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OST-1997-2960

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Essential Air Service at Alamosa, Colorado

OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa

October 1, 1997

Suspension of Service at Alamosa, CO

Counsel: V Michael Straus, 202-785-2242

October 3, 1997

Application for Approval of Agreements

Counsel: IATA, David O'Connor, 202-624-2977

Order 97-12-8 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2953 Through OST-97-2959 Inclusive | OST-97-2981 | Issued December 5, 1997 | Served December 10, 1997

Order Soliciting Proposals

By this order the Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado; North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska; and Laramie, Riverton/Lander (Riverton), Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming. (See Appendix A for a map of the service area.) The Department will also require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express (Mesa), to continue serving these points for an additional 30-day period, through January 29, 1998, or until replacement service is secured, whichever occurs first. The Department is also amending the essential air service determination for Lovell/Powell/Cody (Cody), Wyoming, to require service to either Denver or Salt Lake City. Finally, the Department takes no action to prohibit Mesa from suspending service at Cody or at Pueblo, Colorado, on or after December 30, 1997.

• Appendix A - Map of Area
• Appendix B - Historical Origin-Destination Passenger Traffic (both directions) / Historical Average Daily Emplanements
• Appendix C - Detailed Historical Origin-Destination Passenger Traffic at Cody, WY
• Appendix D - Mesa Airlines d/b/a United Express EAS at Alamosa, CO; North Platte and Scottsbluff, NB; and Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Workland, WY
• Appendix E - Service List

By: Charles Hunnicutt

Order 98-1-13 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OSt-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued January 16, 1998 | Served January 23, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

We require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to maintain essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado, North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, as set forth in the Appendix D, of Order 97-12-8, for an additional 30-day period through March 2, 1998 (for the first six communities), and March 6, 1998 (for Worland), or until a carrier capable of providing reliable replacement service actually begins service, whichever is first

By:  John Coleman

January 26, 1998

• Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation
• Proposal of Mesa Air Group

Order 98-2-22 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued February 20, 1998 | Served February 26, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

We require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to maintain essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado, North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, as set forth in the Appendix D of Order 97-12-8, for an additional 30-day period through April 1, 1998 (for the first six communities), and April 6, 1998 (for Worland), or until a carrier capable of providing reliable replacement service actually begins service, whichever is first.

By:  John Coleman

Order 98-3-21 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued March 20, 1998 | Served March 26, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

By:  John Coleman

Order 98-4-25 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued April 23, 1998

Order Selecting Carrier

By:  Charles Hunnicutt

Order 2000-5-17 tentatively reselects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., d/b/a United Express (Great Lakes), to provide subsidized essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado, for a new two-year rate term at an annual subsidy rate of $925,045, effective May 1, 2000. Also objections or competing proposals within the 20-day period (June 6), Great Lakes will be compensated at the subsidy rate set forth in ordering paragraph 2 above as final rate until all objections are resolved.

By:  Bradley Mims

The Department extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., for the provision of essential air service at Page, Arizona, Alamosa, and Pueblo, Colorado, Ironwood, Michigan/Ashland, Wisconsin, McCook, Nebraska, Laramie, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, and at Moab and Vernal, Utah, as set forth in Order 2002-2-13, until further action.

By:  Randall Bennett

By various orders in 2000, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes) was selected to provide subsidized Essential Air Service (EAS) to each of the above communities. Under our normal procedures when nearing the end of a subsidy rate term, we contact the incumbent carrier to determine whether it is interested in continuing service and whether it will continue to require subsidy. We usually negotiate a new subsidy rate with the carrier, issue an order tentatively reselecting it for a new rate term at the agreed rate, and direct other parties to show cause why we should not finalize our tentative decision. Other carriers wishing to submit competing proposals are invited to do so in response to the show-cause order; if any such proposals are filed, we process them as a competitive case. However, the Department recently became aware of other carriers that are interested in providing EAS at one or more of the above communities. In view of this situation, and to save time, we will forego our discussions with Great Lakes and immediately initiate a formal carrier selection case. Thus, we are issuing an order seeking replacement service proposals for essential air service at each of the communities for new two-year contract periods.

By:  Read C. Van de Water

By:  Mary Schneider

By:  Mesa Air Group, Scott Lyon

By:  Great Lakes, Douglas Voss

Order 04-01-10
OST-97-2960 - Alamosa, Colorado
OST-98-3508 - Cortez, Colorado
OST-99-6589 - Pueblo, Colorado

Issued January 13, 2004 | Served January 16, 2004

Order Requesting Propsals | Word

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at the three Colorado communities listed above for a future two-year period, with or without subsidy.

