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Schumer: Delta-US Airways deal could create LI-D.C. shuttle

Quick ReadUS Airways and Delta Airlines agree to deal that would give Long Island MacArthur Airport a flight to Washington, D.C.

A file photo of a US Airways jet

Photo credit: Newsday, 2006 / Robert Mecea | A file photo of a US Airways jet at LaGuardia Airport in November 2006.

Long Island MacArthur Airport could start competing with the congested major New York-area airports with a new Washington, D.C., shuttle service if the federal government approves a deal between US Airways and Delta Air Lines, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday.

US Airways has pledged to offer at least two daily round-trip flights from MacArthur to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport...

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