United States of America Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C
Order: 2020-2-3 Served: February 3, 2020 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Issued by the Department of Transportation on the 3rd day of February, 2020 Essential Air Service at HANA, HAWAII DOCKET DOT-OST-1999-6502 (FAIN 69A3452060440)1 Under 49 U.S.C. § 41731 et seq. ORDER VACATING ORDER 2019-11-17 AND SELECTING AIR CARRIER Summary By this Order, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) is: (1) vacating Order 2019-11-17 (November 29, 2019); and (2) selecting Mokulele Flight Service, Inc. d/b/a Mokulele Airlines (Mokulele) to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Hana, Hawaii, from February 1, 2020, through January 31, 2024. Mokulele will provide Hana with 14 nonstop round trips per week to Kahului Airport in Kahului, Maui (OGG), using 9-seat Cessna Caravan aircraft, at annual subsidy rates of $157,309, $163,601, $170,145, $176,951, respectively.2 Background By Order 2017-12-13 (December 18, 2017), the Department selected Mokulele3 to provide Hana with 14 nonstop round trips per week to OGG using 9-seat Cessna Caravan aircraft, from November 21, 2017, through November 30, 2019, at an annual subsidy rate of $114,099. As the end of the current contract approached, the Department issued Order 2019-6-4 (June 3, 2019), requesting proposals from air carriers interested in providing EAS at Hana for a new term, with or without subsidy, beginning December 1, 2019. Those proposals were due to the Department by July 9, 2019. In response to that solicitation, by letter dated July 3, 2019, Mr.
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