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4 unusual facts about Wright Amendment


Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

Due to Skybus folding and the Wright Amendment not fully repealing until 2014 this service will never happen.

Legend Airlines

The airline provided service which bypassed the restrictions imposed by the Wright Amendment, which limits long-range passenger service into Love Field.

Wright Amendment

In 1997, a law authored by Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama modified the Wright Amendment to allow flights to Alabama, Kansas, and Mississippi.

After extensive negotiations with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the compromise bill passed both Houses of Congress on Friday, September 29, 2006, just before the 109th Congress adjourned for the November elections.



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