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BWI Marshall Airport had another record year

By Jeff Clabaugh

BWI Marshall Airport, the D.C. area’s busiest airport by passengers, had a record fiscal 2024, capped by its busiest June on record.

The airport handled 2.6 million passengers in June, an 11% increase over June of 2023. For the full fiscal 2024 year, BWI Marshall saw just over 27 million passengers, up from 24.7 million in fiscal 2023.

BWI Marshall’s fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which oversees Dulles Airport and Reagan National, operates on a different fiscal year. In the most recent comparable 12-month period, both Dulles and DCA trailed BWI Marshall by about 1 million passengers.

Much of BWI’s growth has come from the addition of international flights in recent years from both new and existing carriers.

“Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s continued success supports our efforts to make Maryland more competitive by boosting tourism, attracting businesses, spurring economic growth and creating jobs across our state,” Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement.

According to the governor’s office, BWI Marshall generates $11.3 billion in annual economic impact. The airport and its travelers support more than 107,000 jobs throughout the region.

The airport has about 300 daily nonstop departures to more than 80 domestic and international destinations.

Several expansion and improvement projects are underway at BWI, including a new Concourse A/B connector and baggage handling system, which is the largest capital project in the airport’s history. Recent projects have added new restrooms and new foot and retail concessions.

In the 12 months between January and December 2023, Reagan National had 25.5 million passengers, up 6.2%, and a record. Dulles had 25.1 million passengers, topping pre-pandemic 2019.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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