<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1PG7nZ_1FW63kdQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PG7nZ_1FW63kdQ00" width="400" height="225" >Which new flight destinations were added to Lynchburg airport?LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg leaders said they are seeing more demand for transit services and are planning for even more growth.City officials said they want to expand regional rail service connecting to Lynchburg, pointing to a 13% increase in train ridership in the past year. Officials say rising fuel costs may be contributing to the increase.Mariia Zimmerman, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, said public transportation can be a more affordable option for many riders.“If you're looking at paying somewhere upwards of $1,000 a month just to kind of own your car, pay for insurance, and then gas prices on top, that transit trip, that might only take $2 out of your pocketbook to get you where you need to go,” Zimmerman said.Passenger traffic is also up at the Lynchburg airport, where two new destinations were added in March: Chicago and Washington, D.C. Officials said the airport has gone from about 250 passengers per day to about 400.Marjette Upshur, Lynchburg’s director of economic development and tourism, said her current focus is on building community support for the new routes.“I think what we want to do is really rally the community to support these flights here, because getting to go to Chicago and Dulles is a, that was almost like a two-for-one there, because those gates are really hard to get in. Most people can get anywhere from there,” Upshur said.Leaders said the Washington, D.C., and Chicago flights give more travelers the option to use Lynchburg transit, and they hope to fill every seat on those new flights.Upshur agrees more people are moving in and out of Lynchburg every day, calling it good news for the city and saying it helps boost businesses and job openings.</div></body>

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg leaders said they are seeing more demand for transit services and are planning for even more growth. City officials said they want to expand regional rail service connecting to Lynchburg, pointing to a 13% increase in train ridership in the past year. Officials say...

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg leaders said they are seeing more demand for transit services and are planning for even more growth. City officials said 

Lynchburg leaders plan transit expansion as demand grows

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