That doesn't equate to any form whatsoever of the city of Ft Worth "getting screwed." Greater Southwest airport was right near where DFW is now. To the best of my knowledge, nobody wanted to fly there after DFW opened, unlike Dallas Love. The city of Ft Worth gained many tens of thousands of construction jobs over a decade constructing DFW, and enjoys having thousands of its citizens spending the money in Ft Worth that they earned at DFW. Not to mention the tens of millions of dollars spent by passengers who fly there to go to Ft Worth. For that, matter they also get millions of dollars from money spent at DFW by connecting passengers who never actually leave the airport.
The only airlines/tenants that were required to move to DFW were those who voluntarily signed on as party to the agreement, and agreed to move to the massive airport that was being build
for them. And every one of those airlines that moved enjoyed the new facilities, and the expansion opportunity that wasn't present at Dallas Love or Greater Southwest.
If Southwest, or any other airline, not party to the agreement to have DFW build on their behalf, had wanted to fly out of Greater Southwest airport, then they could and would have, just the same as Southwest at Love Field. However, none did. By the way, you might have done just a few minutes more of research before spouting off. Greater Southwest airport was essentially dying before DFW was even built. From Wikipedia about DFW: "By the mid-1960s Fort Worth was getting 1% of Texas air traffic while Dallas was getting 49%, which led to the virtual abandonment of Greater Southwest."
Simply listing an essentially abandoned airport that closed in favor of a much bigger airport built essentially right next door, does nothing to further your ridiculous assertion. Try again. The fact is, that the city of Ft Worth has lost
nothing by the closing of Greater Southwest, and has
gained immeasurably by the opening of DFW.
Bubba
