TITLE: Congratulating Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for being named the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for being named the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World.

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WHEREAS, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has been named the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World,and this achievement truly merits special recognition; and WHEREAS, Air Transport World is the leading monthly publication of the global airline and commercial air transport industries, and since 1974, the magazine's Airline Industry Achievement Awards have recognized individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and superior service; and WHEREAS, DFW International is one of the busiest superhub airports in the world, welcoming more than 69 million customers each year; it employs some 2,000 people and contributes more than $37 billion in economic impact to the North Texas region; the airport is growing rapidly, and each day in 2019, it is expected to average nearly 1,900 domestic and international flights and serve nearly 200,000 customers; and WHEREAS, In 2018, the airport announced 28 new destinations, offering more domestic destinations than any other airport in the nation, and it has added nine new international flights, doubling its European destinations and frequencies since 2015; in addition, the airport completed a $2 billion renovation of three terminals, and it achieved carbon neutral accreditation for the third year in a row; it has also led innovation with its state-of-the-art electrochromic glass technology, improved "Experience Hub," and a biometric technology pilot program; and WHEREAS, With its receipt of this prestigious award, DFW International joins the ranks of an elite group of global gateway airports, and its managers and employees may indeed take great pride in their record of achievement and in the airport's worldwide reputation for excellence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for being named the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World and extend to the airport's staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for DFW International Airport as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Geren Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White Frullo Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Geren Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu Goldman Neave Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Nev rez Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Noble Zwiener Goodwin Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 328 was adopted by the House on February 20, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House