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New slots fuel D.C. competition.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 26-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 796 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Washington-area travelers this spring will have many new air service options as several carriers begin and increase flying from both Dulles and Reagan National airports. The U.S. Department of Transportation this month divvied up among nine airlines 22 new takeoff and landing slots at Reagan National for service both inside and outside of a 1,250-mile perimeter circling the airport. At Dulles, America West Airlines and the new Independence Air will begin bringing low-fare competition into a market traditionally dominated by higher-fare carriers.

As stipulated by Congressional mandate, DOT awarded the new Reagan National slots to foster competition and expand flight options on underserved mutes. Airlines flying from at the closest airport to central Washington, D.C., have been restricted...

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