Posted On: December 21, 2021
American Airlines will launch weekly, nonstop flights servicing Daytona Beach International Airport to and from Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) for the upcoming spring break season.
The weekly flights will be every Saturday in March, arriving at DAB at 10:54 a.m. and arriving at DCA at approximately 1:19 p.m. According to route planners with the airline, if advanced bookings are solid, there will be an opportunity to extend flights into April.
On Dec. 16, American Airlines resumed its daily, non-stop service to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Philadelphia (PHL) through January 3. The airline launched those seasonal flights in December of 2020 and due to strong bookings, extended both flights through the summer.
“We are thrilled that American Airlines is adding this new non-stop flight during one of our peak travel times,” said Joanne Magley, the airport’s director of Air Service, Marketing & Customer Experience.
“The Washington, D.C. area consistently ranks as one of the top destinations to and from the Daytona Beach area. It is a market we continuously talk about with the airline route planners, and the planners with American Airlines recognize the demand for service.”
American Airlines also offers multiple, daily nonstop flights to/from Charlotte, NC.
Cyrus Callum, the director of Aviation and Economic Resources for Volusia County Government, said while the new Washington D.C. flights will begin as seasonal, it could open the gates for additional or year-round service.
“American Airlines has already indicated there’s opportunity for extending the DCA flights and a good way to ensure an extension is for the community to use the service,” said Callum.
“When the demand for air service has increased, the airlines have responded with additional flights, larger aircraft and new routes. Each time our current airlines increase the number of available seats or add service, other airlines take notice.”
The most recent FDOT Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study shows the Daytona Beach International Airport provides a total economic impact of over $2.1 billion annually to Volusia County while providing more than 2,382 local full-time employees.
For more information, contact Air Service, Marketing & Customer Experience Director Joanne Magley at jmagley@flyDAB.com or 386-561-7185.
Daytona Beach International Airport, named the 2021 Commercial Service Airport of the Year by the
Florida Department of Transportation.
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