AA worries about the quality of life of North Texans (DAL & Wright Amendment)
Jan 22, 2009 | 9:56 am
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+ possible people mover under runways to new DART Green line which opens in 2 years.
For selfish reasons I am very happy as someone who lives 15 blocks (Can walk to Love), between this, new Green Line, new high dollar condo development and new Parkland our little Tudor home will continue to rise.
The birds are chirping and all we need is a Love Admirals Club and my life will be the best of all possible worlds.^
It's also interesting to read the first post here and AA's response in above article and see how AA PR machine has changed its approach.
For selfish reasons I am very happy as someone who lives 15 blocks (Can walk to Love), between this, new Green Line, new high dollar condo development and new Parkland our little Tudor home will continue to rise.
The birds are chirping and all we need is a Love Admirals Club and my life will be the best of all possible worlds.^
It's also interesting to read the first post here and AA's response in above article and see how AA PR machine has changed its approach.
Jan 22, 2009 | 10:20 am
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USA Today Article: Dallas Love Field to get makeover, says Southwest Airlines
Maybe no more forty mile hike to get to the AA gate(s)?
Maybe no more forty mile hike to get to the AA gate(s)?
Jan 22, 2009 | 1:16 pm
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Jan 22, 2009 | 9:23 pm
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Worry not; just wait a few days and I'm sure the AA press room will deliver some juicy fodder. Slightly off-topic, I've been doing quite a bit of flying to/from BWI of late and WN's terminal is enough to make pax on other airlines' pax downright jealous when viewed from the taxi ways.
Jan 23, 2009 | 6:04 am
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I few out of DAL on WN last weekend, and I am always amazed: is that the only large airport terminal in the US without an airside coffee shop? I was dying for a Starbucks. But the only coffee choices there seem to be Cinnabon (surprisingly bad coffee) and McDonalds.
Jan 23, 2009 | 10:12 am
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I'm not surprised about the lack of decent coffee at DAL. That terminal is sooo 1970's (save for the prices). Personally, I consider the lack of amenities to be a trade-off for efficient travel though I'm now captive to AA having finally achieved EXP and thus seldom set foot in DAL.
Last edited by benzguy80; Jan 23, 2009 at 10:13 am Reason: clarified bit about AA captive and not visiting DAL
Mar 12, 2009 | 10:44 am
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AA signed a new lease and is leaving Love while the new termianal is built. Chicago flights go bye bye.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090312/da82897.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090312/da82897.html?.v=1
Mar 14, 2009 | 6:50 pm
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AA Signs New Lease at Love Field
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090312/da82897.html?.v=1
Bad news for AA will be pulling out of DAL due to difficult economic. Sometime in the future if DAL will be complete done new terminal space in year of 2013.
Bad news for AA will be pulling out of DAL due to difficult economic. Sometime in the future if DAL will be complete done new terminal space in year of 2013.
Mar 14, 2009 | 7:06 pm
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See: AA worries about the quality of life of North Texans (Wright Amendment) Same link posted there.
Mar 14, 2009 | 11:05 pm
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Thanks! I didn't know where it was. I should posts there but, I couldn't. Sorry, Folks. 
Mar 14, 2009 | 11:06 pm
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AA signed a new lease and is leaving Love while the new termianal is built. Chicago flights go bye bye.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090312/da82897.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090312/da82897.html?.v=1
Apr 24, 2009 | 7:29 am
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American out/Delta in
With AA leaving Delta is filling its shoes. Initial flights to Memphis, and plans for Atlanta, Ohio, New York and other future hubs and expanded service once Wright is gone per local news.
AA is stating it currently does not have plans to give up its 3 soon to be brand new empty gates.
One wonders what will be AA's response. When CO came in to Love, AA added Austin-Hobby-LGA flights.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.3ab34b8.html
AA is stating it currently does not have plans to give up its 3 soon to be brand new empty gates.
One wonders what will be AA's response. When CO came in to Love, AA added Austin-Hobby-LGA flights.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.3ab34b8.html
Apr 24, 2009 | 12:18 pm
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With AA leaving Delta is filling its shoes. Initial flights to Memphis, and plans for Atlanta, Ohio, New York and other future hubs and expanded service once Wright is gone per local news.
AA is stating it currently does not have plans to give up its 3 soon to be brand new empty gates.
One wonders what will be AA's response. When CO came in to Love, AA added Austin-Hobby-LGA flights.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.3ab34b8.html
AA is stating it currently does not have plans to give up its 3 soon to be brand new empty gates.
One wonders what will be AA's response. When CO came in to Love, AA added Austin-Hobby-LGA flights.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.3ab34b8.html
Agreed this will be interesting to watch. Pinnacle Airlines is actually going to be operating the flights as Northwest Airlink (at least until the NW/DL consolidation is completed).
This is the same Pinnacle that was planning to operate a mini-hub out of Love Field previously until AA and the DFW Airport Board got the City of Dallas to agree to tear down the recently completed Legend Airlines terminal as a condition to softening the Wright Amendment.
This is the same Pinnacle that was planning to operate a mini-hub out of Love Field previously until AA and the DFW Airport Board got the City of Dallas to agree to tear down the recently completed Legend Airlines terminal as a condition to softening the Wright Amendment.
Apr 24, 2009 | 10:30 pm
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American spokesman Tim Smith said American will retain control of its Love Field gates after American Eagle stops service June 11, while its ticket counter space will revert to the airport's control.
American will "take our cue from the airport, and certainly [we] are willing to negotiate a sublease based on the ticket counter issue being resolved with the airport first, if necessary," Smith said. "We currently have no gate subleases signed for the gates with any carrier."
American will "take our cue from the airport, and certainly [we] are willing to negotiate a sublease based on the ticket counter issue being resolved with the airport first, if necessary," Smith said. "We currently have no gate subleases signed for the gates with any carrier."
This same thing actually happened on a lesser scale to AA at Love Field back in the late 1990's
In mid-June, 1999 the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reported:
Continental Express, citing increased demand among business travelers, has partially squeezed American Airlines from the gates the carriers share at Dallas Love Field.
Beginning July 9, Continental will add two daily Love-to- Houston round-trip flights, forcing American to shift three Love-to-Austin routes to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport beginning July 2, scrapping one daily flight in the process.
Continental Express can elbow American for space at Love Field because it has preferential use of gates 41 and 42, the gates shared by the two airlines but controlled by Continental.
Beginning July 9, Continental will add two daily Love-to- Houston round-trip flights, forcing American to shift three Love-to-Austin routes to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport beginning July 2, scrapping one daily flight in the process.
Continental Express can elbow American for space at Love Field because it has preferential use of gates 41 and 42, the gates shared by the two airlines but controlled by Continental.
May 31, 2011 | 1:04 pm
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I was reading up a bit on this and I believe AirTran still has service out of DFW, right? I know they've been pressuring Southwest to shutter the DFW gates but no luck yet.