American Airlines adds an additional non-stop round-trip flight between Monroe Regional Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Monroe Regional Airport Director Charles Butcher says you can thank – or blame – economic development for the addition of that fourth daily round trip.
“With all the construction of Meta and all of the industry coming to this area, it’s really going to help. Not only our current citizens, but the other contractors and builders that are flying into the area,” Butcher said.
Butcher says locals were getting squeezed out of the seats on the three existing daily round trips to and from DFW.
“It’s really put a strain on the rest of our citizens living in the area, because all these contractors are flying in,” Butcher noted.
The additional round-trip will be in the mid-morning hours and will get underway April 7th. Butcher says he hopes this is the continuation of additional economic development wins for the region.
“The more people we can get to the area, obviously, the more economic development that it could lead to,” Butcher said.
The additional flights are available for booking right now.
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