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Dulles, Reagan National airports set travel records in 2024

By Jeff Clabaugh

Dulles Airport and Reagan National Airport had a combined 53.43 million passengers in 2024 — a record high for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Both airports set individual records as well.

Total passenger traffic at both airports combined was up 5.8% from 2023. Most of the increase was at Dulles, after gaining six new airlines and more flights last year.

Dulles had 27.25 million passengers traveling through the airport in 2024, up 8.4% from 2023 — topping the last record at Dulles set in 2005. The airports authority reported several new airlines that started service at Dulles last year, including Aeromexico, Avelo, Breeze, Frontier, Sun Country and Swiss International. Dulles had a record 10.38 million international passengers last year, up 11% from 2023.

Dulles also saw the addition of 17 routes last year — 10 from United Airlines, the dominant carrier at the airport. Dulles ended the year with 43 airlines flying to 138 destinations.

Reagan National had 26.29 million passengers, up 3.3% from 2023’s previous record. At the end of 2024, Reagan National had eight airlines flying to 97 destinations.

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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