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JetBlueFA
$8 million to tear it down, so my sources have told me. They also said that the company basically wrote off the cost of the destruction. I don't know how true it is so take it with a grain of salt. I'm about 90% positive it was $8 million to tear it down but if we wrote it off or not, i can't attest to.
I would imagine that the cost of temp T6 was considered a part of doing business and part of T5's cost. Using temp T6 (as opposed to T6) is not attractive for other airlines as the same busing issues and cost of busing to
T6 comes into play.
Finally, there is the issue that sometimes you don't want too many empty gates around, as it gives an opening for competitors to move into (assuming they can get landing slots).