Other airlines trying to sink American’s proposed direct flight from San Antonio to D.C.

Looks like San Antonio’s effort to land a nonstop flight to Washington D.C. may be trickier than local leaders let on. JetBlue Airways and United Airlines are trying to ground an effort by American Airlines to create a nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport and the nation’s capital, the Express-News reports. San Antonio leaders battled for decades to get nonstop service to Washington, D.C., finally appearing to win a victory in May when Congress passed a bill expanding the number of direct flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.