Southwest Airlines filed a federal lawsuit against the City of San Antonio on Thursday over ongoing disagreements about a lease renewal at San Antonio International Airport. Southwest's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, accuses city officials of wrongfully discriminating against the airline.
The airline, which accounts for 37% of traffic at San Antonio International, doesn't want to be stuck in an aging terminal.Southwest Airlines filed a federal lawsuit against the City of San Antonio on Thursday over ongoing disagreements about a lease renewal at San Antonio International Airport .
The legal filing comes days after Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City Manager Erik Walsh flew to the airline's headquarters in Dallas to try to come up with a deal. However, that trip didn't appear to quell the dispute, However, Southwest doesn't want to be locked up in the aging Terminal A. Instead, company officials have their eyes on the new $1.7 billion Terminal C, slated to open in 2028.
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