chick fil a coming to the aiport

[cheekman]

now the faa is involved which is a good thing. like i said before Delaware north needs to get the boot out of the airport bring in private companies for the food business. don't you think there is some political grafff between the nfta and DN. of course their is. paul rayn is an ass mind your own business go screw up another roadway.

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport is under investigation for religious discrimination by the FAA's Office of Civil Rights after airport concessionaire Delaware North dropped its plans to open a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the airport.

Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, protested the plans, citing controversy about the fast food chain and the support by some company officials for organizations opposing same-sex marriage.

Ryan said earlier this spring that a public accommodation like the Buffalo airport, administered by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, should not host a company that he said had demonstrated bias.

FAA spokesman Paul Takemoto issued this statement Saturday to The Buffalo News:

"The Department of Transportation has received complaints alleging discrimination by two airport operators against a private company due to the expression of the owner’s religious beliefs. FAA’s Office of Civil Rights has notified the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) that it has opened investigations into these complaints.
"The FAA notes that federal requirements prohibit airport operators from excluding persons on the basis of religious creed from participating in airport activities that receive or benefit from FAA grant funding. The findings of the investigations will be communicated to the complainants once the investigations are completed."

The FAA statement does not cite Delaware North's decision to drop Chick-fil-A but it's clear the investigation is focusing on that because the statement also cites an investigation into a second airport where plans to open a Chick-fil-A were also quashed, according to a report in The Hill. Officials overseeing San Antonio International Airport also halted plans for a Chick-fil-A earlier this year because of concerns that the restaurant chain has intolerant views of the LGBTQ community.

Chick-fil-A has denied any bias and claims some media coverage “drives an inaccurate narrative” about the company, which has been criticized because people associated with it have opposed same sex marriage.

NFTA spokeswoman Helen Tederous said she could not confirm that the NFTA, which operates the Buffalo airport, has been notified of the investigation, but she pointed out that it was Delaware North's decision "not to move forward with Chick-Fil-A … not the NFTA."

A Delaware North official said Saturday he would attempt to provide The News with a statement regarding the FAA investigation. Delaware North has provided concessions at the Cheektowaga airport since 1952
I think its time they get the hell out of the airport.

[grump]

Why would anyone believe a word that flows out of the mouth of anyone at NFTA after the string of lies and deceptions they spread about the sneak raises provided to senior executives by the sneak chairman a while back. Get Delaware North out of the airport? Hell, get NFTA out of the airport and provide responsible private management.

[WNYresident]

Who manages most Airports in the USA?