Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is soaring to new heights in 2023 as the fastest-growing international gateway airport in the United States. With 10 airlines expanding services across 12 routes and adding a staggering 893,182 additional seats this year alone, IAD is not just a transportation hub; it’s a gateway to the rich history, culture, […]
October 9, 2023 | Air Service Community News
American added a new 2-daily service between Milwaukee and Washington DCA on Thursday 5 October. The 765-kilometre route will be maintained with a 65-seat CRJ700 aircraft, operated by American’s regional subsidiary PSA Airlines. The carrier competes directly against 13-weekly Southwest Airlines flights. Milwaukee will host the Republican National Convention next year, during which the party […]
JetBlue introduced a new domestic service between its New York JFK hub and Washington DCA on Saturday 16 September. The 343-kilometre route will be maintained 3-daily with the 100-seat E190 aircraft. The airline enters a competitive field with American also operating 3-daily flights on the route, while Delta maintains 4-daily rotations. What they said Sebastian […]
September 20, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Alaska Airlines introduced two new routes from San Diego with the addition of Eugene and Washington IAD to its network on Thursday 15 June. Both the 1,370-kilometre service to Eugene, operated with an E195, and the 3,625-kiloemtre route to Washington IAD, maintained with a 737-800, will run daily. Alaska Airlines will compete directly against Allegiant […]
June 21, 2023 | Latest Route News +
United has added a seasonal so-called “capital to capital” service with the introduction of flights between Washington IAD and Berlin on Thursday 25 May. The 6,765-kilometre route will operate daily with 767-400 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no direct competition on the route, with Delta being the only other US carrier operating to the German […]
May 30, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Icelandic carrier PLAY has introduced flights from its Reykjavik hub to Washington IAD on Wednesday 26 April. The 4,505-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the A320neo aircraft, The airline competes against Icelandair’s daily service between the two cities, operated by its 737 MAX fleet. Washington IAD is the fourth new route introduced into PLAY’s network […]
April 28, 2023 | Latest Route News +
United on 17 November began non-stop service from Washington IAD to Cape Town in South Africa. The 12,750-kilometre route will operate 3-weekly using the airline’s 787-9s. The airline faces no direct competition on the route. This becomes the Star Alliance member’s third non-stop route to South Africa as it already serves both Cape Town (daily, […]
November 28, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Avelo (IATA code XP) has added Wilmington in North Carolina to its route network. On 30 June it launched 3-weekly service on the 890-kilometre route from its base at Tweed New Haven in Connecticut. The following day it added 3-weekly service on the 555-kilometre route to Baltimore/Washington and the 720-kilometre route to Orlando. None of […]
July 7, 2022 | Latest Route News +
American chose Saturday 4 June as the launch date for a new service between Washington DCA and New Bern in North Carolina. The 430-kilometre route will be served weekly using CRJ700s flown on behalf of American by PSA Airlines. The service will operate until Saturday 3 September according to Cirium schedule data. Known locally as […]
June 14, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Icelandic newcomer PLAY (IATA code OG) launched its first service to the US on Wednesday 20 April. The 4,445-kilometre service between Reykjavik KEF and Baltimore/Washington will operate daily using the airline’s A321neos. At present PLAY is the only carrier connecting the two airports. However, Icelandair will also start flying the route from 13 May, offering […]
April 28, 2022 | Latest Route News +
United Airlines on 29 November began service on the 8,760-kilometre route between Washington IAD and Lagos in Nigeria. Flights will depart the US capital on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays using the airline’s 787-8s. Return flights depart the Nigerian capital on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The inaugural flight to Lagos took 10 hours and 10 minutes. […]
December 1, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Air Senegal (IATA code HC) launched its first ever flights to the US on 2 September with non-stop service from Dakar to New York JFK and then an onward sector to Baltimore/Washington. The service will be flown 2-weekly using an A330-900 operated on the airline’s behalf by Hi Fly Malta. The inaugural service on the […]
September 8, 2021 | Latest Route News +