In a dispute over gate usage at Love Field airport, outside of the city of Dallas, on January 8, 2016, a Texas federal judge ruled that Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force Delta Airlines Inc. out of the airfield, also ruling that Southwest has breached its lease agreement by refusing to accommodate Delta. In an intricate dispute involving FAA investigations and multiple complaints launched against and by the parties involved, U.S. District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade granted preliminary injunction to Delta to stop Southwest from interfering with Delta’s use of gates at the airport that are currently under Southwest control. At the heart of the matter is a dispute over the level of control Southwest has over 18 of the airport’s 20 gates pursuant to a lease agreement between Southwest and the city of Dallas. Judge Kinkeade wrote “Delta has established that immediate and irreparable harm may result if it is prohibited from operating its current schedule of five flights and is forced out of Love Field during the pendency of this case,” “Thousands of passengers, both traveling to and from Love Field, would have to be refunded or rebooked if Delta is forced to discontinue its service at Love Field. Loss of business and goodwill are immeasurable through money damages.” The case is Dallas v. Delta Airlines Inc. et al., case number 3:15-cv-02069, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, available through PACER.​​