis will be operated as Great Lakes Airlines, and those flights are designed to connect advantageously with Northwest Airlines' flight structure there. Great Lakes holds a ticketing and baggage agreement with NWA that allows for through ticketing and baggage check for our customers traveling through Minneapolis.

By: Great Lakes, Dave Thomas, 307-432-7000

May 10, 2004

Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service (Mesa)

Mesa Air Group, Inc. d/b/a Air Midwest cordially submits a proposal to provide Essential Air Service at Brookings, Huron, and Pierre, South Dakota. Mesa proposes timely non stop service to Denver, Colorado and Omaha, Nebraska. All nights will be operated with a pressurized turboprop Beech 1900 D aircraft with 19 seats. This level of service meets the requirements mandated by Order 2004-4-8.

By: Mesa, Kendrick Bates, 602-685-4108

May 14, 2004

Re: Request for Comments

I would like to update you on the essential air service situation at Huron and to give you an Opportunity to submit any comments if you wish. As you know, by Order 2004-4-8, April 6, 2004, the Department solicited proposals from all interested air carriers to provide service at Huron, Brookings and Pierre. In response to that order, we received proposals containing a total of seventeen service options from four carriers-Great Lakes Aviation, Air Midwest, Big Sky Airlines, and Westward Airways. While we would normally write up a brief summary of all of the proposals, that is not practical in this case given the number of options.

OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

June 1, 2004

Re: City of Huron's Recommendation of Mesa Air

By: Mary Pearson

OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

June 2, 2004

Re: Preference of Proposals by Great Lakes by Pierre, SD

In order of priority, the following EAS proposals are preferred by the community of Pierre, SD:

1. Great Lakes Airlines’ application for Essential Air Service: Docket OST-2001-10128-8

• Great Lakes Airlines’ Option 8: Denver - Pierre-Huron service with three flights daily in the 30-seat Embraer 120 aircraft.

2. Great Lakes Airlines’ application for Essential Air Service: Docket OST-2001-10128-8

• Great Lakes Airlines’ Option 2: Denver-Pierre service with three flights daily in the 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.

3. Great Lakes Airlines’ application for Essential Air Service: Docket OST-2001-10128-8

• Great Lakes Airlines’ Option 3: Denver-Pierre service with two flights daily in the 30-seat Embraer 120 aircraft.

By: Dennis Eisnach

June 8, 2004

Re: Request for Assistance in Selection by Brookings, SD

On behalf of the citizens of Brookings, South Dakota, we respectfully request your assistance in the selection of airline service to our city, as provided by the Essential Air Service program.

Per document 97-8-9 (Order Reselecting Carrier.. .) under assigned document number OST-1997-2785, four (4) airlines have submitted bids to provide service to Brookings. Following several community meetings and consultations with our fellow community (Huron, South Dakota), we are firm in our belief that the service which would best serve our two communities is that of Option 3 as offered by Mesa Air Group, Inc. d/b/a Air Midwest (Document number OST-1997-2785-34).

By: Scott Munsterman

Essential Air Service at Brookings, Huron, and Pierre, South Dakota

Order 04-07-05
OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD
OST-01-10128 - EAS at Pierre, SD

Issued July 6, 2004 | Served July 9, 2004

Order Selecting Carriers and Setting Subsidy Rates

By this order, the Department is selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to continue providing subsidized essential air service at Pierre, and Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service at Brookings and Huron, for a two-year period. Great Lakes' service at Pierre is to consist of 12 weekly nonstop round trips to Denver with 19seat Beech 1900-D aircraft, at an annual subsidy of $449,912. Air Midwest's service at Brookings and Huron is to consist of 12 weekly flights routed Huron-Brookings-Omaha-Brookings-Huron, with 19-seat Beech 1900-D aircraft, at an annual subsidy of $2,078,727.

We stress that we are very concerned over the low passenger levels and expect both communities to work diligently with Air Midwest to improve traffic levels, which should also result in decreasing subsidy levels in future years.

By: Karan Bhatia

Essential Air Service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota

Order 04-08-25
OST-97-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-00-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD

Issued August 20, 2004

Order Setting Final Subsidy Rates | Word

By this order, the Department is setting final, past-period subsidy rates for the period of October 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, for Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. for its provision of essential air service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota. The final rates will be $1,045,428 on an annual basis for Brookings and $568,848 for Huron.

