The push for more direct flights out of DCA beyond its 1,250-mile perimeter has split lawmakers and the airline industry alike — with Delta, its home state members and Western lawmakers and business groups lining up on one side.
In conversations today several lobbyists noted that though the manner of Manchin’s announcement was unexpected, the substance of his comments should not have been surprising to anyone who’s been listening to the senator over the past few months.
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