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Express I, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink

By this order we are selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc. (Mesaba), d/b/a Northwest Airlink, to provide two nonstop round trips a day between Laurel/Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Memphis beginning when the carrier inaugurates service at an annual subsidy rate of $1,056,991. (See Appendix A for a map.) For the period January 1, 2001, until Mesaba inaugurates service, we will compensate Express Airlines I, d/b/a Northwest Airlink (Express I) at the same rate.

By letter dated March 5, 2002, the community indicated it favored Mesaba's proposal, either two or three round trips a day, to Corporate Airlines. The community favored Mesaba based on the larger equipment it proposed, and the greater number of seats even its lower frequency option provided. (Two round trips per day with a 34-seat aircraft produces 68 seats, while three with a 19-seater produce 57 seats.) The community also appreciated the world-wide, on-line connections provided by Northwest and Northwest Airlink at the Memphis hub.

By:  Read Van de Water

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