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, according to the Express-News.
The disagreement between San Antonio International's largest tenant and the city stems from a proposed 10-year lease agreement making Southwest Airlines the sole tenant of Terminal A, according to the suit. That lease agreement, which includes a five-year renewal option, goes into effect Oct. 1.
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.
Adding insult to injury: American and Delta were assigned to the new Terminal C, despite Southwest operating 37% of the airport's total traffic.
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