FAA investigating two airports where Chick-fil-A restaurants were excluded

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3. San Antonio's vote to bar Chick-fil-A

Dylan McGuinness
Updated: May 24, 2019 8:20 p.m.

... Nirenberg said his vote had nothing to do with religion. He has argued that it was about the restaurant’s policy of closing on Sundays, which he said would inconvenience travelers.

“My decision was based on the best interests of passengers, especially the 1.5 million who pass through our airport on Sundays,” Nirenberg said. “They should have a full range of options, and preferably local ones. Religion had nothing to do with decisions on airport retail vendors. The only one to raise the issue of religion has been Councilman Brockhouse” ...

Councilman Roberto Treviño, who proposed excluding Chick-fil-A, said he couldn’t support the company’s “legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior” ...

“This motion is not about someone’s religious beliefs but rather the history of discrimination toward our LGBTQ community,” he said. “This is not an attack on religion. This is certainly not an attack on Christianity. This is a stand for equality” ...

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/FAA-opens-probe-into-controversial-decision-to-13895302.php