Political pushback from airlines and a powerful industry union has put San Antonio in a holding pattern in its quest to secure nonstop flights to Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.
U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, were backing an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that would exempt San Antonio from a so-called “perimeter rule,” which prohibits nonstop flights to Reagan from cities more than 1,250 miles away. But they withdrew the amendment last week in response to intense lobbying by key airline industry players opposing such a change.
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San Antonio-Washington Reagan Flights
