Denver City Council considering lease of 16 gates to Southwest Airlines

21 February, 2020

Denver City Council is considering the lease of 16 additional gates at Denver International Airport to Southwest Airlines, increasing its total to 40 (Denver Business Journal, 20-Feb-2020). Southwest Airlines SVP of real estate and government affairs Jason Van Eaton stated: "We've requested all 16 gates and we hope that we get all of those". As previously reported by CAPA in Feb-2020, the Denver City Council approved the lease of 24 more gates at the airport to United Airlines.