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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I would guess that stuff takes time, too... doubt anyone seriously thought the minute they built a new airport, they'd become an international hub or anything. I'd imagine 2 years in terms of major routes and what not for airlines isn't necessarily a long time either.
And no matter what bullshit politicians spewed, I'd think the general thought was the old airport was guaranteed to never change the status quo, while a new airport gives the airport a chance to expand and provide more international routes (which apparently has already happened to some extent), etc.
I'm sure that % chance and timeline was overstated because that's what people do when they want to convince others to spend a billion dollars, but clearly the old airport was stuck in pre-9/11 days (and more like the 70s) and needed a huge upgrade.
And as a local, I loved the old airport, but now as an out of towner, I totally get why it needed an upgrade (granted, the one big improvement they could make now is moving the rental cars to the terminal instead of doing the shuttle thing).
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I certainly hope it leads, quickly to many more caribbean routes to places other than Cancun and Jamaica. Last August the son and I flen Air Canada to Toronto on our way to Egypt, so I guess that's cool, but they have a lot of gates on the south part of the A concourse (A12 - A20) that seem ripe for more use.
I would love to see flights to Cozumel, Roatan and the ABC islands added to international destinations. Until then, I have to fly through other hubs.
It's all good, I'll survive and the extra hops help keep my status at a nice level.