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Another record year for Reagan National

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — More than 23.9 million passengers traveled through Reagan National Airport in 2017, up 1.4 percent from 2016 and the seventh consecutive year with a record passenger count.

The Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority said growth at DCA was led by passenger increases on Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

At Dulles International, the 2017 passenger count was 22.7 million, up 4.1 percent from 2016. Dulles is, by far, the largest of the region’s three airports for international flights, and international traffic at Dulles grew for the 14th consecutive year to a record 7.7 million passengers.

Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines both had double-digit traffic increases at Dulles in 2017.

The Airports Authority also continued to improve services at both airports last year, adding nine new retailers and restaurants at Dulles and eight new retailers and restaurants at Reagan National last year.

BWI/Marshall Airport reported 2017 results earlier, and remains the busiest of the region’s three airports, with 26.4 million passengers in 2017, its third consecutive annual record.

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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