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Order 2004-4-1 - Reagan Washington National Beyond Slots - Granting Slot Exemptions
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Special Rules at Reagan Washington National Airport (Beyond-Perimeter Slots) Order 04-04-01 Issued and Served April 1, 2004 Order Granting Beyond-Perimeter Slot Exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport We have decided on the following selections: Alaska for two slot exemptions for nonstop service to Seattle and two slot exemptions for nonstop service to Los Angeles; America West for two slot exemptions for nonstop service to Phoenix; Frontier for four slot exemptions for nonstop service to Denver; and United for two slot exemptions for nonstop service to Denver. In making our decision, we have carefully reviewed the applications and responsive pleadings, and conclude that service to these communities by these carriers best meets the applicable statutory criteria and creates the greatest public benefits. Our approach has been consistent over time. In Order 2000-7-1, we chose service opportunities by new competitors over existing carriers at DCA because we determined that this course would produce a greater competitive impact than would additional service by the larger DCA incumbents, thereby best satisfying the statutory objective of increasing competition. In Order 2001-6-20, in the process of reallocating slot exemptions that had been returned to the Department, we determined that Alaska best met the statutory criteria because it most successfully combined domestic network benefits with enhanced competition as a result of new entrant status. In Order 2002-11-20, the Department again sought to reallocate slot exemptions that had been returned. After having given primary consideration to new entrants in two prior proceedings, involving the same pool of AIR-21 slot exemptions, we determined that Delta, even though it was not a new entrant, best met the statutory criteria. We found that Delta could provide superior network benefits and could increase competition by adding capacity in multiple markets. See Order 2002-11-20 at 8-9 (Nov. 27, 2002). By: Karan Bhatia |
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