![]() Greater Southwest International Airport (GSIA or GSW) had been constructed in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but efforts to share the new airport had proven unsuccessful due to the entrenched rivalry between the two cities. ![]() The law was partially repealed in 2006 and then fully repealed in 2014.īy the early 1960s, Love Field was reaching the limits of its terminal and parking capacity despite repeated expansion projects, and its runways were too short to accommodate new intercontinental jets. Further amendments in 19 added new states and relaxed aircraft rules for longer range service. The amendment-enacted in reaction to the refusal of Southwest Airlines to vacate Love Field and move to DFW-prohibited carriers from operating full-size airliners between Love Field and destinations beyond Texas and its four neighboring states. The Wright Amendment of 1979 was a United States federal law that governed traffic at Dallas Love Field, an airport in Dallas, Texas, to protect Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) from competition. Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on February 15, 1980. ![]() Reported by the joint conference committee on Decemagreed to by the Senate on January 31, 1980 (agreed) and by the House on February 4, 1980 (agreed).Passed the House on November 13, 1979 (passed, in lieu of H.R. 5481).Passed the Senate on September 29, 1979 (passed).Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, House Public Works and Transportation. ![]()
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