The DFW International Airport contributes nearly 80 billion annually to the North Texas economy & supports almost 700,000 jobs across the region.
The airline industry is the main reason a Tongan community exists in Euless, Texas — less than six miles from the DFW airport.
Airline jobs not only put food on the table & roofs over our heads, flight benefits allow Tongans to attend important family & cultural events here in the US as well as overseas.
Airplanes keep us connected & our world small.
@toa_katoa , like myself & many Tongans in Euless, is an “Airline Baby” — a product of a blue-collar, hardworking airline family.
This photo of him holding a bag with ear protectors was my small yet respectful ode to his late grandfather & the airline community that raised us.✈️