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New daily nonstop flight to DCA from BTR starts next week (American Airlines)
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:36 am
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Baton Rouge residents will have soon direct access to the nation's capital via American Airlines nonstop flights to Reagan International Airport that are set to begin June 1, airport officials said Thursday. Metro Councilman and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport commissioner Cleve Dunn, Jr. said Thursday.
The airline will operate a morning flight from BTR to Reagan and an evening flight from Reagan to BTR daily, and tickets go on sale Sunday, according to a news release from BTR.
The Advocate
Sorry for those of you connecting through CLT during morning rush hour. Guess you'll be using the first level B3 or B4 gates while DFW and DCA flights on the bigger jets take B2 and B1.
This post was edited on 5/22/23 at 11:04 am
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Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:37 am to member12
I'm shocked that BTR got this service, but the politicians worked their magic.
If they open up the perimeter rule at DCA I can see some of these smaller routes going away in favor of longer, bigger flights.
If they open up the perimeter rule at DCA I can see some of these smaller routes going away in favor of longer, bigger flights.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:37 am to member12
Cool
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:42 am to member12
Starts on Thursday.
I will be using this nonstop very often next year. Probably a good bit this summer too. Perfect time for me.
I will be using this nonstop very often next year. Probably a good bit this summer too. Perfect time for me.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:45 am to H2O Tiger
Highly unlikely that it will be sustainable.
Case in point, after Hurricane Katrina, BTR had added numerous destinations and not even a couple of years later, they were all discontinued.
Case in point, after Hurricane Katrina, BTR had added numerous destinations and not even a couple of years later, they were all discontinued.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:48 am to member12
What exactly are the regular flights to/from BTR?
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:48 am to member12
Godsend for me. My oldest just moved two subway stops away from the airport. This will compete with southwest’s direct flight from msy
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:49 am to Paul Allen
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Highly unlikely that it will be sustainable.
It's a once daily flight early in the morning between a capital to the nation's capital...at the very least you'll have a bunch of government workers going back and forth. I think it'll be sustainable.
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Case in point, after Hurricane Katrina, BTR had added numerous destinations and not even a couple of years later, they were all discontinued.
Those flights (ORD, DCA, LGA, DEN) were all set up as MSY was unavailable...there was no intention to keep those long term.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:50 am to H2O Tiger
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I'm shocked that BTR got this service,
I'm honestly shocked it didn't have it. It was always busy post-Katrina unlike the short lived LGA and DEN nonstops.
Looking forward to more nonstops to ORD when they finally finish the expansion that airport. That nonstop to BTR might be United Airlines though - which will be nice because IAH is fricking terrible. ORD is starting a $9 billion expansion and will probably make it the busiest airport in the world when it's done in 45 years.
ATL, CLT, IAH, DFW, DCA, and eventually ORD. I don't see any other nonstops to BTR for a long time unless we see a new hub somewhere in Texas. That's very unlikely.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:51 am to member12
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:52 am to Paul Allen
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Highly unlikely that it will be sustainable.
Case in point, after Hurricane Katrina, BTR had added numerous destinations and not even a couple of years later, they were all discontinued.
BTR used to have a lot more direct flights than they do now. I actually love that little airport though. So convenient, very short lines
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:55 am to mjthe
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Sorry for those of you connecting through CLT during morning rush hour. Guess you'll be using the first level B3 or B4 gates while DFW and DCA flights on the bigger jets take B2 and B1.
BTR needs to add a jetway to another B gate with some more seating. That little airport is surprisingly busy in B concourse during rush hours. It's a ghost town back there during the day though.
Can't beat being about a 4 minute walk to your car from the gate when you arrive.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:58 am to dewster
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I'm honestly shocked it didn't have it. It was always busy post-Katrina unlike the short lived LGA and DEN nonstops.
With DCA being slot controlled, service to BTR comes at the expense of another daily frequency somewhere. The plane may have been full, but of the airline could make more money running a flight to a different location the service will get the axe.
I believe there's a subsidy for the first couple of years on this route. But if DCA relaxes the perimeter rule American would probably rather run a 737 to a place like Austin or Denver instead of a regional jet to Baton Rouge and Tallahassee
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This post was edited on 5/22/23 at 11:01 am
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:59 am to fallguy_1978
At BTR you breeze through security, pretty much no line.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 10:59 am to member12
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Roslyn
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Project
Deloitte?
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:01 am to H2O Tiger
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With DCA being slot controlled, service to BTR comes at the expense of another daily frequency somewhere. The plane may have been full, but of the airline could make more money running a flight to a different location the service will get the axe.
I believe there's a subsidy for the first couple of years on this route. But if DCA relaxes the perimeter rule American would probably rather run a 737 to a place like Austin or Denver instead of a regional jet to Baton Rouge and Tallahassee
If they can prove it's busy (and they will, likely very quickly), maybe we'll get a UAL to Dulles if they cancel.
Too bad that that Dulles sucks.
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:04 am to FenrirTheBeard
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FenrirTheBeard
Nope. But they have recruited out of our team...
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:05 am to frequent flyer
UAL has always been a distant third at BTR. DL has run mainline jets to Atlanta while AA has service to DFW and CLT on 2 cabin regional jets. UAX has run single cabin ERJ-145's to Houston a few times a day and that's it.
Nice to see them upgauging some of the flights with new (to them) Mesa RJ's coming into the fleet but I would think they'd need to see a lot of demand to put a BTR-IAD flight in the schedule. Would be nice to get the premium heavy CRJ-550 though
Nice to see them upgauging some of the flights with new (to them) Mesa RJ's coming into the fleet but I would think they'd need to see a lot of demand to put a BTR-IAD flight in the schedule. Would be nice to get the premium heavy CRJ-550 though
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:05 am to member12
As someone who just moved from LA to the DCA bubble this is a godsend for visiting family/friends.
Or maybe it isn’t because of in laws
Or maybe it isn’t because of in laws
Posted on 5/22/23 at 11:09 am to fallguy_1978
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very short lines
Very few destinations.
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