Chick-fil-A Abandons Texas Airport Location After Political Firestorm
Associated Press reports. “While we are not pursuing a location in the San Antonio airport at this time, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve San Antonians in our 32 existing restaurants.”Since the San Antonio International Airport is city property, the City Council has a say in what companies can do business there.
In March 2019, the City Council approved a new agreement for airport concessions that excluded a planned Chick-fil-A outlet. “San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior,” City Councilman Roberto Treviño said at the time.That led the Texas legislature to pass a measure dubbed the “save Chick-fil-A bill,” aimed at preventing.
