SOMETHING ’SPENSIVE IN THE AIR

the Last Page thing Here’s proof that the Wright Amendment is costing us all money by keeping Southwest Airlines from competing with the big guys at D/FW. The cities listed below have competition from budget airlines, while D/FW, thanks to Wright’s legacy, has very little. So if you live in Oklahoma City and want to go to Los Angeles through D/FW, it’ll cost you $150, while Dallas area-ites who want to go to L, A.

directly from D/FW on the same plane get hit for $338. Here are the lowest round-trip rates to selected cities from Austin, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas. (Prices as of February 3.)