Originally Posted by
Stripe
I flew on an AA DC-10 from DFW to AUS in the mid 90's, back before the move to Bergstrom. Perhaps they ran the widebody because the old airport was so gate constrained.
Did the A/C RON at AUS, do you know? It's my understanding that AA RON'd some DC-10's at various close-in outstations such as AUS and ELP because the fees were cheaper than at DFW. That could be "lore" though.