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àÓÓPursuant€to€ðð41714€of€the€federal€transportation€statute,€theÏCharleston€County€Aviation€Authority,€the€owner€and€operator€of€theÏCharleston€International€Airport€and€Atlantic€Coast€Airlines,Ïoperating€as€United€Express,€hereby€jointly€request€the€award€of€anÏexemption€from€the€provisions€of€Subparts€K€and€S€of€Part€93€of€theÏFederal€Aviation€Regulations€14€C.F.R.€Part€93,€Subparts€K€and€S)Ï(the€"High€Density€Airport€Rule")€to€permit€ACA€to€conduct€threeÏdaily€nonstop€roundtrip€flights€between€Charleston,€South€CarolinaÏand€Chicago's€O'Hare€International€Airport€using€five€so„calledÏexemption€slots.׃+×Ý ƒ*ÿÿÝòòòòÚ  Ú1Ú  Úóó/óóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€Charleston„O'Hare€market€is€the€largestÐ \)¬$,o ÐO'Hare€market€(in€terms€of€local€passenger€enplanements)€which€doesÏnot€currently€enjoy€nonstop€service.€€Exhibit€1.Ìà  àThis€joint€request€for€five€exemption€slots€is€designed€toÏremedy€the€service€void€which€by€every€objective€measure€should€beÏfilled€as€soon€as€possible.€€The€DOT's€enlightened€policy€ofÏproviding€relief€from€the€High€Density€Airport€Rule€for€underservedÏcommuni‚ties,€which€can€nonetheless€support€nonstop€service,€isÏtailor€made€to€addressing€the€needs€of€the€Charleston€community.€ÏOrders€98„4„21€and€99„3„12.€€Similarly,€ACA's€experience€ofÏproviding€popular€Stage€3€regional€jet€service€between€six€small„Ïand€medium„sized€communities€to€O'Hare€will€best€accommodateÏCharleston's€air€service€needs.€€By€linking€Charleston€to€United'sÏpremier€mid„continent€airline€hub,€Charleston€will€gain€new€oneÏstop€on€line€access€to€28€new€domestic€and€5€new€internationalÏdestinations,€compared€to€those€destinations€available€from€AtlantaÏand€Charlotte,€to€which€the€majority€of€Charleston€trafficÏcurrently€flows.€€Exhibit€2.€€Further,€12€domestic€and€interƒ¼national€cities€will€experience€an€increase€in€connectingÏopportunities€of€from€100%€to€300%.€€Exhibit€3.€€These€demonstrableÏpublic€benefits€support€the€prompt€award€of€the€relief€requestedÏherein€by€Charleston€and€ACA.€€In€further€support€of€this€jointÏrequest,€Charleston€and€ACA€hereby€state€as€follows:Ìà  à1.à ` àCharleston€International€Airport€is€owned€and€operated€byÐ  )p$, Ðthe€Charleston€County€Airport€District€and€its€governing€body,€theÏCharleston€County€Aviation€Authority€(CCAA),€is€the€air€carrierÐ p,À'0 Ðairport€serving€the€Charleston,€South€Carolina€region.€€This€regionÏincludes€as€its€primary€air€trade€area€Charleston,€Berkeley,€andÏDorchester€Counties,€and€encompasses€a€45€mile€radius.€€The€airportÏis€currently€classified€by€the€Federal€Aviation€AdministrationÏ(FAA)€as€a€small€hub,€and€in€1998€enplaned€a€total€of€789,113Ïpassengers.Ìà  à2.à ` àWith€the€advent€of€airline€deregulation€and€theÐ  ð  Ðdevelopment€of€the€hub€and€spoke€concept,€Charleston's€service€hasÏbecome€almost€entirely€dependent€on€Delta's€Atlanta€hub€and€USÏAirways'€Charlotte€hub€for€access€to€the€nation's€air€transportÏnetwork.€€A€traffic€generator€the€size€of€Charleston€can€and€shouldÏexpect€more€than€two€hub€carriers€to€serve€the€community.€€To€gainÏadditional€service€opportunities,€Charleston€desires€to€link€itsÏgrowing€community€to€Chicago,€which€is€Charleston's€fourth€largestÏO+D€market,€after€Atlanta,€Newark€and€LaGuardia.׃-×Ý ƒ*ÿÿÝòòòòÚ  Ú2Ú  Úóó/óóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Chicago€is,Ð à0 Ðtherefore,€the€most€logical€hub€for€which€Charleston€seeks€improvedÏservice.Ìà  à3.