BATON ROUGE – Nonstop air service between Baton Rouge and Washington, DC, will start on June 1, with American Airways connecting the state’s capital to the nation’s capital.
The airline stated it should fly to Reagan Nationwide Airport, utilizing a 76-seat regional jet that provides top quality, premium and financial system seating.
Each day service will embrace a 5:44 a.m. departure from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. It should arrive at Reagan Nationwide at 9:26 a.m., Japanese Time.
Flights will go away Washington at 7:45 p.m. Japanese Time and arrive in Baton Rouge at 9:29 p.m. Central Time.
“A nonstop flight from Baton Rouge to Washington DC is monumental for our metropolis and area,” Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome stated in a press release. “This nonstop flight has been a decade within the making and the Baton Rouge neighborhood is able to benefit from this unimaginable alternative.
“It should elevate our financial improvement at house and improve our influence within the nation’s capital.”
Baton Rouge Metro Airport Director of Aviation Mike Edwards famous that restrictions on exercise at Reagan Nationwide Airport make the brand new flight a very beneficial one.
A mix of incentives, together with federal grants, helped safe the deal.
Tickets for the brand new service will go on sale Jan. 28.