Buttiegieg express­es safe­ty con­cerns over adding five new long-haul flights at Rea­gan Air­port

Trans­porta­tion Sec­re­tary Pete Buttigieg reflect­ed on the impact of adding five new long-haul flights at Ronald Rea­gan Nation­al Air­port dur­ing a House Appro­pri­a­tion Com­mit­tee hear­ing, empha­siz­ing there is con­cern about how the added flights could put “pres­sure” on the sys­tem on Tues­day.
“We would be con­cerned about the pres­sure that could put on the sys­tem,” Buttigieg said in response to a ques­tion from Rep. Ben Cline (R‑VA), who asked about the Biden administration’s posi­tion on adding the extra flights.
“Of course, we stand ready to make good on what­ev­er Con­gress pro­vides,” he added.
Buttigieg’s com­ment comes after key Sen­ate and House nego­tia­tors unveiled a long-await­ed bill ear­ly Mon­day morn­ing to reau­tho­rize the Fed­er­al Avi­at …