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HDOT Airports Deputy Director Ross Higashi knows all about the generally sketchy reputation of Honolulu’s airport … all is not woe at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, which is in the midst of a modernization project that he says will lead to an open, safe, efficient and even pleasant facility. That means clean restrooms,
United is investing $34 million into Dulles airport for construction of an extension to concourse C to house a new premium Polaris lounge at Dulles, a presentation to the operator’s board shows … “United’s Polaris lounge will serve an important role in improving the customer experience at United’s Dulles hub,” the airline says. The Dulles
Seven airports in Allegheny, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties are among 26 airports in 23 counties getting a share of more than $6 million in state grants to make infrastructure and equipment upgrades, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration announced Thursday. “With more than 400 airports across the state, this support from my administration helps keep
In airport news, work has finished on major improvements to Southwest’s terminal at LAX and American celebrated the opening of a new concourse at New York LaGuardia; Delta and JetBlue bring biometrics to more airports; some passenger pick-lanes move around at Oakland; and Blacklane cuts a deal with Emirates for customer transfers.
LaGuardia Airport’s new concourse is open. Nearly a dozen gates opened Saturday in Terminal B as part of the airport’s plan to renovate the dated facility. The modernized concourse offers additional dining and shopping options for travelers. … The improvements are part of an $8 billion blueprint to revamp LaGuardia, including an addition of 2.7
For Wall Street bankers and investors prospecting for municipal-bond deals at a conference in Texas, Michael Phemister promised them a gusher. The vice president for treasury management at DFW International Airport said he’s planning to sell between $10 billion and $11 billion in bonds over the next five to seven years to add capacity to
The Dickinson Airport is getting an upgrade. A $64 million project will extend the main runway to create safer conditions for United’s commercial jets that do two roundtrips between Denver and Dickinson daily … The airport recently received almost $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, and has about $3.6 million from the state