à ` àThe€Charleston€metropolitan€area€has€several€businessÐ Ø (" Ðsectors€that€will€benefit€greatly€from€a€significant€improvement€toÏits€current€air€service€patterns.€€These€sectors€include€theÏmilitary,€which€despite€recent€cutbacks€remains€a€strong€localÐ Ð% !( Ðeconomic€force.€€In€addition,€trade€and€shipping€are€majorÏcontributors€to€the€Charleston€economy.€€For€example,€the€Port€ofÏCharleston€is€the€largest€containerized€cargo€port€in€the€SouthÏAtlantic€and€Gulf€states.€€Perhaps€even€more€importantly,€inboundÏtourism,€one€of€Charleston's€primary€economic€generators€isÏestimated€to€generate€$2.3€billion€per€year€for€the€local€economy.€ÏFinally,€the€manufac‚turing€sector€has€seen€tremendous€growth€inÏrecent€years€thanks€to€the€favorable€business€environment€in€SouthÏCarolina.€€It€should€be€noted€that€these€lines€of€commerce€generateÏlocal€wage€rates€that€readily€permit€employees€to€enjoyÏdiscretionary€air€travel.Ìà  àIn€addition€to€the€immediate€Charleston€metro€area,€ACA's€airÏservice€to€O'Hare€will€provide€positive€benefits€for€a€large€radiusÏextending€northward€to€Myrtle€Beach.€€Myrtle€Beach€is€currentlyÏranked€the€second€most€popular€vacation€destination€in€the€UnitedÏStates,€and€the€third€largest€Chicago€market€without€nonstopÏservice.€€It€is€reasonable€to€expect€that€the€presence€of€nonstopÏChicago€service€would€convince€"Grand€Strand"€travelers€to€fly€inÏand€out€of€Charleston.€€This€would€be€especially€true€for€thoseÏdestined€for€the€southern„end€of€the€Grand€Stand€for€communitiesÏsuch€as€Pawley's€Island€and€the€Debordeaux€Colony.Ìà  àThis€South€Atlantic€Coast€is€not€only€a€vacation€destination,Ïbut€also€an€increasingly€popular€area€for€retirement€and€secondÏhomes.€€Individuals€enjoying€these€South€Carolina€benefits€have€aÏhigh€proclivity€to€travel€and€will€propel€passenger€growth.€€TheÐ p,À'0 ÐSouth€Carolina€coast€is€projected€to€experience€strong€in„migrationÏof€population€and€new€industry€within€the€next€fifteen€years€whichÏcan€only€be€supported€with€an€attendant€increase€in€the€quantityÏand€quality€of€air€service€at€Charleston€International€Airport.€ÏAdditional€nonstop€service€between€Charleston€International€AirportÏand€Chicago's€O'Hare€Airport€is€an€important€part€of€the€CharlestonÏCounty€Aviation€Authority's€overall€service€plan.Ìà  à4.à ` àACA€is€best€situated€to€link€Charleston€to€O'Hare.€Ð H˜  ÐFirst,€ACA€is€the€code€share€partner€of€United€Airlines€whichÏoperates€the€largest€hub€complex€at€O'Hare.€€United€serves€126Ïdomestic€and€23€international€destinations€from€O'Hare.€€Of€these,€Ï120€domestic€and€17€international€are€served€on€a€nonstop€basis.€ÏOf€these€cities,€47€domestic€and€13€international€points€are€notÏserved€over€Atlanta€or€Charlotte€so€that€new€online€one€stopÏservice€opportunities€will€be€created€by€linking€Charleston€toÏO'Hare€with€nonstop€service.€€Exhibit€2.€€In€addition,€the€quantityÏof€online€connections€in€twelve€Charleston€city€pair€markets€willÏat€least€double.€€Exhibit€3.Ìà  àNot€only€will€ACA€service€permit€Charleston€to€enjoy€moreÏregional€jet€connecting€service€to€these€new€nonstop€and€singleÏplane€destinations,€Charleston€will€have€the€benefit€of€ACA'sÏexperience€in€linking€communities€like€Charleston€to€O'Hare.€€ForÏalmost€a€year,€ACA€has€been€building€a€second€base€of€operations€atÏâ âO'Hare€and€as€of€May€17€will€be€providing€O'Hare€service€to€sevenÐ È*&. Ðsmall€non„hub,€small€hub€and€medium€hub€airports׃.×Ý ƒ*ÿÿÝòòòòÚ  Ú3Ú  Úóó/óóÝ  Ý×  ×€consisting€of€38Ð ° Ðâ âdaily€operations.€€ACA€has€as€much€experience€as€any€regional€jetÏoperator€at€O'Hare€and€more€experience€than€even€American€Eagle€inÏserving€small€hub€and€small€airports€from€O'Hare.