Originally Posted by
tdracer
At the risk of adding more politics to this, I've read elsewhere (more than once) that the only reason Reagan National hasn't been closed years ago is because the various politicians in DC want the convenience of the close by airport (instead of having to travel out to Dulles).
IF this is a case of 'stuff happens' and not someone's serious error, maybe it's time to put human lives above the convenience of some politicians and close this airport.
Having been in business for too long and flown in/out of DCA, both airline and private, I don’t think actually closing has ever been discussed once it was ruled out when Dulles opened. Certainly, the politicians wanted it open and played all sorts of politics with things like mouse curfews, perimeter rules, facility improvements. There’s no reason it couldn’t be closed, KIAD has lots of room to expand. It was a miserable place 40 years ago in a 727 with half the operations.