OST-97-3087
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OST-97-3087
AccessAir Holdings, Inc. (Exemption, High Density Rule, Des Moines/Moline-Quad Cities/Peoria-LaGuardia)
OST-97-3087 | November 4, 1997
AccessAir's service is intended primarily for business travelers flying between several important Midwest communities and major cities on the East and West Coast. Due to its importance as a business center, no city is more important to AccessAir's plan than New York. Fleet will consist solely of Boeing 737-200 jets that meet Stage 3. The proposed route structure of AccessAir has changed slightly since the Application for a certificate was filed. AccessAir no longer plans to serve Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in its initial service pattern, but will substitute Peoria, Illinois, instead.
The management of AccessAir believes that the actual traffic base is considerably larger than these numbers suggest. First, many travelers from both Peoria and Moline begin their trips by driving to Chicago or St. Louis. Second, O&D surveys tend to overlook the sizeable number of travelers who begin a trip on a commuter airline, such as United Express or American Eagle, but do not change to the respective major carrier affiliate.
Answers are due by November 19, 1997
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202-663-6000
Access Holdings, Inc.
(Exemptions from Slot Restrictions at LaGuardia for Service between Des Moines, IA /
Moline-Quad Cities, IL and New York LaGuardia (Combination Service)
AirTran Airways, Inc. (Exemptions from Slot Restrictions at LaGuardia for Service between Bloomington/Normal, IL / Moline-Quad Cities, IL and New York LaGuardia (Combination Service)
OST-97-2557 | OST-97-3087 | November 18, 1997
Response To Additional Requests for LaGuardia Slots to Serve
Moline/Quad Cities Airport - Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island
County, IL
It is important that the Department understand that this request will provide nonstop and direct access to New York LaGuardia to over 700,000 consumers served by Moline/Quad Cities International Airport. Furthermore, it is urged that the Department review and include in its decision the fact that today over 60,000 consumers from this region travel to and from New York City. The addition of Access Air service would stimulate this traffic by providing lower fares and far more convenient service.
By: Mr. Kent George, Director of Aviation for Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, IL
Response To DOT Order Denying AirTran Request For
LaGuardia Slots For Service to Moline/Quad Cities Airport - Moline-Quad Cities
Airport
The Airport makes official note of its disappointment with the decision denying LaGuardia slots for AirTran service to Moline/Quad Cities and BloomingtonlNorrnal, and would again point out that, contrary to the comments of the Department, such service would be a highly efficient use of such slots, and generate substantial passenger traffic. The denial of AirTran's proposal is unfortunate, and the Airport herein respectfully request to the Secretary to revisit the Department's analysis of the impact such service would have on the region.
Exhibits:
Counsel: Michael Boyd, 303.674.2000
Note: Respondents Requested of DOT that Filings be Grouped as one
OST-97-3087 | Dated November 18, 1997 | Docketed November 19, 1997
We believe that the Department must reconsider the request filed by AirTran Airways and apply the regional service concept to that request BEFORE it begins consideration of the AccessAir Holdings request. Failure to do so would necessitate the Departments treatment of the AccessAir request in a similar light as was applied to the analysis used to support its denial of the request filed by AirTran Airways.
Counsel: Michael La Pier, Director, Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority, 309.663.7383, mike@cira.com
Access Air, Inc. (Exemption, High Density Rule, New York LaGuardia)
OST-97-3087 | November 21, 1997
Re: Comments of Bi-State Regional Commission
By: Bi-State Regional Commission
AccessAir Holdings, Inc. (Exemption, High Density Rule, LaGuardia)
OST-97-3087 | December 18, 1997
Reply of AccessAir
to the Answer of Queens Borough
In substance, the Borough makes three negative claims: (i) the Department's interpretation of the statutory criteria for awarding slots is improper; (ii) the award of slots to new entrant airlines is not in the public interest; and (iii) the circumstances of the Applicant are not sufficiently exceptional to warrant the award of slots in the instant Application. We consider each claim in turn.
Exhibit A: Population Served by Each LaGuardia Slot / Slot Population Calculation
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202-663-6000
Order 98-4-22 | OST-97-3087 | OST-97-2984 | OST-97-2970 | OST-97-3086 | OST-97-2870 | OST-97-2932 | OST-97-2885 | OST-97-2557 | Issued and Served April 21, 1998
ORDER GRANTING AND DENYING APPLICATIONS FOR SLOT
EXEMPTIONS AT NEW YORK'S LAGUARDIA AND JOHN F. KENNEDY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
After considering applications for exemptions from 14 CFR Part 93, Subparts K and S, for slots at New York's LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airports, the Department has decided to grant five slot exemptions to American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA) for nonstop service in the Chicago (Midway)-LaGuardia market; and four slot exemptions to Spirit Airlines, Inc. (Spirit) for nonstop service in the Melbourne, Florida-LaGuardia market. We find that granting these exemptions is in the public interest and meets the statutory "exceptional circumstances" test. Grant of these exemptions is conditioned on their being used solely for nonstop service in the city-pair markets designated in the carriers' applications. The Department has also decided to deny the remainder of ATA’s and Spirit's applications as well as the applications of AccessAir Holdings, Inc., America West Airlines, Inc., Colgan Air, Inc., and the joint application of Pan American World Airways, Inc. and Carnival Air Lines, Inc. Further, we deny the petition for reconsideration of AirTran Airways' application filed by the People and Businesses of Bloomington-Normal, IL; Moline-Quad Cities, IL; Toledo, OH; and Akron-Canton, OH. In reaching our decision on all of these requests we were committed, among other guidelines, to avoiding significant congestion and environmental problems. Primarily for these reasons, we are granting only a limited number of exemptions.
By: Charles Hunnicutt
| OST-97-3087 | October 7, 1998 | Response of Quad City International Airport |
High Density Rule - New York LaGuardia |
The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, Illinois, owner and operator of the Quad City International Airport, would like to register their support of AccessAir Holdings, Inc.'s, Docket No. OST-97-3087, pleading dated September 24, 1998. The more than 770,000 people served by the Quad City International Airport would benefit greatly by access to the New York market. AccessAir Holdings, Inc. has proposed to provide this service and has attempted on a number of occasions to procure slots into LaGuardia. The transfer of AirTran slots to AccessAir Holdings, Inc. is a logical, simplistic and efficient use of these slots. The Quad Cities is an underserved market and has exhibited a demons/ratable need for this route. Consequently, the Airport Authority supports wholeheartedly AccessAir Holdings, Inc.'s Application for Exemption.
By: Kent George, Director of Aviation
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