By: Karan Bhatia

Order 2006-5-19
OST-1997-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-2000-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD

Issued May 22, 2006 | Served May 25, 2006

Order Requesting Proposals | Word

Proposals should provide sufficient capacity to accommodate historical levels of traffic. Specifically for Brookings and Huron, we request proposals for service consisting of 12 round trips a week to Omaha with two-pilot, twin-engine aircraft with at least 15 passenger seats.  We encourage proposals that meet those requirements in an efficient manner.  Carriers are also welcome to propose more than one option, if they choose; they need not limit themselves to those requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities – different hubs, for example – with subsidy requirements that remain competitive.

Air Midwest has provided service at the communities since September 2004.  For the year ended December 31, 2005, Brookings generated a total of 1,869 O&D passengers, an average of 3.0 enplanements per day, while Huron generated 2,854 O&D passengers, a daily average of 4.6.  Passenger levels are up slightly at both communities from the prior year.

By: Todd Homan

Order 2006-5-19
OST-1997-2785 - EAS at Brookings, SD
OST-2000-7138 - EAS at Huron, SD

Issued June 12, 2006 | Served June 15, 2006

Erratum | Word

By Order 2006-5-19, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota, for a new two-year period, with or without subsidy, beginning October 1, 2006.  Upon review, it was discovered that current legislation affecting Brookings’ subsidy eligibility was inadvertently omitted.

The law directed the Secretary of Transportation to consult with the Governors of the States or the Governors’ designees, and to consider their certification as to the most commonly used route between the community and the nearest large or medium hub airport.  The Department must then issue a decision as to the community’s eligibility to receive subsidized essential air service.  If a community is reinstated, it would be effective through September 30, 2007, the date which designations made under Vision 100 would expire.

We are here amending the criteria for proposals for EAS at Brookings.  Interested carriers should prepare their proposals to provide EAS at Brookings as previously stated in Order 2006-5-19.  However, proposals for the period after September 30, 2007, must be below the $200 per passenger statutory ceiling.  Based on the 1,869 total passengers as of YE 2005, proposals would have to show annual subsidy requests of no more than $373,800 in order to be below the subsidy per passenger cap.  We would note, however, that traffic levels at Brookings have increased over the past few years.

No changes will be made to the criteria as they relate to proposals for service at Huron.  Interested carriers should file proposals for service at Huron for the period beginning October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.

These new circumstances warrant the extension of the deadline for proposals set forth in Order 2006-5-19.  Carriers should file their proposals within 20 days of the date of service of this Erratum.  Consistent with program practice, we will give full consideration to all proposals filed in a timely manner.

By: Todd Homan

OST-1997-2785 - Brookings
OST-2000-7138 - Huron

July 5, 2006

Proposals of Air Midwest

Mesa's proposed options would continue service to Omaha. Mesa proposes to operate all flights as Mesa Airlines. We are currently in talks with America West/US Airways to add these markets to our existing codeshare relationship.

All operations proposed would utilize our modem fleet of Raytheon/Beechcraft B-1900D airliners. These aircraft offer a very comfortable 19-seat, pressurized cabin with two turboprop engines.

Option #	Hub	Service	Annual Subsidy
1	OMA	2 RT: BKW to OMA (1 stop) 2 RT: HON to OMA (nonstop)	$2,054,912
2	OMA	2 RT: HON to OMA (nonstop)	$1,601,278

Counsel: Mesa Air Group, Mickey Bowman

July 5, 2006

Proposals of Great Lakes Aviation

The Great Lakes proposals contemplate conveniently timed connecting services with our Code Share partners United and Frontier at our Denver Hub. For each of these cities, Great Lakes proposes a schedule package that contemplates flowing the service one-stop over Pierre, South Dakota through to Denver. Our code share agreements will give both of these South Dakota communities the greatest competitive opportunity available.

For the Huron, South Dakota service, Great Lakes' two year proposal would include the option of providing nonstop service to Denver, at the company's discretion. The company requests that upline service from Huron be eligible, in order to facilitate this service. Per the Department's instructions, the bid for Brookings is for a one year period, ending September 30, 2007.