Great Lakes has served all of these communities since 1998. During the year ended March 31, 2003, the most recent 12-month period for which traffic data are available, Alamosa averaged 12.5 enplanements a day, Cortez 19.0, and Pueblo 5.8 . These figures represent declines of 18 to 52 percent from levels registered during calendar year 2000, prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11.

By: Karan Bhatia

Order 04-1-13
OST-97-2960 - Alamosa, CO
OST-96-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-99-6589 - Pueblo, CO
OST-97-2959 - Rock Springs, WY

Issued January 14, 2004 | Served January 20, 2004

Order Setting Final Rates

By this order, we are setting past-period and prospective subsidy rates for Great Lakes Aviation's provision of essential air service at the five communities listed above in two steps. First, we are setting rates retroactive to October 1, 2001, through the ends of the various contract periods, adjusting for the effects of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Second, we are setting rates from the end of those respective contract periods until further Department action.

By: Karan Bhatia

OST-97-2960 - Essential Air Service at Alamosa, CO
OST-98-3508 -90-Day Notice of Suspension - Cortez, CO
OST-99-6589 - Ninety Day Notice to Terminate Service at Pueblo, Colorado

February 17, 2004

Re: Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation

This contains the response of Great Lakes Aviation, LTD. to Order Requesting Proposals 2004-1-10. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals to provide essential air transportation at these points in Colorado.

By: Great Lakes, Dave Thomas, 307-432-7000

February 17, 2004

Re: Proposal of Mesa Air d/b/a Air Midwest

Cordially submits a proposal to provide Essential Air Service to Alamosa, Pueblo, and Cortez Colorado. Mesa proposes to submit a combination of one stop and non stop service between Alamosa, Pueblo, and Cortex airports with two and three round trip options each weekday, and two round trip options each weekend to Denver and Phoenix. We are also proposing options to Albuquerque with trips daily. All flights will be operated with a pressurized turboprop Beech 1900 D aircraft with 19 seats. The selection of Mesa Air Group Inc. d/b/a Air Midwest combined with the extensive route structure America West and United would provide the best service within the future of the program. The selection of Mesa would not only be an upgrade in air service, but will also help continue the growth within the community. Enclosed please find our proposal which includes the benefit analysis of the level of service that could eventually be unsubsidized.

By: Mesa, Kendrick Bates, 602-685-4108

March 29, 2004

Re: Request for Community Comments from Herry Andrews, San Luis Valley Regional Airport

My purpose in writing to you at this time is to request any final comments you might have on the carriers' service and subsidy proposals before we submit a recommendation on the carrier selection issue to the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.

Finally, please note that Mesa/Air Midwest states in its proposal that it "...would benefit the community with multiple codeshare options that would provide a significant advantage to the local community with low fares coast to coast through United Airlines (Denver) and/or America West (Phoenix)." We wish to clarify that we are unaware of any current code‑share arrangement in effect between Air Midwest and United Airlines at Denver, although it is reasonable to expect that Air Midwest could secure such an arrangement if it were awarded this subsidized route.

By: Essential Air Service Division, Dennis DeVany

March 29, 2004

Re: Request for Community Comments from The Honorable Ferris Bervig

By: Essential Air Service Division, Dennis DeVany

March 29, 2004

Re: Request for Community Comments from Travis Vallin, Colorado Department of Transportation

By: Essential Air Service Division, Dennis DeVany

April 23, 2004

Re: Comments on Proposals

Based on our analysis and input we have received from the community, the San Luis Valley Regional Airport would choose Great Lakes Airline's proposal #2 (Alamosa). This proposal would maintain the three trip (weekday) schedule to Denver and would add the mid‑day leg to Albuquerque. It makes the greatest sense to the San Luis Valley. We understand the economic restraints of EAS, but suggest the investment in this proposal will give the maximum return for the US Department of Transportation and the San Luis Valley. It would improve air service for the entire three‑state region of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. I have attached several letters that the Board received in connection with LAS.

