#FlyWashington Magazine Winter 2023-24 Issue Winter 2023-24 Issue | Page 15

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Credit : Sean Pavone

NEW & RESUMED

ROUTES

Dulles International Airport ( IAD ) offers 135 nonstop destinations and Reagan National Airport ( DCA ) checks in at 106 nonstop destinations .

WINGS FOR

ALLBY ALIZA MENDELOWITZ

In collaboration with the Arc of Northern Virginia , United Airlines , United ’ s regional partner GoJet , and the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport hosted a “ Wings for All ” event on October 28 .
The event was designed to provide a realistic “ airport rehearsal ” for families reluctant to book a flight for fear of a challenging travel experience . It aims to ease the stress often experienced by people with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families when traveling by air . This interactive and educational experience allowed participants to navigate airport and airline procedures , such as passing through TSA security checkpoints and finding a gate . Participants boarded the aircraft , listened to crew instructions , and experienced inflight service while the plane taxied around Reagan National .
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW ROUTES
Phoenix , AZ ( PHX ): 5x / week service starts Apr 11 , 2024 ( Southwest ) Zurich , Switzerland ( ZRH ): Daily service starts Mar 28 , 2024 ( Swiss )
SEASONAL ROUTE RESUMPTIONS
Key West , Florida ( EYW ): Daily service returned Dec 16 , 2023 ( United ) Steamboat Springs , Colorado ( SBS ): Sat service returned Dec 23 , 2023 ( United ) Barcelona , Spain ( BCN ): Daily service returns Feb 15 , 2024 ( United ) Lisbon , Portugal ( LIS ): Daily service returns Feb 15 , 2024 ( United ) Rome , Italy ( FCO ): Daily service returns Feb 15 , 2024 ( United ) West Palm Beach , FL ( PBI ): Daily service returns Mar 7 , 2024 ( United ) Athens , Greece ( ATH ): Daily service returns Mar 7 , 2024 ( United ) Edinburgh , Scotland ( EDI ): Daily service returns Mar 30 , 2024 ( United ) London-Gatwick , England ( LGW ): Daily service returns Mar 31 , 2024 ( Norse Atlantic ) Brussels , Belgium ( BRU ): 5x / week service returns Apr 1 , 2024 ( Brussels ) Madrid , Spain ( MAD ): 4x / week service returns Apr 2 , 2024 ( Iberia ) Madrid , Spain ( MAD ): Daily service resumes Apr 14 , 2024 ( United )
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW ROUTE
Wichita , Kansas ( ICT ): Daily service starts Jan 8 , 2024 ( American )
SEASONAL ROUTE RESUMPTIONS
Hilton Head , SC ( HHH ): Daily service resumes Feb 15 , 2024 ( American ) Daytona Beach , FL ( DAB ): Weekend service resumes Feb 16 , 2024 ( American ) Melbourne , FL ( MLB ): Weekend service resumes February 17 , 2024 ( American ) Bermuda ( BDA ): Daily service resumes April 4 , 2024 ( American )
Over 100 families and 40 volunteers attended . Additional Wings for All events are planned for 2024 .
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