These proposals contemplate the use of pressurized 19 seat Beech 1900D's in each case.

Proposal Number	Service Point	Hub Served	Equipment	Round Trips	Subsidy Requirement	Passenger Forecast	Subsidy per Passenger
1	Huron	Denver	1900D	2	$783,733	3500	$225.78
2	Brookings	Denver	1900D	2	$1,212,400	2100	$577.33

Counsel: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7030, mmatthews@greatlakesav.com

June 26, 2006

Proposal of Northwest Airlink

In response to the Department's Order 2006-5-19, Mesaba Aviation, Inc,, doing business as Northwest Airlink, is enclosing its detailed subsidy proposal for essential air service at Brookings and Huron, SD at a level of two roundtrip flights per day (M-F) and 1 roundtrip per day on Sat/Sun, using 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft from Northwest's MSP hub. Flights to/from BKX would be non-stop to MSP, while flights to/from HON would have a brief stop in BKX going both directions.

Departs MSP	Arrive BKW	Arrive HON	Depart HON	Depart BKW	Arrive MSP
1115	1234	1330	1410	1520	1637
2100	2219	2315	0700	0800	0917

Counsel: Northwest Airlink, William Pal-Freeman

OST-1997-2785
OST-2000-7138

July 7, 2006

Comments Requests of:

• Brookings Mayor
• Brookings Airport Manager
• Huron Mayor
• Huron Airport Manager

As you may know, by Order 2006-5-19, issued May 22, 2006, the Department solicited proposals from all air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Brookings and Huron in anticipation of the end of Air Midwest’s current contract on September 30, 2006.

In response to our request for proposals, we received submissions from Air Midwest, Great Lakes Aviation and Mesaba Aviation.

My purpose in writing to you at this time is to request any final comments you might have on the carriers’ subsidy proposals before we submit a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary on the carrier selection issue. We request that you review this information as expeditiously as possible and submit any comments you may have on the carrier selection case as soon as possible, but in any case no later than July 28, 2006.

By: Dennis DeVany

OST-1997-2785 - Brookings
OST-2000-7138 - Huron

July 26, 2006

City of Brookings in Support of Mesa Airlines

The City Council voted on July 25, 2006 to endorse Mesa Airlines as the primary choice. We have seen an increase in passenger loads over the past two years, with their service, and hope it will continue for the years to come.

The Council also considered Mesaba Airlines because our business travelers in Brookings frequently use Northwest Airlines. Between Daktronics, 3M, and South Dakota State University, they purchased over 7,500 tickets last year. However, because of the large Mesaba subsidy, we did not feel it was appropriate to endorse them as our first choice, therefore, they are our secondary choice for Brookings.

Although we discussed the Great Lakes bid, we do not feel Denver is even a feasible destination for Brookings and can not support their bid.

By: Mayor Scott Munsterman

July 26, 2006

Brookings Airport Board in Support of Mesa Airlines

Over the past two years the City of Brookings has seen a constant increase with Mesa Airlines flying to Omaha. Although we have had some difficulties, we feel that we need to continue with Omaha another bid cycle to continue improvements. Therefore we are selecting Mesa as our primary bid choice.

Since the subsidy to Minneapolis is quite large and a risk to air service in Brookings we, as a community, were not able to endorse Mesaba Airlines. Despite Minneapolis being the proven primary destination city and Northwest being the primary code-share desired, not knowing how expensive ticket prices will be and if our passengers will still use the service if those prices are excessively high, we felt it to be a high risk gamble.

At this time, the community has no need to seek Great Lakes Airlines. We feel their bid will be the final nail in Brookings air service coffin. They are imposing an extremely large subsidy rate onto Brookings and our survey indicated only a small percent of our traveling public wants to go to Denver. A selection of Great Lakes, for Brookings, will be a deliberate move to eliminate Brookings subsidy. If DOT is willing to pay that large of a subsidy for Brookings in 2007, we ask that you then use it to send us to Minneapolis over Denver.

By: Airport Manager Patrick Dame

July 28, 2006

City of Huron in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

On behalf of the City of Huron I am pleased to submit this Letter of Support for the proposal submitted by Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. for service with twice daily flights to Denver under the Essential Air Service program.

We pledge our full support, endorsement, and cooperation to this effort and hope that you will agree with us that the Great Lakes proposal is the best choice for our community and the Essential Air Service program.

