Concerns have been raised by members of the House of Representatives regarding the safety of passengers and the management of flight traffic at DCA, America's busiest runway, following a preliminary report from the NTSB. The House has passed critical safety provisions in the FAA reauthorization, emphasizing that the Senate must follow suit to maintain America's status as having the safest skies in the world. However, the Senate Commerce Committee's decision to add additional long-haul slots at DCA has been met with disappointment and opposition. Senators are accused of making backroom deals that overlook the needs of DMV residents. The House has rejected this move with a robust bipartisan vote, opposing the increase in traffic and potential delays at DCA, which is considered the nation's busiest runway.
We should not be risking passenger safety by adding more flights to the nation’s busiest runway. The House got it right when, by a vote of the full House, we rejected additional slots at DCA. The Senate Commerce Committee cut a backroom deal and got it wrong. Not hard to see why. https://t.co/INRMztsKn2
The House rejected this on a robust, bipartisan vote and no amount of backroom Senate deals will change the fact that the House strongly opposes adding more traffic and delays at DCA https://t.co/JiBSlY8q2H
big aviation news. Senate approved additional long-haul slots at DCA. House has rejected it. will be an interesting fight in FAA renewal... https://t.co/ZoCgoH6WTt
I’m disappointed to see the Commerce Cmte add additional slots at DCA to this year’s FAA reauthorization. Cramming more flights onto the busiest runway in America is a bad idea. We can’t let backroom deal-making by out-of-region senators steamroll the needs of DMV residents.
Passenger safety is non-negotiable. These are concerning findings from @NTSB’s preliminary report. The House passed critical safety provisions in our FAA reauthorization, and the Senate must do the same. America’s skies are the safest in the world – let’s keep it that way. https://t.co/HS2GyKZe1g