San Antonio leaders push for direct flights to Washington, D.C., but it won’t be easy

During a Friday news conference, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joined San Antonio leaders in trumpeting efforts to enact a federal aviation rule change that would enable San Antonio to have direct flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “Military City USA, on the merits, deserves direct flights to and from [Washington],” Cruz said at the presser held at San Antonio International Airport.