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re: New Orleans to unveil plans for new airport at MSY
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:26 am to Neauxla
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:26 am to Neauxla
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The thing that bugs me about this new airport is that we just spent $275 million renovating the old one and now we are just gonna let UPS and Fedex use it?
Directly for the Super Bowl. And about 15 years overdue.
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Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:28 am to GEAUXmedic
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none from the government
The grants are. I have a friend that works for a contractor at the airport. Basically, if they don't use the grants, they're going to lose them. So they just spent all that money renovating the airport to turn around and build another one.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to PelicanPoop
But what if an 18 wheeler flips on it's side on the new ramps?
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to LSURussian
Flyover = Overpass ?
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to waiting4saturday
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Directly for the Super Bowl. And about 15 years overdue.
yeah, but the economy didn't make $275 million from the Super Bowl
Still annoys me that we are now just going to not use it and let it be used for cargo liners
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to waiting4saturday
I would add that when the costs charged to the airlines come down we will be in a better position to attract more flights, new airlines (international?). That helps support the building of more gates.
All of that means more people, more companies doing business here, leading to more jobs for NOLA.
All of that means more people, more companies doing business here, leading to more jobs for NOLA.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to elprez00
If the money is for the airport and the airport is using the money to better the airport, why are people complaining?
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:29 am to elprez00
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So they just spent all that money renovating the airport to turn around and build another one.
that was stupid of them to renovate in the first place, they've been planning on building a new one for 3-4 years now.
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If the money is for the airport and the airport is using the money to better the airport, why are people complaining?
amen.. the new airport is the best thing for the city
This post was edited on 1/16/14 at 9:31 am
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:32 am to GEAUXmedic
I like the new airport. I just wish they had used that $275 million they used to renovate the old one to make the new one $275 million nicer.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:33 am to The Sad Banana
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If the money is for the airport and the airport is using the money to better the airport, why are people complaining?
Just seems like fuzzy economic justification to me.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:33 am to Neauxla
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I like the new airport. I just wish they had used that $275 million they used to renovate the old one to make the new one $275 million nicer.
i agree, but they wanted to make it presentable for the super bowl
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:35 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Why?
Just seems like fuzzy economic justification to me
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:35 am to PelicanPoop
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better position to attract more flights, new airlines (international?). That helps support the building of more gates.
There better be a few Heavy (747,777, A380, etc) gates for this.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:35 am to PRK
quote:You a grandma driver?
With 0 traffic there is absolutely no way you make that drive in 1 hou
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:37 am to PelicanPoop
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Flyover ramps connecting the airport to I-10. I don't know what's confusing about this.
at people who didn't know what a flyover was. Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:38 am to Fishwater
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There better be a few Heavy (747,777, A380, etc) gates for this.
I seriously doubt we get any international service that would require any of those aircraft. Maybe a 737 flight to Mexico or Central America or if we're lucky a 787 to London
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:38 am to Fishwater
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There better be a few Heavy (747,777, A380, etc) gates for this.
Those won't be landing at MSY
International will be the carribean and mexico, not Sydney and Qatar
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:38 am to The Sad Banana
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Just seems like fuzzy economic justification to me
Why?
We have an adequate airport terminal. We're going to spend $826 million to build one that appears, at best, slightly more adequate?
I admittedly don't get this landing fee justification thing.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 9:41 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:No, not you. The airport will build it. And their adding infrastructure. IMO, it's always a good thing to update your infrastructure.
We have an adequate airport terminal. We're going to spend $826 million to build one that appears, at best, slightly more adequate?
I admittedly don't get this landing fee justification thing.
This isn't a rich state. We can't build infrastructure like Texas can or with grand ideas like the cool looking airport in Denver.
So, we take our modest upgrade and be happy about it.
As far as the logistics of landing fees and whatnot, I don't even know what that is.
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