The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to grant San Antonio International Airport one of the 10 new round-trip direct flights from Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. The announcement of tentative approval was made on Wednesday.
San Antonio’s local elected leaders and the entire congressional delegation battled for years to make such flights possible between the two cities, often pointing to the need to better connect “Military City USA” with the Pentagon in the nation’s capital.
“Today marks a significant milestone for San Antonio as we get one step closer to securing a nonstop flight between SAT and DCA,” said San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg in a statement…