• San Luis Valley Regional Airport
• City of Alamosa
• Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
• Alamosa County Board of County Commissioners
• Rio Grande County Board of County Commissioners
• Macy Carroll

By: Henry Andrews, Farris Bervig, Debbie Ford, Darius Allen, Vern Rominger, and Macy Carroll

Order 04-07-10
OST-97-2960 - Essential Air Service at Alamosa, CO
OST-98-3508 -90-Day Notice of Suspension - Cortez, CO
OST-99-6589 - Ninety Day Notice to Terminate Service at Pueblo, Colorado

Issued July 15, 2004 | Served July 20, 2004

Order Selecting Carrier and Setting Final Subsidy Rates | Word

After a thorough review of the carriers' proposals and the communities' comments, we have decided to select Great Lakes to continue providing Alamosa's and Cortez's service for a new two-year period. We are selecting Mesa/Air Midwest to provide service at Pueblo. Our decision is consistent with the communities' preferences and statutory criteria. The two carriers' proposed rates are reasonable, and both carriers' service at these and other subsidized essential air service communities continues to be satisfactory.

Both communities seek upgrades to the service that they are currently receiving in the form of service to a second hub (Albuquerque or Phoenix). As we fully discussed in Order 2004-5-15, May 20, 2004 (making essential air service carrier selections at five Nebraska communities), though, we are disinclined to support new service to second hubs.

By: Karan Bhatia

Order 2006-4-5
OST-1997-2960 - EAS at Alamosa, CO
OST-1998-3508 - EAS at Cortez, CO

Issued April 5, 2006 | Served April 10, 2006

Order Requesting Proposals

By Order 2004-7-10, July 15, 2004, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado, through July 31, 2006, at annual subsidy rates of $1,083,538 and $853,587, respectively. Under that order, Great Lakes provides three nonstop round trips to Denver on weekdays and weekends, with Beech 1900D aircraft for each community.

As the end of the current rate term approaches, we are here requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing service at Alamosa and/or Cortez, with or without subsidy, for the two-year period beginning August 1, 2006. Carriers should file their proposals within 30 days of the date of service of this order.

With specific respect to Alamosa and Cortez, we expect proposals consisting of service, at a minimum, with two-pilot. twin-engine aircraft with at least 15 passenger seats, and offering three round trips to Denver each weekday and each weekend with 19-passenger aircraft or two round trips a day with 30-seat aircraft. In order to give the Department and the communities as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose, carriers are also welcome to prepare more than one service option; they need not limit themselves to these requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities, different hubs, for example, with subsidy requirements that remain competitive.

By: Todd Homan

OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

April 10, 2006

Proposals of Air Midwest

Mesa Air Group, Inc d/b/a Air Midwest is pleased to submit five proposals to provide Essential Air Service at Alamosa & Cortez, Colorado. Mesa's proposed options would contemplate service to Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, and/or Salt Lake City. Mesa proposes to operate the flights to Phoenix and Salt Lake City as America West/US Airways and the flights to Albuquerque and Colorado Springs as Mesa Airlines.

All operations proposed would utilize our modem fleet of Raytheon/Beechcraft B-1900D airliners. These aircraft offer a very comfortable 19-seat, pressurized cabin with two turboprop engines. Mesa has a long history of offering Essential Air Service throughout the country, from Utah to New York.

Option #	Hub(s)	Service	Annual Subsidy
1	SLC	2 RT: CEZ to SLC (One-stop)	$699,173
	PHX	1 RT: CEZ to PHX (Non-stop) CEZ to PHY (Non-stop)
2	PHX	3 RT Mon-Wed-Fri, 2 RT Tue-Thu-Sun, 1RT Sat	$1,079,873
3	ABQ	3 RT: ALS to ABQ (Non-stop)	$1,248,986
4	ABQ	2 RT: ALS to ABQ (Non-stop)	$849,421
5	ABQ	2 RT: ALS to ABQ (Non-stop)	$799,705
	COS	2 RT: ALS to COS (Non-stop) ALS to PHY (One-stop)
6	PHX	CEZ to PHX (Non-stop) 3 RT Mon-Wed-Fri, 2 RT Tue-Thu-Sun, 1RT Sat	$1,939,467

Counsel: Mesa, Mickey Bowman

May 10, 2006

Proposals of Big Sky Airlines - Bookmarked | Word

The Big Sky proposal encompasses service between both Alamosa and Cortez and Denver with three well timed flights each weekday and three flights during the weekend, for a total of eighteen weekly flights. The annual EAS subsidy required for this service pattern to Cortez is $798,044 and to Alamosa is $944,610.

