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Not to mention that once the Silver Line is fully operational, there will finally be a rail link from IAD to the city. Granted, not nearly as convenient as taking the Metro to/from DCA, but it removes one of the larger arguments for UA expanding ops at DCA.
IAD will be fifteen stops away from Washington DC when the rest of the Silver line is completed. I don't know how long that trip will take but I can't imagine anyone in DC taking that trip unless they are doing international travel and can't get a ride. A cab costs about $60.
If you're heading from DC to the West Coast, you can fly from DCA, switch airplanes at DEN, then travel the rest of the way. I wonder if persons inside the beltway would consider a layover in DEN better than a trip out to and then through Dulles.
If John McCain can get more DCA slots for US Airways, it seems Nancy Pelosi could get more DCA slots for united.