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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 7:02 pm
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Originally Posted by IAD22066
If John McCain can get more DCA slots for US Airways, it seems Nancy Pelosi could get more DCA slots for united.
Or congress could simply eliminate the 1960's Perimeter Rule altogether since it now serves no purpose other than to protect the CRJ's going to places no one wants to go on the east coast.

Originally Posted by Volga981
There are not so many transcon flights out of DCA. With this lack of competition, I would guess that such filghts are quite expensive.
Nope. I've paid $279 RT DCA-SFO-DCA. (Obviously purchased well in advance.)

I've been pricing the AA DCA-LAX flights for an upcoming trip and they are no more than IAD.
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