Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority staff and special guests gathered Wednesday at Dulles International Airport to celebrate the launch of Play Airlines nonstop service from Washington to Reykjavik, Iceland.

During the next two years, Reagan National Airport will oversee a project to resurface and rehabilitate asphalt and base materials along its two primary runways during overnight hours.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in conjunction with Marketplace Development, announced Wednesday two dozen new concessions that will begin the construction process at Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport in late 2023. These food, beverage and retail brands represent the latest awards of a multi-year concessions redevelopment program. 

Dulles International Airport’s popular “Valet Your Way” parking service reopened at Dulles International Airport on April 11. Curbside drop-off is open daily from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., and vehicles can still be dropped off outside those hours at the Valet Service Center located steps away from the terminal. 

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is preparing for a busy spring and summer travel season at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Norse Atlantic Airways will commence new, low-price, nonstop service between London’s Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2023. Flights will operate daily except Tuesdays. Passengers on the new route will travel aboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft configured to carry 338 passengers in Economy and Premium Economy cabins. 

Michele Hagans has joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors. She is appointee of the mayor of the District of Columbia. 

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Monday that WestJet Airlines will begin new nonstop service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 2, 2023. Flights will initially operate three times a week through October 2023. Passengers on this new route will travel aboard a Boeing 737-800 aircraft.    

Starting March 1, 2023, drivers will no longer need to stop at a toll booth on the Dulles Toll Road as it debuts a pay-by-plate toll payment system for motorists not using E-ZPass or similar payment devices.

For families setting off for adventures from the D.C. region, the fun starts at Reagan National Airport, where a new children's playspace will pique pre-flight imagination. National Children’s Museum—a learn-through-play institution in downtown Washington, D.C., that sparks curiosity through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) exhibits and programs—has partnered with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and The Boeing Company to open Curiosity Runway, a children’s playspace inside of Reagan National Airport.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced an agreement with American Express to construct and open its 16th Centurion® Lounge at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This agreement will be administered by MarketPlace Development, the contractor overseeing the concessions program at Reagan National on behalf of the Airports Authority.