SARASOTA MANATEE AIRPORT AUTHORITY JULY 28, 2021 SPECIAL MEETING STAFF NARRATIVE
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL LETTER OF AG REEMENT NO. 2 WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Staff is requesting approval of the Letter of Agreement No. 2 with Southwest Airlines Co. to add Gate B-12.
NARRATIVE: Southwest Airlines Co. (SWA) wishes to add a third gate to the Scheduled Airline Operating Agreement and Terminal Building lease effective August 1, 2021.
On March 22, 2021, the Board approved Letter of Agreement No. 1 with SWA for the addition of Gate B-8 and SWA acknowledgment that if the Airport were to receive an international flight requiring Federal Inspection Service (FIS), SWA would allow the Authority to accommodate such flights on Gate B-8.
SWA now wishes to add Gate B-12, and related Preferential Use Space and Preferential Apron Area, to SWA's leased premises.
The President, CEO recommends approval of the Letter of Agreement No. 2 with Southwest Airlines Co.
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