Two new routes have been added by American Airlines.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be added to the carrier's list of airports.
A carrier spokesman confirmed that the flights will run until Nov. 30, 2023.
PSA Airlines will operate the CRJ-900 regional jet for American Eagle.
Delta's year-round regional jet service from the nation's capital to Madison will be in competition with American's new flying between Washington and Cedar Rapids.
American's new service will make it easier for people to visit Washington during the summer months. Travelers will have a lot of one-stop options at American's hub at DCA.
Next summer, Cedar Rapids and Madison will be connected with Washington D.C. The carrier is eager to offer customers more ways to experience all that Cedar Rapids and Madison have to offer and provide local residents with more access to American's global network.
American has flights in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, and Phoenix. American only flies to Charlotte, Dallas, Chicago and Phoenix.
One of the nation's most capacity-constrained airports is being added by American.
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The FAA categorizes DCA as a Level 3 airport, meaning that slots are used for takeoff and landings. DCA has a fixed limit of 48 operations per hour.
American didn't remove any flights or cut any routes to or from DCA as part of this week's schedule load.
The slots for the two new DCA routes may be freed up by American cutting flights elsewhere.
The winners are those headed to or from Cedar Rapids and Madison as they now have more access to the largest airline in the country.
In the middle of the Pandemic, American added new flights from DCA to Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA.
Two years ago, the airport's new Concourse E replaced the Gate 35X shuttle bus operations with a better 14-gate concourse.
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