Denver to Cortez				Cortez to Denver
Flight No.	Leave	Arrive	Frequency	Flight No.	Leave	Arrive	Frequency
1	9:10am	10:30am	X67	2	6:20am	7:33am	Daily
3	2:43pm	4:03pm	X6	4	10:50am	12:03am	X67
5	7:05pm	8:25pm	Daily	6	4:17pm	5:30pm	X6

Denver to Alamosa				Alamosa to Denver
Flight No.	Leave	Arrive	Frequency	Flight No.	Leave	Arrive	Frequency
1	10:40am	11:38am	X67	2	6:34am	7:34am	Daily
3	4:40pm	5:38pm	X6	4	11:55pm	12:55pm	X67
5	7:30pm	8:28pm	Daily	6	5:55pm	6:55pm	X6

Counsel: Big Sky, Fred deLeeuw, 406-247-3912, fred.deleeuw@bigskyair.com

May 10, 2006

Proposals of Great Lakes Aviation

The Great Lakes proposals contemplate conveniently timed connecting services with our Code Share partners United and Frontier at our Denver Hub. For each of these cities, Great Lakes proposes a schedule package that continues the current service pattern of three round trips into Denver. Our code share agreements will give both of these Colorado communities the greatest competitive opportunity available.

In addition, for both Alamosa and Cortez, Great Lakes offers a proposal that would, in coordination with the city and at the company's discretion, allow the third round trip to go to an alternate hub. In the case of Alamosa, we have proposed that one of the three trips could go to Albuquerque, and in Cortez's case, we would offer service to either Phoenix or Las Vegas over Page, Arizona.

Proposal No.	Service Point	Hub(s) Served	Round Trips	Equipment	Subsidy Requirement	Passengers Forecast	Subsidy per Passenger
1	Alamosa	Denver	3	1900D	$1,150,268	12,000	$95.86
2	Alamosa	Denver, Albuquerque	2/1	1900D	$1,150,642	11,150	$103.20
3	Cortez	Denver	3	1900D	$796,577	17,519	$45.47
4	Cortez	Denver, Phoenix or Los Angeles	2/1	1900D	$796,953	15,278	$52.16

Counsel: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7030, mmatthews@greatlakesav.com

OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

May 24, 2006

Requests for Community Comments of:

• Mayor of Alamosa
• Mayor of Cortez
• SLV Regional Airport Manager
• Cortez Municipal Airport Manager

I would like to update you on the essential air service situation at Alamosa and give you an opportunity to submit any comments if you wish. As you know, by Order 2006-4-5, April 10, 2006, the Department solicited proposals from all interested air carriers to provide service at Alamosa, as well as Cortez. In response to that order, we received a total of seven proposal options from three carriers for Alamosa - Big Sky Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, and Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest. Big Sky submitted one proposal, Great Lakes submitted a proposal with two options, and Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest submitted a proposal with four options for Alamosa, including one option that involves Cortez.

My purpose in writing to you at this time is to request any final comments you might have on the carriers' service and subsidy proposals before we submit a recommendation on the carrier-selection issue to the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.

We request that you review each proposal and service option and submit any comments you may have before we submit a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary. Because we may be unable to give your community their preferred option, we request that you provide us with your preferred choice along with more than one additional option, ranked in order of preference. We ask that you submit any comments you may have as soon as possible, but in any case no later than June 25, 2006.

By: Dennis DeVany

June 26, 2006

City of Alamosa in Support of Airport Board Decision

Please let this letter serve as support for the administrative decision made by Alamosa County to select Great Lakes Airlines to serve the San Luis Valley Regional Airport. It is my understanding the Airport Board interviewed two airlines - Big Sky Airlines and Great Lakes Airlines. The Airport Board based their decision on past service, flight patterns and accuracy of passenger counts. We have every confidence in the Airport Board decision.

By: Interim City Manager, Bonnie Moinet

June 26, 2006

San Luis Valley Regional Airport Board in Support of Great Lakes Airlines

After careful consideration, the Airport Board has made the recommendation to stay with Great Lakes Airlines using the current option or Option #1 using the 19-seat Beech 1900D.

By: Airport Manager Herry Andrews

Order 2006-7-19
OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

Issued July 17, 2006 | Served July 20, 2006

Order Selecting Carrier

By Order 2004-7-10, issued July 20, 2004, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide subsidized EAS at Alamosa and Cortez for the two-year period through July 31, 2006. That order established subsidy rates of $1,083,538 and $853,587 per year for Alamosa and Cortez, respectively, with each community receiving three weekday and three weekend nonstop round trips to Denver with 19-passenger Beech 1900D aircraft.

