Order 01-12-26

Order 01-12-26

Express I, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink and Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Mesaba Airlines;

Order 01-12-26 OST-01-10642 OST-01-10644 OST-01-10682 OST-01-10684 OST-01-10685	Filed December 31, 2001 Issued January 4, 2002	Order Prohibiting Termination of Service and Requesting Proposals	Termination of Service at Mason City, Iowa; Laurel/Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Watertown, South Dakota; Thief River Falls, Minnesota
		Appendix A: Maps
		Appendix B: Air Passenger Traffic
		Service List

On September 17, 2001, Mesaba filed separate 90-day notices of its intent to suspend its unsubsidized scheduled air service at Thief River Falls and Watertown, effective on January 1, 2002. Subsequently, on September 21, 2001, Mesaba filed 90-day notices to suspend service at Fort Dodge and Mason City, both also with an effective date of January 1, 2002. In addition, on September 21, 2001, Express I filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend unsubsidized scheduled air service at Laurel/Hattiesburg, again with an effective date of January 1, 2002. Mesaba is the only carrier serving Fort Dodge, Mason City, Watertown and Thief River Falls; Express I is the only carrier serving Laurel/Hattiesburg. Specific details about the service at each community are provided below. In addition, Appendix B provides a summary of the historical passenger traffic based on a 10% sample of all ticketed passengers who flew in and out of each community.

By: Read Van de Water