Originally Posted by SWAjet
Southwest has hinted that Dallas is a less-than-ideal city for its administrative offices because it's inconvenient to move its people there for meetings. Southwest chief executive Gary Kelly has previously said that if the carrier were picking a new headquarters from scratch, Dallas wouldn't make the first cut because of the Wright restrictions.
That's a fact! To travel to Dallas on SWA from Sacramento I have to do at least 3 legs: two to get to a Wright Amendment Gateway (ABQ or ELP usually) then the last hop on into DAL under a new ticket and flight number to comply with the WA restrictions.
I could fly to DFW nonstop on AA but they charge $1198* to do so from SMF (r/t). Amazingly, to fly on the same airplanes but book the trip to AUS instead of getting off at DFW is only $589*! I forgot, how is it that the Wright Amendment encourages people to travel to North Texas?
*7-day advance purchase, economy class, no restrictions.