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III. AIRPORT COMMISSION REPORT RE: AIR SERVICE--Materials distributed. Manager said the proposal by Frontier Airlines was to establish air service from Eugene to Salt Lake City, to Denver, and to Dallas. The - matter has been discussed by the Airport Commission and Frontier Airlines and there are so~e concerns to be considered. The City is very pleased, however, with the possibility of this service to the community. Requested action would be for the City to file jointly with Frontier Airlines to petition for establishing this route. Jim Kolstad, Frontier Airlines, 8250 Smith Road, Denver, Colorado, dis- tributed copies of the proposal and expressed pleasure to be in Eugene. Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based regional air carrier in 21 states. He noted several hallmarks for the airline: It is on time, has the best in-flight meal and customer service, and an excellent management. They consider their airline to be a leader in the industry for transportation for the handicapped. He explained the proposed route would extend current Denver-Salt Lake joint flights on to Eugene to provide Eugene with a morning and afternoon departure, and an afternoon and evening return. The flight schedule would be as follows: 8:00 a.m.--leave Eugene, leave Salt Lake--10:39 a.m., arrive Denver 12:20 p.m. Leave Eugene 3:25 p.m., arrive Salt Lake City 6:04 p.m., arrive Denver 7:47 p.m. Leave Denver 12:40 p.m., leave Salt Lake 2:15 p.m., arrive Eugene 2:58 p.m. e Leave Dallas 5:10 p.m., leave Denver 6:46 p.m., leave Salt Lake 6:30 p.m., and arrive Eugene 9:13 p.m. Mr. Bradley and Mr. Haws arrived. Mr. Kolstad said this would be a savings in time to the Eugene customers. He felt Eugene needed improved air service, as 49 percent of all Eugene eastbound travelers are required to use three or more flights to get to cities currently served by Frontier Airlines. He said the airline intends to offer discount fares, and he felt traffic would increase. He expressed the airline needed the City's support and very much hoped the Council would approve filing jOintly for this established route. Bruce Chase, 3 Chevy Chase Lane, Vice-Chairman Airport Commission, reported on the Commission's meeting September 19. He said the concerns outlined in the staff memo distributed to Council were discussed thoroughly and the Commission was very satisfied with the response from Frontier Airlines. A motion was passed to request the City Council to support a joint filing for the route. Ms. Smith asked if the City Council were to support Frontier Airline's request, whether that would change the schedules of Hughes Airwest or United Airlines. Ed LeShane, Manager, Hughes Airwest, said the airlines 9/20/78--4 e ~~b