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Hagerstown Regional Airport pursues ‘landline’ bus‑to‑airline link, terminal expansion and tower replacement
Summary
Airport officials told MDOT and county leaders that a bus‑to‑airline interline model (Landline) could boost passenger capture for BWI and other hubs, and outlined plans for terminal expansion, a replacement control tower and a fuel‑farm move to support growing employers at the airport.
Hagerstown Regional Airport Director Neil Doran told Maryland Department of Transportation and Washington County officials that the airport is pursuing a landline-style bus‑to‑airline model to connect regional passengers to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and to grow passenger capture for regional airports.
Doran said the proposed operation would use larger, coach‑style buses with about 35 seats and operate as an airside‑to‑airside interline, which could reduce travel time and avoid duplicate security screenings. He said a 2024 catchment study shows a large market across Western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and south central Pennsylvania, estimating roughly 7 million passenger trips equivalent in the…
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