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Pawlenty Endorses NWA's Terminal Plans At Airport
Sep 21, 2004 12:35 pm US/Central
Northwest Airlines got a major boost in its effort to gain control of nearly all the gates at the main terminal of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, as Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday endorsed the plan.
"As a state, we need to make sure that Minnesota has a globally competitive economy," Pawlenty said in a statement. "We need to plan ahead to ensure Minnesota continues to have world-class air service."
Northwest had said in June that would like to have the main Lindbergh Terminal for itself and airline partners Mesaba, Pinnacle, Continental, Delta and KLM.
That would mean moving American and United airlines to the smaller Humphrey Terminal, which currently houses Sun Country Airlines and other charter carriers.
The idea is that by then adding gates to both terminals, it would allow all the airlines to expand in Minnesota.
Northwest accounts for 80 percent of the airport's traffic, versus 4.5 percent for American and 3.8 percent for United, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which operates the airport.
The Lindbergh terminal, with its dozens of shops and restaurants, is generally viewed as having more passenger amenities than the Humphrey Terminal.
United spokesman Jeff Green had no comment on the plan on Tuesday. A call to American Airlines was not immediately returned.
The plan, which would run through 2010, would cost about $860 million in user fees, grants and added charges on passengers. The use of state or local taxes was not called for.
Pawlenty said the plan was expected to add 40,000 new jobs for the region. The press statement didn't give details on the employment projection.
The first phase would move all airlines except Northwest and its corporate allies out of the Lindbergh Terminal and into Humphrey. The Humphrey Terminal would get eight new gates by 2007 to accommodate its new tenants.
The second phase would add another 17 gates to the Lindbergh Terminal, which now has 117. By 2020, the terminal would be expanded to 153 gates.
The plan also calls for the construction of a 400-room hotel at the airport.
Pawlenty Endorses NWA's Terminal Plans At Airport
Sep 21, 2004 12:35 pm US/Central
Northwest Airlines got a major boost in its effort to gain control of nearly all the gates at the main terminal of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, as Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday endorsed the plan.
"As a state, we need to make sure that Minnesota has a globally competitive economy," Pawlenty said in a statement. "We need to plan ahead to ensure Minnesota continues to have world-class air service."
Northwest had said in June that would like to have the main Lindbergh Terminal for itself and airline partners Mesaba, Pinnacle, Continental, Delta and KLM.
That would mean moving American and United airlines to the smaller Humphrey Terminal, which currently houses Sun Country Airlines and other charter carriers.
The idea is that by then adding gates to both terminals, it would allow all the airlines to expand in Minnesota.
Northwest accounts for 80 percent of the airport's traffic, versus 4.5 percent for American and 3.8 percent for United, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which operates the airport.
The Lindbergh terminal, with its dozens of shops and restaurants, is generally viewed as having more passenger amenities than the Humphrey Terminal.
United spokesman Jeff Green had no comment on the plan on Tuesday. A call to American Airlines was not immediately returned.
The plan, which would run through 2010, would cost about $860 million in user fees, grants and added charges on passengers. The use of state or local taxes was not called for.
Pawlenty said the plan was expected to add 40,000 new jobs for the region. The press statement didn't give details on the employment projection.
The first phase would move all airlines except Northwest and its corporate allies out of the Lindbergh Terminal and into Humphrey. The Humphrey Terminal would get eight new gates by 2007 to accommodate its new tenants.
The second phase would add another 17 gates to the Lindbergh Terminal, which now has 117. By 2020, the terminal would be expanded to 153 gates.
The plan also calls for the construction of a 400-room hotel at the airport.
