NEWS: American Airlines Picks Up the Slack in DFW

Recent events seem to be conspiring against Dallas-Forth Worth (DFW) Airport. Delta Airlines jilts them, Southwest Airlines turns then down and a long list of incentives have failed to attract other carriers to fill in the void. Despite all of that American Airlines and its regional airline American Eagle has found a silver lining. Bookings are up 12% since Delta left town and the two are looking to increase their already considerable activity at the airport.

And why not? They should take advantage of their good fortune while they can. Southwest Airlines has not given up their battle to change the laws that currently limit the destinations that can be served out of Love Field in Dallas. Currently, this law limits the destinations that may be served from Love Field. Funny enough that law was enacted in 1979 to help develop the then new DFW airport. Who would have thought it would still be serving that purpose in 2005? Now it is also protecting American Airlines. Should Southwest succeed in having the law overturned it will be a very different game.