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What website did you copy/paste those bullet points from? Just curious as it contradicts one of your prior posts about American having 2 gates at Love whereas bulletpoint number 7 states Continental Express has 2 routes to Houston. I suppose I could google and find talking points which would stand in support of SW but I was under the mistaken impression you and I were discussing the issues surrounding the Wright Amendment and SouthWest Airlines.

Bullet point 11 is pure propoganda used by the pro-Wright faction to scare people into believing repeal of the Wright Amendment will doom DFW airport.

At least in one of my prior posts I gave you and any lurker/reader a pro repeal and an against repeal of Wright.

The Wright Amendment has been a bone of contention since the first time I moved back to Dallas in '81 and it was a bone of contention when I moved from Dallas in '00. Your initial argument against repeal of the Wright agreement was because of a possible increase of air traffic which could lead to more flights out of Love and could pose more of a hazard to surrounding homes, businesses and busy streets.

At a time when Southwest is the only air carrier - - new or old - - to consistently make a profit, it makes no sense for Congress to hand it an enormous and unprecedented economic windfall.

And there it is in a nutshell. SW is the only air carrier consistently making a profit and because they are successful despite the limitations imposed on them by the Wright Amendment, they can't be allowed to become more successful. Success is bad! Convenience for the consumer is bad! We need continuing government interference to make sure all other airline's stay in business instead of them determining why SW is successful.

It never really was about the "danger" to homes, businesses and roads near Love Field now was it? After all, if you were truly concerned for that reason you'd have been worried about Addison which has had accidents involving homes.