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"Oklahoma airport officials ponder impact of new Wright law"

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Oklahoma airport officials ponder impact of new law
The Associated Press 


TULSA, Okla. Airport officials say it's too soon to tell how Oklahoma will
be affected by a new law that will by 2014 end a requirement that flights
leaving Love Field in Texas must land in Texas or four contiguous states,
including Oklahoma.

President Bush signed a law today that repeals the 1979 Wright Amendment.

The amendment was originally passed to encourage the growth of the regional
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Alexis Higgins, a spokeswoman for Tulsa International Airport, said
passengers will see an immediate benefit from the law.

Before the repeal, a traveler had to buy one ticket from Love Field to
either Tulsa or Oklahoma City, then purchase another for the last leg of the
flight. Now, passengers can "through-ticket," or buy a single ticket for
their entire trip.

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