Love Field Terminal
Until 1974, close-in to Love was the main airport for Dallas/Ft. Worth until DFW Regional opened. All carriers, with the lone exception of Southwest, relocated from Love to DFW. Love is currently served by American, Continental, and Southwest. Southwest sued the Cities of Dallas and Ft. Worth to remain at Love and after years of litigation was able to remain under the Wright Agreement. The well known Wright Agreement (not coincidentially named after the Ft. Worth based politician who sponsored it) essentially prohibitied service beyond the adjacent states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and New Mexico for aircraft 50 passengers and larger. Recently, Southwest won a waiver to serve St. Louis and Kansas City, Missourri from DAL. In 2006, the timetable was set for the sunset of the Wright Ammendment where Southwest can now ticket for the entire system, and by the end of the decade serve its entire system nonstop from DAL. The compromise is that SWA will be limited to its current number of gates. American has rushed back into the airport to get a foothold at Love.

This congested terminal is a 1960s time warp in layout and appearance. At one time, this terminal was Braniff’s ultra-modern, ultra-mod Pucci designed terminal. The airport is best known as the place where Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President following John F. Kennedy's assasination.

A320 and 737 in maintenance

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