In its ongoing dispute over alleged discrimination, Southwest Airlines has made new claims against the City of San Antonio that airport officials misrepresented the facts to the court and taxpayers in defense statements.
The lawsuit that the largest carrier at the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) brought in September against the city and its director of airports over being shut out of new terminal plans reached a new fever pitch on Thursday when the airline filed an amendment to its initial complaint.
The amended complaint states that internal city documents, recently obtained by lawyers for the airline, confirm airport officials showed a “subjective preference” for certain airline services — despite their denials under oath — and made gate assignments based on whether airlines would be a better “fit” for the new terminal.
Southwest is seeking damages for what it calls misrepresentations by city and SAT officials.
The city attorney’s office released a statement saying, based on a preliminary review, the amended complaint “recasts Southwest’s previous allegations but adds distortions and misrepresentations,” and the claims are without merit.
“The city’s processes in negotiating an Airline Use and Lease Agreement with all of the airlines and in assigning gates were legal and appropriate,” it states. “We look forward to the court hearing on these matters where we will address Southwest’s allegations. We will continue to move forward to expand the airport in a way that...
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