Originally Posted by
slawecki
that's not true, the whole thing started with by a texas democrat.
either wash or oregon got a flight for patty smith.
The beyond perimeter slots was started by John McCain. It's no coincidence that the way the legislation was written that it ended up benefitting America West the most as they were awarded 6 of the original 12 beyond perimeter slots awarded.
What was started by a Texas Democrat was the increase of the perimeter restriction from 1000 miles to 1250 miles, allowing DFW (and IAH) to be served from DCA.