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Posted on 07/21/2005 8:57:58 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
WASHINGTON -- Two senators unveiled a bill Tuesday aimed at closing Dallas Love Field to commercial air traffic, forcing Southwest Airlines Co. to move to D/FW Airport to serve North Texas.
The bill, from Sens. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, came on the same day that separate legislation was introduced in the Senate to allow long-haul flights from Love Field.
Aviation experts and Senate aides said the Inhofe-Harkin proposal was unlikely to be enacted. But the mounting opposition underscored a fight had been joined in the Senate and that Southwest and its allies face a tough political battle in repealing the 25-year-old Wright amendment.
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"Love Field was never intended to be a permanent commercial airport. The base should be at D/FW, not Love Field," Mr. Inhofe said in prepared remarks, according to spokesman Danny Finnerty.
Mr. Harkin is involved out of concern that the Ensign proposal to open up Love Field would hurt hubs like D/FW and diminish air traffic to rural states, spokeswoman Allison Dobson said.
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Noooooo! 
Dumb idea.
This is important.
This is important.
With something this important why take chances.
Join the mile high club at all levels!
So much for free enterprise. Southwest is just fine where they are making money. American can STFU and go bankrupt for all I care. They won't be happy until all airlines go down or pay hommage to them.
They have been trying to do this since SA got started. It won't work. IMO
LOL...When I read the headline, I thought it was talking about those pilots who have come up with a unique service. There is a guy in Georgia, I believe, because I read it on boortz.com, but he has outfitted his plane with a bed, and for a fee he will take couples up for initiation into the "mile high club." I can just see a politician trying to ban that. My mistake-too funny.
This is good. Congress certainly knows what is best for airline passengers. Southwest Airlines should concede that fact. [/sarcasm]
I hope SW leaves the Dallas market. (I know it's improbable, but it would serve them right)
I hope that they pass a bill outlawing the movie 'Love Field'. It seems that every weekend I come upon it while channel surfing.
(On a related rant, by is politically correct version of Die Hard 1, 2 & 3 on 24/7?)
This is such political BS. There is no chance of it passing. It's a reaction to McCain co-sponsoring a bill to repeal the Wright amendment that prohibits commercial flights from Love field outside of Texas or the states that border Texas. This has been relaxed to include Mississippi, Alabama, and Kansas. Now Kit Bond (R-Mo) is trying to add Missouri to the list so Southwest can fly between Love and St. Louis/KC.
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Nightmare at 20000 Feet?
Actually, it applies to both. You only earn your wings, though, if it's more than 5280' AGL.
I hope this passes. I notice that Republicans are leading the charge to kill the effort to repeal it. I thought the GOP was supposed to be for less government regulation and free enterprise? IF DFW and American Airlines take a hit in the pocket book, so be it.
I thought this was about the mile-high club. Damn. Talk about disappointment.
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