For many years, I have endured the Southwest "two-step" to get around the Love Field restrictions. Indeed, I do remember back when the Wright Amendment restrictions were being rigidly enforced by Southwest. Originally from Nashville, I have lived in the DFW area for 26 years and it has always pained me that Southwest could not fly direct to Nashville. While I applaud the most recent agreement between Dallas, Ft. Worth, American, and Southwest, it would appear Southwest came up a little short on the negotiations. If the agreement is ratified in Congress, Southwest will immediately begin "one-ticket" flights to and beyond current Wright states. While this will be beneficial for North, South, and Westbound flights, it leaves the East out in the cold for another eight years. In my opinion, Southwest should have asked for direct flights to Nashville as a part of the compromise. At least from there, you have a decent connecting schedule to all points east. With the new agreement in place, it would appear that to go east, you will have to fly to Little Rock first...not the most desirable "first-stop" city from a connecting point of view. IÃ
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