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Fort Worth-based American Airlines adds first DFW-Daytona nonstop

Daytona Beach, here we come.

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Fort Worth-based American Airlines is adding a new seasonal nonstop flight from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport — service that had sort of been the exclusive turf of Delta Airlines.

Prior to this nonstop service, if you wanted to get to Daytona, you'd take Delta, with a layover at Atlanta; or else fly into Orlando and take a shuttle to Daytone, which takes a little over an hour.

American is also offering new nonstop service from Daytona to Philadelphia, another flight that has been a Delta specialty.

These new flights beef up American's presence at Daytona which currently consists of four daily flights to Charlotte, North Carolina.

The flights will be a daily morning service. They're scheduled to begin in December and will run through March. Passengers will be able to select business and economy class seats.

Daytona airport director Karen Feaster says in a release that they're thrilled. "This is a very uncertain time for the airline industry, but the leadership at American understands the desire to travel to and from the Daytona Beach area," she says.

Beyond providing more options for residents, they're hoping it will boost tourism in the Daytona Beach area and highlight the importance of regional airports like DAB, which is a very easy airport to navigate.

"Our recent investments to the airport coupled with our solid relationship with American are some of the reasons they believe in the market here in Volusia County," said George Recktenwald, county manager for Volusia County Government, which operates the airport. "These new destinations provide an enhanced service offering to our community, while showing visitors just how convenient it is to explore all the county has to offer."

Tickets are available for purchase now on aa.com.

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Traffic News

Traffic on US 75 north of Dallas will shift for HOV lane re-do

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HOV lane on US-75. Plastic barriers are on their way out.

There's a traffic shift coming to US-75 in Dallas, north of I-635: The northbound US 75 HOV lane will close between I-635 and the President George Bush Turnpike/SH 190 beginning Tuesday, August 19 at 9 pm — hey, that's today — and will continue through late 2026.

Drivers can expect nightly lane closures on northbound US 75 in this corridor as crews install a barrier wall.

The northbound US 75 HOV lane between the George Bush Turnpike/SH 190 and Sam Rayburn Tollway/SH 121 is expected to open in early September.

Drivers should expect to find crews working in the corridor and plan ahead for delays.

This is an ongoing improvement project in which the HOV lanes are being converted to "technology lanes" which will allow for greater flexibility and hopefully reduce congestion.

The Technology Lanes will give access to high-occupany vehicles (HOVs), electric vehicles, low-emission vehicles, and motorcycles during the peak rush hours of weekdays from 7-9 am and 4-6 pm. And then all vehicles will be able to use the lanes during non-rush hour.

Construction of the project will replace the double white stripes and pylons with broken white stripes to allow for continuous ingress and egress between the technology lanes and general-purpose lanes.

A TxDOT spokesperson said the proposal will provide more flexibility for the public to use those lanes, while still providing access to HOV users during peak hours.

This $58.8 million project was awarded to Webber, LLC. Other safety improvements will also be made in the corridor, and overall completion is expected in late 2026. Public hearings began in 2023.

Construction on the project is expected to continue through the summer of 2026, with overnight rolling closures in place for restriping, with the northbound HOV lane closed during construction. Check drivetexas.org for nightly lane closures.

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