The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Wednesday several key appointments to the executive leadership team.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Wednesday that Iberia Airline will commence new, nonstop service between Spain’s Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2022, with four flights per week. Passengers on this new route will travel aboard Airbus A330-family aircraft.

Participating airport concessions to be certified annually as part of overall expansion of sustainability efforts

Allegiant Air is set to double its number of nonstop destinations from Washington Dulles International Airport this spring.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Thursday that Chryssa Westerlund has been named executive vice president and chief revenue officer, responsible for airline business development, marketing and consumer strategy, concessions, commercial parking, corporate communications and government affairs for Reagan National and Dulles International airports, the Dulles Toll Road and the Airports Authority’s corporate functions.

On Wednesday, Thomas Beatty was named vice president of engineering. Beatty has been acting in the role since April 2021, when the previous Senior Vice President of Engineering Roger Natsuhara, was promoted to chief engineer and development officer.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PARTS 7, 9, AND 10 OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY REGULATIONS REGARDING SOLICITATION, SALE OF PRINTED MATERIAL, DEMONSTRATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE; EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS; AND THE COLLECTIONS PROCESS FOR TOLLS ON THE DULLES TOLL ROAD

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority expects busy travel at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport to continue through the year-end holiday season. This continues the trend observed during Thanksgiving, when passenger volumes reached close to 2019 activity levels.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority officials announced Wednesday that construction contractor Hensel Phelps has achieved substantial completion on the 90-acre Rail Yard and Maintenance Facility at Dulles International Airport. The announcement marks another significant milestone for the Silver Line Phase 2 project to extend the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system to Dulles International Airport and farther into Northern Virginia.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, together with American Airlines, launched the soft opening Tuesday of 14 gates in a newly constructed 225,000-square-foot concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Just in time for the holiday season, Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air made a splash Friday as the vacation-focused airline launched year-round nonstop service from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), the first of two Florida destinations the carrier plans to begin serving from Dulles International this fall. Next month, Allegiant will round out its 2021 Dulles debut by launching nonstop service to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), located along the Sunshine State’s Gulf Coast, just before Christmas.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is gearing up for a busy holiday travel season between Thanksgiving and the New Year at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, with passenger traffic approaching pre-pandemic levels not seen since 2019.