'So We Have a Modernization of Dulles That's…' — Fox News

So we have a modernization of Dulles that's sorely needed. Last year's GD Power ranked Dulles 23 out of 27. That's a very bad ranking. Large airports nationwide, so it ranks at the bottom of the list, just about the bottom of the list. After an extensive review of more than 30 proposals with the top architects anywhere in the world, and I was involved with Sean and with a lot of other people actually, but Scott was very much involved, I can tell you. We are announcing plans to add more than 5 million square feet of new or renovated space. We'll replace the currency and deconcourses, which are basic disasters, all the while preserving the iconic original terminal. That is one of the great architects of the world, did the original terminal, and it was very, very important that it be left. That's one of the reasons it was both an asset and a liability. The liability is that nobody wanted to build anything near it, and people had to walk crazy. We're going to replace the C and D concourses and preserve the iconic original terminal that first made the airport an architectural landmark. That's your front. On the other side of the street, we're building a massive nine-story, eight-story, ten-story. We're building a parking garage that will be right next to the terminal. You'll walk right across the street, and you'll have a number of glass bridges that will go right into the terminal. Right now, you have to walk so far. You have to walk blocks and blocks to get to the terminal. We have an empty site right directly across the street that nobody wanted to tinker with, which was crazy. We're going to have a magnificent garage. What would you say, Sean? How many cars? 32,000. It'll be actually the largest garage in the world. 32,000 is big. Mostly above ground. We don't like down. People don't like going down underneath. Mostly above ground. It'll be beautiful. But a central walking tunnel and a new air train connections will provide travelers with easy options. Really, it's an impossible airport. You get off a bus, you go into a train. From a train, you get onto another bus. It's a worse airport. This plan also includes expanded options. For parking, modern check-in areas, more efficient security screenings, hotels, et cetera, et cetera. It could have a beautiful hotel right on the property, but further away so that we can give the good location, frankly, the best location, to parking. So people literally will be able to park their car and walk 15 yards, and they'll be in the terminal. In addition, many of the new restaurants and shops will be added, including plans for one of the largest United Polaris lounges anywhere in the world. It'll be a beautiful level of luck. This transformation is another step in our ongoing efforts to make Washington, D.C. safe and beautiful again. The safety aspects, both in terms of the airlines and in terms of crime, are unparalleled for what we're doing. For years, the United States has watched other major cities around the globe welcome travelers with grand and modern airports. Yet, the last major airport built in the United States was Denver in 1995, and it hasn't gotten very great. We're doing something with Dulles that's going to make it, I think, the top, maybe the top anywhere in the world. And by the way, Palm Beach is going to be one of the top two. Palm Beach is going to be incredible what the plans are. The people, Joe, and all the people working in Palm Beach that have done such an incredible job. That's going to be an unbelievable airport very shortly.