Washington Dulles International Airport Airlines' two East Coast hubs, with many nonstop flights to Europe, Asia, and South America. As of June 2015, United handled 61.1% of scheduled air carrier passengers at the airport. American Airlines has a 4.8% market share. Delta Air Lines handles 4.1% of scheduled air carrier passengers. In addition, 29 foreign carriers have service in and out of Washington Dulles. On a typical day, Dulles averages 1,000 to 1,200 flight operations. Dulles served 21.6 million passengers in 2014, a 1.7% decrease over 2013. However, international passenger traffic has increased by 1.6% to nearly 7.1 million during the same time. Additional
John Foster Dulles auspices. Dulles wrote: Dulles never lost his anxiety about the destructive power of nuclear weapons, but his views on international control and on employing the threat of atomic attack changed in the face of the Berlin blockade, the Soviet detonation of an A-bomb, and the advent of the Korean war. These convinced him that the communist bloc was pursuing expansionist policies. Governor Dewey appointed Dulles to the United States Senate to replace Democratic incumbent Robert F. Wagner, who had resigned due to ill health. Dulles served from July 7 to November 8, 1949. He lost the 1949 special election to