€€Exhibit€4.€ÏCharleston€will€greatly€benefit€from€this€O'Hare€regional€jetÏoperating€experience.Ìà  àACA€currently€serves€the€Charleston„Washington€Dulles€marketÏwith€four€times€daily€J„41€service€which€will€increase€to€six€timesÏdaily€in€MayØØ.€€This€service€has€been€profitable€for€ACA€and€it€hasÏno€reason€to€believe€its€Charleston„O'Hare€service€will€not€be€asÏsuccessful.€€In€addition,€because€ACA€currently€both€servesÏCharleston€and€O'Hare,€it€will€not€incur€any€additional€startupÏexpense€in€operating€the€route€under€the€requested€exemptionÏauthority.Ìà  à5.à ` àCongressional€and€DOT€policy€favors€an€award€of€exemptionÐ à0 Ðslots€with€which€to€serve€the€Charleston„O'Hare€market.€€It€hasÏlong€been€recognized€that€O'Hare€slot€controls€have€precludedÏcarriers€from€offering€service€to€deserving€communities,€regardlessÏof€demand€or€the€fact€that€the€city€pair€could€be€profitablyÏserved.€€The€Congress,€in€observing€this€situation€directed€theÏSecretary€to€improve€service€to€nonhub€and€smaller€communitiesÐ Ð% !( Ðwhere€service€improvement€can€be€achieved.€€Conference€Report€toÏthe€Department,€FY€1997€Appropriations€Bill,€Public€Law€104„205.€ÏOrder€97„1„7.€€Since€this€pronouncement,€the€DOT€has€enabled€ACAÏand€other€regional€jet€operators€the€right€to€serve€numerous€O'HareÏmarkets€which€previously€lacked€any€nonstop€service€or€nonstop€jetÏservice.€€òòSeeóó€Order€98„4„21€(awarding€ACA,€American€Eagle€and€TransÐ ø H  ÐStates€exemption€slots€to€serve€10€small„€and€medium„sizedÏcommunities);€Order€98„10„28€(transferring€exemption€slots€to€ACAÏto€permit€it€to€serve€Fargo€and€Sioux€Falls);€Order€99„3„12Ï(granting€the€communities€of€Savannah/Hilton€Head€andÏGreenville/Spartanburg€€6€exemption€slots).׃/×Ý ƒ*ÿÿÝòòòòÚ  Ú3Ú  Úóó/óóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð @ Ðà  àThis€latter€Order€suggests€that€the€size€of€the€underservedÏmarket€is€a€key€decisional€factor.€€Hence,€the€Department€passed€onÏawarding€slots€to€those€communities€that€lacked€demonstrableÏtraffic€support€in€favor€of€awarding€exemption€slots€to€Savannah/ÏHilton€Head€which,€at€the€time€of€the€DOT's€decision,€was€theÏlargest€O'Hare€market€that€lacked€nonstop€service.€€Similarly,€theÏO'Hare€Greenville/Spartanburg€market€was€the€seventh€largest€O'HareÏmarket€without€nonstop€service.Ìà  àThe€Charleston„O'Hare€market€is€similarly€large,€rankingÏnumber€one,€but,€like€Savannah/Hilton€Head€and€Greenville/Ð Ð% !( ÐSpartanburg,€lacks€nonstop€service.€€Hence,€ACA€and€Charleston€areÏconfident€that€the€service€can€be€sustained€opera‚tionally€andÏfinancially€as€demonstrated€in€Exhibit€5€in€which€ACA€forecasts€anÏannual€operating€profit€of€$1.32€million.€€ACA€has€profitablyÏserved€all€of€its€O'Hare€markets,€some€of€which€are€smaller€thanÏCharleston€and€has€every€confidence€that€the€Charleston€market€canÏand€will€prove€to€be€profitable€and,€therefore,€its€service€will€beÏsustainable.Ìà  àWHEREFORE,€for€the€reasons€set€forth€above,€the€CharlestonÏCounty€Aviation€Authority€and€Atlantic€Coast€Airlines€herebyÏrespectfully€request€the€award€of€five€exemption€slots€in€order€toÏprovide€nonstop€regional€jet€service€between€Charleston€and€O'Hare.ÓÓÌÌà@ˆˆ#ìàRespectfully€submitted,ˆÌÌÌÒ(X°(#°(#(Òò òCHARLESTON€COUNTY€AVIATIONÐ  \ ÐAUTHORITYó óÐ ì< ÐÌÌÌByòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ H˜  Ѐ€Sam€HoerterÌ€€Director€of€AirportsÐ ð @" ÐBAGILEO,€SILVERBERG€&€GOLDMAN€ÌAttorneys€forÌò òATLANTIC€COAST€AIRLINESó óÐ ´$ 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