Merger, Wright amendment’s end bringing big changes to Dallas air travel
The coming year is shaping up to be a monumental one for airlines and aviation in North Texas.
If all goes according to plan, Fort Worth-based American Airlines will implement its merger with US Airways, making the leap from the nation’s third-largest carrier to the world’s largest.
In addition, the Wright amendment, the federal law that has restricted flights out of Dallas Love Field since early 1980, will expire in October, opening up Love Field to nonstop flights anywhere in the United States.
“You’ve a whole bunch of things going on,” economist Bernard Weinstein said. “You’ve got the consummation of the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. You’ve got the Wright amendment going away. You’ve got the DART line arriving at Terminal A [at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport] next year.”
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