Terminal F is back on the table for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after American Airlines came to a deal on a $1.6 billion contract extension at its fortress hub.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines, which carried 86% of the passengers that went through DFW Airport last year, is talking about up to 1,000 flights a day from its hometown airfield, but it will need more space to hit those kinds of numbers.
DFW, the world’s second busiest airport, hasn’t had a major expansion since Terminal D opened in 2005 to serve international flights. The airport now has 168 gates and could have 24 more by the time the new terminal is built – essentially adding the equivalent of a new Dallas Love Field.
