San Antonio could land direct flights to Washington, D.C., through FAA bill

San Antonio could land its first direct flights to Washington, D.C., under a $105 million Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization deal the U.S. House passed Wednesday. The package includes 10 additional round-trip flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, something sought by the Alamo City's congressional delegation. San Antonio has long been the largest U.S. city without direct flights to D.C., and lawmakers argued that the expansion would benefit thousands of area military personnel and business people who regularly fly to the nation's capital.