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Actually no, they are not restricted or limited to one airport. There are writers out there that have said this and it is not true. AS E has brought up already, there is language in the W/A agreement (that I have said long ago) that after the W/A goes away the airlines must use or lose the gates at Love Field. Everyone (not you E) said I was full of bull and I didn't know what I was talking about etc...WorldTraveler said:no, I will concede the argument to you on legal grounds because I failed to use quotation marks if that is what the "judge" says.
I'm a big boy and can admit that lawsuits have been lost on the basis of faulty punctuation and grammar.
But I can also recognize the irony that faces AA and WN that DL could very well end up with Love Field gates where it could compete from both DFW and DAL to the same markets just as it does from ORD and MDW. In the midst of highly competitive markets (there are 3 or more carriers in all of them), DL manages to be the #1 carrier because it is willing to compete in all available market combinations.
THAT is why DL wants to serve DAL. The fact that AA and WN will both be limited to one airport or another provides sweet justice that no one could help but see.
You are correct E. The part about returning the gates to the city is what I was referring to as "use or lose" the gates after starting Oct 2014. Not sure of all the exact rules and verbiage behind all this, and I am sure the attorneys have all kinds twisted words to make it all work out but you get the idea I see.eolesen said:Rumor has it that the City will be taking over the gates, and allocating on a per-flight basis. It's supposedly buried in either the lease agreements or the compromise agreement repealing Wright that existing tenants would be grandfathered, but could only return the gates to the City if they were no longer needed.
If true, DL would likely get to keep it's existing pattern of service, but other airlines would also be able to add service. And I could easily see VX or B6 doing so, which would hamstring DL's ability to try and double serve all the markets Widget Tyrannous is prognosticating...
Probably the most equitable solution, but I'm sure DL will still raise a stink about it...