Mobile Regional Airport Launches Nonstop Flight to Washington DC

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Thursday’s historic flight to Dulles Airport marked a milestone for travel opportunities within the Mobile community, as passengers flying from Mobile to Washington, D.C. can now enjoy a nonstop flight twice daily via United Airlines.

Chris Curry, chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority, said the project has been in the works for seven years.

“We realized that Washington, D.C. was one of our most underserved markets. Looking at the numbers and behavior of people in our area,” Curry said. “So we had the opportunity to continue to tell our story to network planners. We thought Dallas was more popular for us than Washington, Reagan.”

This new route to Dulles Airport will open up both tourism and business opportunities.

Bradley Byrne, president and CEO of the Mobile Chamber, said, “I heard that yesterday’s outbound flight and today’s return flight were almost full. It was the first day. So that shows that there was a lot of demand here because that demand is showing up and people are sitting in these seats. »

The Mobile Airport Authority chose United Airlines because it was one of Dulles’ largest carriers.

A round-trip flight to Washington starts at $229 on United’s website.

Bryne hopes to gain more service to Chicago, New York, Denver and the West Coast in the future.

“That’s kind of the direction we’d like to go.” And the airport authority is working very hard on this,” Bryne said.