Delta Announces Direct Flights to Los Angeles from Reagan Airport

ARLINGTON, VA — It will come too late to catch a flight to see the Nationals play the Dodgers today, but Delta Air Lines will soon be offering daily non-stop service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.

Delta announced in a statement that they would begin those flights on April 24, 2017. The airline will provide Boeing 757-200 aircraft for the route.

Flights will depart Reagan at 5:45 p.m. local time and arrive in Los Angeles at 8:30 p.m. local time daily starting on that date. They will also leave Los Angeles at 8:30 a.m. and arrive at Reagan at 4:55 p.m.

Unfortunately, that is bad news if you enjoy going to Salt Lake City direct from Reagan. DCA's perimeter rule allows only 20 roundtrip flights beyond 1,250 nautical miles for commercial carriers. In order to provide the direct to Los Angeles service, the airline will have to move those Salt Lake City direct flights to Washington-Dulles Airport.

"We're pleased that Delta's growth and investment on the West Coast has created an opportunity to provide new direct service to and from Washington-Reagan," Ranjan Goswami, Delta's Vice President – Sales, West Region, said in the statement. "We also know that for Delta customers in L.A. and D.C., 'how' you get there is important, too. As the only airline to offer full flat-bed seats between these markets, our customers will arrive rested and productive – and it's that premium distinction in the customer experience that differentiates Delta."

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