In anticipation of the end of the rate term, the Department issued Order 2006-4-5 on April 10, 2006, soliciting proposals to provide efficient essential air service, with subsidy support if necessary. at Alamosa and Cortez, for a new, two-year period.

By this order, we are selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service at Alamosa and Cortez, Colorado, for two years, beginning August 1, 2006. Alamosa will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) at an annual subsidy rate of $1,150,268. Cortez will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend at an annual subsidy rate of $796,577. Each community will be served with 19- passenger Beech 1900-D aircraft.

By: Michael Reynolds

OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

April 11, 2007

Re: Letter from Paula Jean and Louis Parsons

It was a pleasure to speak with you today. It was quite a chore to find anyone that was interested in my problem and quite a relief to finally discover you. This letter will detail the problem. Also, more importantly, I request that you (or someone in what I believe you referred to as the "Billing Department") do an investigation to verify that Great Lakes Aviation is not committing fraud. I think the body of the letter will show that the Airline is playing funny games at the minimum.

Order 2008-3-14
OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

Issued and Served March 14, 2008

Order Requesting Proposals

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Alamosa and/or Cortez, Colorado, for a new two-year period, with or without subsidy, beginning August 1, 2008. Carriers should file their proposals no later than April 10.

By Order 2006-7-19, July 17, 2006, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized EAS at Alamosa and Cortez for the two-year period through July 31, 2008. That order established annual subsidy rates of $1,150,268 at Alamosa and $796,577 at Cortez, for service consisting of three nonstop round trips to Denver on weekdays and weekends, with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft for each community.

By: Todd Homan

OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

April 10, 2008

Re: Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation

Great Lakes will provide service at these points in Colorado as Great Lakes Airlines. The company will also continue to offer the benefits of it code share agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

Proposal Part	Service Point(s)	Hub(s) Served	Round Trips	Equipment	Subsidy Requirement	Passengers Forecast	Average Fare
1	Alamosa, CO	Denver	3	1900D	$1,853,475	14,750	$94.02
2	Cortez, CO	Denver	3	1900D	$1,297,562	20,000	$127.54
Total					$3,151,037

By: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7000

April 16, 2008

Request for Community Comments of:

• Mayor of Alamosa
• SLV Regional Airport-Bergman Field Airport Manager

By Order 2008-3-14, issued March 14, 2008, the Department solicited proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at the communities in anticipation of the end of the current contract on July 31, 2008. In response to that order, the incumbent, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. was the only carrier to submit a proposal.

While there are no options from which to choose, we nonetheless wanted to give you an opportunity to submit any comments on the record, if you wish, before we present our recommendation to the Assistant Secretary who will make the final decision in this case. We ask that you submit any comments you have as soon as possible, but in any case no later than April 29.

By: Dennis DeVany

April 16, 2008

Re: City of Alamosa in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

On behalf of the Alamosa City Council and the citizens of our community, please give favorable consideration to the proposal submitted by Great Lakes Aviation.

By: Mayor, Ferris Bervig, 719-589-2593

April 22, 2008

Re: Alamosa County Commissioners in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. has been providing service to the San Luis Valley for a number of years, and the Board of County Commissioners is definitely supportive of their decision to respond to this RFP. The Board of County Commissioners requests your favorable consideration of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s proposal.

By: George Wilkinson

April 25, 2008

Re: San Luis Valley Regional Airport in Support of Great Lakes Aviation

The SLV Regional Airport Board of Control requests your favorable consideration of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

By: SLV Regional Airport, Tim Gallagher, 719-589-4848

Order 2008-5-24
OST-1997-2960 - Alamosa
OST-1998-3508 - Cortez

Issued and Served May 20, 2008

Order Reselecting Carriers

By this order, the Department is reselecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., dlb/a United Express, to provide essential air service at annual subsidy rates of $1,853,475 at Alamosa, Colorado, and $1,297,562 at Cortez, Colorado, through July 31, 2010.

The reselection of Great Lakes at these communities at the service and subsidy levels proposed is straightforward. We find that Great Lakes' subsidy proposal is reasonable for the three daily round trips that Order 2008-3-14 determined was appropriate. Traffic has grown significantly at each community, and Alamosa fully supports Great Lakes. While Cortez did not submit comments, the community has historically been supportive of Great Lakes. Compared to prior subsidy levels required by Order 2006-7-19, $555,359 of the $703,207 additional subsidy at Alamosa was due to increased fuel costs; and $448,828 of the $500,895 additional subsidy at Cortez was due to increased fuel costs.

By: Michael Reynolds

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