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Dallas announces long-term lease terms with Southwest, Delta for Love Field; runway work to be financed by airport revenue
Summary
City and airport officials told council they reached a long-term use-and-lease agreement with Southwest Airlines and Delta at Dallas Love Field extending certainty for operators through 2040 and tying planned terminal and landside improvements to airport revenue bonds and grant funding.
City and airport officials briefed the Dallas City Council on May 21 about a long-term Airline Use and Lease Agreement at Dallas Love Field reached with Southwest Airlines and Delta that would provide operational certainty through 2040 and enable an airport capital program to relieve terminal constraints.
The Department of Aviation said the agreement establishes preferential gate allocations for Southwest and Delta, preserves a city‑controlled common gate for new entrants or additional service, and includes a framework to add gates and allocation changes should federal law change in a way that allows additional air service capacity.
Financing: Aviation staff said an…
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