Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago) and read 1290 times:
Quoting Boeing7E7 (Reply 2): Quoting Halls120 (Reply 1):
Now if they would just do something about the crappy C/D terminal, it would be an excellent airport.
That's coming. Soon.
I've been hearing that for what, the last 10 years? When the long awaited light rail is finished, that will be huge improvement, but the C/D refurbishment is long overdue, and the current terminal is an embarassment.
Potomac From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 713 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago) and read 1270 times:
yes, 10 yrs is about right. and you are suggesting the timeframe from initial master plan to project completion is often much shorter? iad outgrew itself rapidly bcs it has been so successful. you cant just play catch up with increased air service just like that, with planning, EIS, funding, and construction, to say nothing of the delays that came after 9/11.
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (7 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1194 times:
Quoting Potomac (Reply 5): yes, 10 yrs is about right. and you are suggesting the timeframe from initial master plan to project completion is often much shorter? iad outgrew itself rapidly bcs it has been so successful. you cant just play catch up with increased air service just like that, with planning, EIS, funding, and construction, to say nothing of the delays that came after 9/11.
I recognize that projects of this scope take time. First they had to expand the main terminal. They desperately need a light rail system. But why twp years ago did they expand the underused by comparison B terminal (down at the west end) when the C/D is filled past capacity and falling apart?
Potomac From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 713 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (7 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1181 times:
concourse B was always in demand for the very reason that C/D was "full," and due to the lack of gate space elsewhere. a 2nd west extension of B is underway and, given the fact that some aircraft still park on the hardstand, it is very likely that those gates will be used quickly. there is no doubt that the replacement C/D is needed, but rebuilding C/D first would not have added additional gate space to meet the immediate demand.
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