THAT
LAND
IS ZONED FOR HOUSING.
>> A NEARLY $2 BILLION DEAL.
IT'S ON HOLD.
MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNSEL SELL IS EXPECTED
TO
LOOK THROUGH THE 4,000 PAGE
CONTRACT.
MICHELLE BRADY SAT
DOWN WITH THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL
OFFICER FOR DI.
WE HAVE SEEN
THE PICTURES.
THAT'S PRETTY
EXCITING.
THIS AIRPORT OPENED
22 YEARS AGO.
I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL AT THE TIME.
TAKE US
THROUGH THE YEARS AND HOW THIS
AIRPORT EVOLVED AND THE NEEDS
EVOLVED.
>> THE CITY HAS HAD EXPLODING
GROWTHS WITH THE AIRPORT.
WE'VE
HAD RESULTING CHANGES TO THE
AIRPORT BUT WHAT WE'VE SEE IS A
PHENOMENAL GROWTH.
WE WERE UP
8 PERCENT LAST YEAR.
WE'RE UP 7
AND A HALF PERCENT LAST YEAR.
IT MEANS WE HAVE TO GROW.
WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC COMING
THROUGH.
>> THE GREAT HALL ONE PIECE OF
THIS PROJECT HERE.
>> I THINK THE BIGGEST CHANGE
PEOPLE WILL SEE IS THE LEVEL OF
SECURITY FROM LEVEL FIVE TO
LEVEL SIX.
WE THINK THAT BY
MOVING IT UP TO GIVE THEM THE
SPACE WE NEED.
WHAT THEY'LL SEE
DIFFERENT IS HOW THE TICKET
COUNTER COMES OUT.
THEY'LL FLOW
FROM THAT AND HAVE A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE ON LEVEL FIVE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN
PREPARE FOR IT.
>> YOU CAN DO THE RETAIL
EXPERIENCE AND THERE ARE
AIRPORT
ACTIVITY WHERE YOU SEE THE
TICKETS LINE.
WE ARE VERY
FORTUNATE THE PEOPLE WHO HAD
THE
VISION TO BILLIONTH BUILD THIS
AIRPORT LEFT A NICE CANVAS FOR
US.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BACK
WHEN YOU COULD GO AND WAIT FOR
SOMEONE AT THEIR GATE BEFORE
9/11.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE
LIKE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE..
>> WE'LL HAVE A MUCH NICER
EXPERIENCE TO WAIT.
CLOSE TO
THE SPLAY THEY'LL BE RETAIL,
FOOD AND BEVERAGE FOR THEM.
IT
WILL BE A MUCH BETTER
EXPERIENCE.
>> AS WITH THE CASE WITH EVERY
RECONSTRUCTION AND E MODEL,
THERE'S A LONG TIME IN BETWEEN.
IS IT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME FOR
PEOPLE.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A GREAT PASSENGER
EXPERIENCE.
THEY'LL SEE BITS
AND PIECES CLOSED BUT THEY'LL
BE
LOTS OF COMMUNICATION.
IT WILL
BE DIFFERENT THAN THEY USED TO.
IT WILL TAKE THREE OR FOUR
YEARS
TO GET THINGS DONE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PRICE
TAG FOR THIS.
IT'S
$1.8 BILLION OVER 30 YEARS.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND WAITING
ON THE APPROVAL FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL.
TELL US ABOUT THAT
PRICE TAG AND DO WE EXPECT THAT
TSTAY WHERE IT'S AT.
>> THE ACTUAL COST OF
CONSTRUCTION IS ABOUT
$150 MILLION.
WHEN YOU LACK AT
THAT VALUE WE GET TO EXPAND AND
GROW THE AIRPORT.
IT'S MONEY
WELL SPENT.
IT'S A VERY LOW
PRICE FOR WHAT WE ACTUALLY GET
WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ANY
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM
AIRLINES.
>> WE AND THE AIRLINES HAVE A
SIMILAR GOAL HERE AND THAT'S TO
ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH.
MORE
PEOPLE ARE MOVING HERE AND
WANTING TO TRAVEL TO OTHER
PEOPLE.
IN OUR MINDS THIS IS A
PROJECT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO
THAT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE AIRLINES TO MAKE SURE THEIR
NEEDS CAN BE MET AND SECONDLY I
WOULD SAY WE SCIONED THIS TO A
CERTAIN POINT.
IF WE NEED TO
MAKE CHANGES, WE CAN.
WE THINK
WE'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE AIRLINES AND WEIR
SHOWING THEM BY THE NUMBERS
IT'S
GOING TO WORK.
PATRICK, THANK
SO MUCH.
>> BY WAS ON THE VERY FIRST
PLAN