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Dulles opens its new Concourse B extension
In mid-January, Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport opened its $137 million, 240,000-sqare-foot extension to busy Concourse B. The 15-gate extension will offer only domestic flights. JetBlue, Virgin America, and AirTran will be the first tenants, with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines moving in later this year.
Heads up—literally—for travelers negotiating the changes; Dulles hangs country, state, and district flags as part of its navigational system. Passengers bound for gates B14 to B52 are to use the moving sidewalks; those headed to the new gates—B62 to B79—should board the shuttle immediately behind the security checkpoint. The extension also includes new places to shop and eat.
Dulles will not add flights immediately but expects the number of flights to increase as the airport continues to grow; it has a fourth runway and intra-airport train system under construction. The airport served approximately 25 million passengers last year, up from 10 million 20 years ago. Much of the growth is attributed to long-haul flights. Beijing, Madrid, Dublin, Rome, and Doha, Qatar were added last year. The extension is part of a $3 billion project that began in 2001, when it became apparent that Dulles had outgrown its space and accommodations.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
New SFO policy helps delayed passengers
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) recently implemented a delay plan in response to Department of Transportation recommendations. The voluntary policy is designed to address delays—to get passengers off cramped planes with limited food, drink, and lavatories, and back into the airport until their flights can depart; or allow domestic flights with delayed landings to let passengers off at international gates or 12 remote parking places for bussing to the terminal. And when passengers must stay at the terminal overnight, 300 sets of sheets, sleeping pads, and pillows are available for distribution.
Source: The Examiner