By: Mayor Mary Pearson

July 28, 2006

Huron Regional Airport in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

On behalf of the City of Huron Airport Board, I am pleased to submit this Letter of Support for the Essential Air Service Proposal submitted by Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. of Cheyenne, Wyoming in response to your Order Requesting Proposals 2006-5-19 and the Erratum to the same order.

We have carefully studied the proposals submitted by Great Lakes, Mesa, and Mesaba Airlines and are convinced that the proposal for service to Denver with code share agreements with United and Frontier Airlines as submitted by Great Lakes, provides the greatest and most cost effective opportunity for our airport to increase boardings to a reduced or hopefully a non-subsidized level.

Assuming the elimination of the Mesaba proposal due to the much higher subsidy requirement, the Great Lakes proposal provides for the lowest subsidy requirement and the best service opportunity for us of the two remaining proposals.

By: Larry Picek

Order 2006-8-11
OST-1997-2785 - Brookings
OST-2000-7138 - Huron

Issued August 11, 2006 | Served August 16, 2006

Order Selecting Carrier and Establishing Subsidy Rates

By this order, the Department is selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota, consisting of two daily one-stop round trips to Denver International Airport, at annual subsidy rates of $1,212,400, and $793,733, respectively, beginning October 1, 2006.

As we discuss in more detail later. under current Vision 100 legislation, Brookings' subsidy eligibility will almost certainly expire on September 30, 2007, and so our selection ends then. Unaffected by that law, Huron would receive the typical two-year service term, through September 30, 2008, at the annual subsidy rate of $793,733.

By: Michael Reynolds

Order 2008-5-18
OST-2000-7138

Issued May 14, 2008 | Served May 19, 2008

Order Requesting Proposals | Word

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Huron, South Dakota, for a new two-year period, with or without subsidy, beginning October 1, 2008.

By Order 2006-8-11, August 11, 2006, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, to provide subsidized EAS at Huron for the two-year period through September 30, 2008. That order established an annual subsidy rate of $793,733, for service consisting of 12 nonstop or one-stop round trips to Denver International Airport each week with 19-seat Beech 1900D.

Great Lakes has served Huron since October 2006 and traffic has steadily increased, almost doubling in the number of enplanements since 2004. In 2007, Huron generated a total of 5,412 O&D passengers, an average of 8.6 enplanements per day. That represents a significant increase in the 3,265 passengers (an average of 5.2 enplanements per day) it generated in 2006.

By: Todd Homan

June 23, 2008

Re: Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation

Proposal #	Service Point	Hub Served	Round Trips	Equipment	Subsidy Requirement	Passengers Forecast	Average Fare
1	Huron	Denver - one stop over a point in South Dakota or Nebraska	2	1900D	$1,781,159	5500	$130.85

By: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7000

July 10, 2008

Re: Huron Regional Airport Request for Extension of Comment Period

Huron Regional Airport would like to request an extension to the comment period on the Great Lakes Aviation bid for service to Huron, South Dakota until 18 July 2008. This will allow the Airport Governing Board an opportunity to further review the bid and comment if they fee' it is necessary. We realize that this request comes late in the process but with the holiday and summer schedules we have not been able to get the full Board review necessitated by this bid.

By: Larry Cooper

July 17, 2008

Re: City of Huron Airport Board In Support of Great Lakes Aviation

On behalf of the City of Huron Airport Board I am pleased to submit this letter of support for the proposal submitted by Great Lakes Aviation to the request for proposals published by your office under Order 2008-5-18.

By: Larry Picjek, Huron Airport Board

July 17, 2008

Re: Huron Regional Airport in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

On behalf of the City of Huron Airport Board I am pleased to submit this letter of support for the proposal submitted by Great Lakes Aviation to the request for proposals published by your office under Order 2008-5-18.

By: Larry Picek

Order 2008-7-34
OST-2000-7138

Issued July 31, 2008 | Served August 5, 2008

Order Reselecting Carrier and Establishing Subsidy Rates

By this order, the Department is reselecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to continue to provide subsidized essential air service at Huron, South Dakota, for the two-year period beginning October 1, 2008, at the annual subsidy rate of $1,781,159.

By: Michael Reynolds

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