'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's 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. But we are announcing plans to add more than 5 million square feet of new or renovated space. We'll replace the current C and D concourses, 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. walk crazy distances and it's no good, not acceptable. So we've addressed it all and we have a plan that's going to be phenomenal. But we're going to replace the C and D concourses and preserve the iconic original terminal that first made the airport an architectural landmark. So it's going to be something you could sort of see a little example of it right here. That's your front. On the other side of the street, we're building a massive nine story, eight story, 10 story, we're not sure yet, but 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 glass bridge, 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. And we have an empty site right directly across the street that nobody wanted to tinker with, which was crazy. So we're going to have a magnificent garage. What would you say, Sean? How many cars? 32000 parking spaces, 32000. It'll be actually the largest garage in the world, 32000 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, you get from train, you get onto another bus. It's a worse airport. This plan also includes expanding expanded options for parking. Modern check in areas, more efficient security screenings, hotels, et cetera, et cetera. 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 luxury. This transformation is another step in our ongoing efforts to make Washington DC 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 reviews. That's more than 30 years ago. So 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 sent you Meg that have done such an incredible job. That's going to be an unbelievable airport very shortly. So it's time to ensure that the United States has the greatest airports anywhere in the world. >> Thank you. >> We have systems, walking systems that go very quickly or you can walk because it's very close. But this is it. So you enter here. You have a parking garage, which will be built right here. This whole thing is parking garage. 32,000 cars. That will be a world record. And very convenient. And then you'll have glass tunnels that go into the airport right from here. So you'll be one story above. This road stays. Beautified and stay. And then you drop down from there on. And so that when you have the planes will be able to go right across without having to go back, make turns or anything else. It's going to be amazing. It'll be one of the largest airports anywhere in the world. And I think it'll be actually one of the most efficient and the best. So I'd like to ask Secretary Duffin to say a few words and then Jack Potter. And I'd like to welcome the very great gentleman to our midst, Jensen Wong, who's here someplace. And he's if we can do with an airport like he does with chips, it'll be the greatest airport anywhere in the world. He looks at this problem as being a very simple problem to solve because his chips are a little bit more complicated. But it's important that he's able to travel nicely along with everybody else. And right now, this is not a very good airport. We're going to make it a great airport. John, please. Thank you, Mr. President. So to your point, the president has worked incredibly hard to make DC safe and beautiful.