Obama Inauguration and Air Travel Around Washington DC

Tuesday, January 20 will not only mark an historical inauguration, but should see record numbers flying into the Washington DC area. No doubt, chaos is bound to be part of those including inauguration travel in their plans. Responding to the millions who are expected to head to Washington, each of the main airports in the area have tips, and maps to help visitors navigate their way to the inauguration events for Barack Obama.

• Inauguration Travel Tips - DCA - for those flying into Washington Reagan National Airport.
• Inauguration Travel Tips - IAD - for those flying into Washington Dulles Airport.
• Inauguration Travel Tips - BWI - for those flying into Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Virgin America, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran Airways are not only low cost airlines, but are among the airlines to add more flights to and from the Washington DC area to meet the rise in demand for travel to the presidential inaugural activities the week of January 20, 2009. The tickets are long gone, but here are what some of the airlines did in preparation for the higher flight demand for the Inauguration -

• Virgin America Adds Flights to Meet Demand for Inaugural Travel
  
• Southwest Airlines Adds Extra Flights for Presidential Inauguration
  
• AirTran Airways responds to Obama fervor: Airline adds D.C. flights for inauguration

You can even buy a Barack Obama Model Airplane if you can't be there in person.

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