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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Chicago is the gateway to the Midwest, yet no
3 U.S. carrier offers daily nonstop service between Chicago and
4 China; and
5 WHEREAS, Lack of convenient daily service makes it more
6 difficult for Illinois passengers and businesses to access
7 China, and the lack of daily nonstop service increases travel
8 time for everyone, especially time-sensitive business
9 travelers; and
10 WHEREAS, United Airlines' proposed daily nonstop service
11 between Chicago and Shanghai would provide Illinois with
12 daily nonstop service to China's largest city and preeminent
13 commercial and financial center; and
14 WHEREAS, Less than daily service deprives passengers of
15 the flexibility and convenience especially important to
16 time-sensitive business travelers; and
17 WHEREAS, Illinois exports to China in 1998 exceeded
18 $900,000,000 in 1998, representing a 24% increase over the
19 previous 5 years; and
20 WHEREAS, International air traffic generates direct
21 revenues to the region, and United Airlines employs nearly
22 20,000 people in Illinois; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we urge the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue 2
26 additional frequencies to United Airlines, thereby allowing
27 the airline to maintain daily nonstop service between Chicago
28 and Shanghai; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
30 the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and to each member of
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1 the Illinois congressional delegation.