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As bargain flights have drawn a record numbers of passengers to a mid-sized New Jersey airport, a county is weighing three possible designs for a new terminal to help accommodate them. The cost for a new airport terminal has been estimated at $55 million. The project will be funded by county funds, Passenger Facility Charges,

Construction on the new roundabout road entrance to Bradley International Airport should be completed by late spring or early summer. And construction should begin this spring on a long-awaited $215 million ground transportation center at Bradley, a project made possible by the reconfigured road network.

Frigid temperatures and falling snow aren’t impeding the progress at the Williston Basin International Airport site, as crews continue to work toward an opening date of Oct. 10, 2019. Airport Director Anthony Dudas said despite the complications from sub-zero conditions and the recent heavy snowfall, the XWA project is coming along “really well” and that

The glamour of air travel finally has a scheduled arrival: May 15, 2019, the opening date of the already iconic TWA Hotel at JFK Airport that promises a return to the friendly skies right here on the ground.

A long-awaited agreement among most of airlines that will fly out of a new Kansas City International Airport could result in a reduction of the project’s cost, according to developers and city officials. The cost for developing the project will be about $1.5 billion rather than a previous estimate of $1.64 billion.

…oday’s LaGuardia Airport, which is becoming a modernized gateway with a choice of retail and traveler-friendly amenities like free Wi-Fi, workstations, plugs for both USB and AC adapters between all the seats, bathrooms that literally sparkle, and a variety of food options.

The airport community and Congress want to nearly double the $4.50 passenger facility charge (PFC) that is added to the cost of every airline ticket. Increasing the PFC to $8.50 would be a stealth tax hike – one that would fall squarely on travelers in the form of higher ticket prices.

The federal cap on the PFC – currently $4.50 per passenger enplanement or $18 total per itinerary – has not been increased since 2000, despite a doubling of revenue generated from the charge. This rise in revenue, without a rise in the rate, has remained ahead of inflation plus passenger enplanements at primary U.S. airports.

John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 will undergo a $344 million overhaul as part of a $13 billion redevelopment of New York City’s main international gateway. The plans, announced Wednesday, solve a piece of a complex puzzle in which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, seeks to