U.S. Airways to Start Akron to Washington D.C. Flights

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it is granting two slots to U.S. Airways to operate services between Akron-Canton Airport, Ohio, and Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Akron airport officials welcomed the news, after waiting for the service, which starts in January 2009, for more than ten years.

Rick McQueen, President and Chief Executive of the airport, said: "This is a historic day for the Akron-Canton Airport and the region as we were in desperate need of an easier way to get to Washington, D.C.

"We are so grateful to the U.S. Department of Transportation for once again bringing vital air service to our community by awarding these slots to US Airways."

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