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RESOLUTION ON CONCORDE SERVICE AT THE
DALLAS/FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth was primarily instrumental in
convincing the U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board of the merits of esta-
blishing a regional airport for the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and
(>> WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth entered into an agreement with
the City of Dallas to construct the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport
to serve the air transportation needs of citizens in the two cities
and the region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has a direct financial respon-
sibility for $160,055,000 in joint general revenue bonds which were
issued to construct the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport in the
event that revenues generated from the use of the air facility fail;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has direct financial responsi-
bility for their general obligation tax supported bonds and warrants
which were issued to purchase over 17,500 acres of land for the
regional airport; and
WHEREAS, because of this financial interest and the interest the
city has in securing the best and widest array of air transportation
services for its citizens, the city go✓ernment is supportive of
additional routes to and from the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport;
and
WHEREAS, the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport was designed and
constructed to accommodate future generations of aircraft, including
supersonic transports; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport is the most
environmentally sound airport in the United States and has an adequate
land buffer to reduce the invonvenience associated with aircraft
operations; and
WHEREAS, Braniff Airways has entered into an interchange service
agreement with British Airways and Air France which would provide the
citizens of Fort Worth with service six days per week to the alternate
cities of London, England and Paris, France using Concorde equipment;
and
WHEREAS, the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport has been in the
past and will continue to be in the future a major economic impetus for
growth and development in Fort Worth; and
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f� WHEREAS, the Concorde service being proposed will bring Fort Worth
much closer to Europe in terms of travel time and will therefore be a
stimulus to European investment in Fort Worth thereby creating additional
employment opportunities for citizens and financial improvement to the
city; and
WHEREAS, Con OC rdevservice will bring further worldwide recognition
and identity to Fort Worth and present the city as receptive to future
technological advances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
That the Fort Worth City Council strongly supports direct non-stop
air service from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to London and Paris at the
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earliest possible time; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the Fort Worth City Council supports daily Concorde SST service
via Washington, D. C. provided that said service is a supplement to and not
an alternative for direct non-stop service to Europe.
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