Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It's bad for American Airlines, it's bad for our people and it's bad for the people who live around Love Field. But we've said all along that this is absolutely essential for us to do to remain competitive... This is not something we look forward to doing. We're not driving this -- we are responding to [Southwest]."

Source: American Airlines Executive VP of Marketing Dan Garton, on the airline's reluctant decision to shift some of its operations from its hub Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Dallas's Love Field, in response to rival Southwest Airlines' push into Missouri following the easing of Wright Amendment restrictions to the Show Me State.

FMI: www.aa.com, www.southwest.com