LEGEND AIRLINES 12 LEATHER Drink Beverage Coasters 1999 Dallas Love Field ad

Description

LEGEND AIRLINES
A Set of 12 Leather Drink Coasters
NEW / MINT / UNUSED condition, as shown in the pics.
Each coaster is made of thick, sturdy leather and is approximately 4.0 INCHES in diameter and slightly less than 1/4 INCH thick.
The Legend Airlines name and star logo is crisply and cleanly branded into the top side of each coaster.  Back side is blank.
These coasters were likely produced as advertising / marketing items and may have been used in the Legend Airlines lounge at Dallas - Love Field.  It is not clear whether these were ever used onboard Legend's aircraft.
Coasters will be packaged in plastic for protection while in transit.  I do combine shipping on multiple purchases.  If you have any questions, please ask.
Legend Airlines was an airline headquartered at Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, United States.  Legend operated nonstop flights from its Love Field hub to Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York City, the first carrier to fly from Love Field to destinations beyond the Wright Amendment five-state region after the opening of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 1974.  Legend's jet airliners were limited to 56 passenger seats by the Wright Amendment, so the aircraft were outfitted in a spacious all-business class layout, aiming at the lucrative business travel market.
Legend's initial flights were substantially delayed by lobbying to persuade Congress to modify the Wright Amendment, court battles instigated by American Airlines and the City of Fort Worth, and by difficulties obtaining operational approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Flights began in April 2000, but were suspended indefinitely in December 2000 due to mounting losses, with the airline filing for bankruptcy. Efforts to secure additional financing and restart flights came to naught; the airline surrendered its operating certificate and was liquidated in mid-2001.