Documents detail turmoil over San Antonio decision to bar Chick-fil-A from airport [Audio 2]

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It’s been months since the City of San Antonio decided to exclude Chick-fil-A from operating at its airport.  Panda Express was the original chain suggested… but airport officials preferred Chick-fil-A. Then the council overruled them… voting to explicitly exclude the chicken chain.  But no replacement has been announced… seven months later…

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Some potential suitors were mentioned in documents released by the city to the San Antonio Express-News that had also been requested by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton.

The first name to swoop in was Chick-fil-A’s largest competitor… KFC.

Company bosses sent airport officials a Facebook message inquiring about a potential deal just days after the city council vote.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg suggested in emails to angry residents putting San Antonio-based Whataburger in the airport.

There wasn’t much traction… especially when a group sued the city and the contractor.

A month after the vote… an airport official suggested just swapping Panda Express back in to ease the heat… but his boss said the damage was already done.

Dennis Foley… Texas News Radio… San Antonio.