NEWS: DFW Battles Love

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is going on the offensive to battle the repeal of the Wright Amendment. DFW airport officials have actually started a website to get their message out that repealing the Wright Amendment would be bad for just about everything and everyone in Texas and might actually tilt the earth the wrong way (ok...I made that last bit up). They have even sent studies to the legislature that predicted how many jobs would be lost when Delta pulled out of DFW. How that connects I am not quite sure but hey more paper is better...right? On the other side is Southwest Airlines who are pushing (i.e. funding) the effort to get the legislature to repeal the amendment.

The legislature is in a tough spot here. The continued support of the amendment shows favoritism towards DFW and, by extension, the airlines that are based there (American). Repealing the amendment would actually make the Texas government's policy neutral on the whole deal but the act of repealing the amendment would be perceived as favoritism towards Love Field and those who operate there (Southwest). American and Southwest are both considered "hometown" airlines in Texas...what's a legislature to do? Grab a seat folks its just getting to the good part.