Originally Posted by halls120

The planned new C/D terminal at IAD didn't just pop up yesterday - it was on the drawing board before 9/11, long before the 2008 financial crisis apparently shelved the IAH terminal B upgrade. The now completed Aerotrain was planned in the 1990's to connect to a new C/D, with construction beginning in 2000. I guess you can claim that the plans for a new C/D terminal were "vague," but that wouldn't be accurate. Here are the facts, in case you are interested.



There is no Aerotrain stop at the existing C/D concourse, because it was never supposed to last this long.

Like it or not, IAD is a prime international gateway to our nation's capital, and the existing face that United provides in our nation's capital is just plain ugly. Why fixing this isn't more important then rehabbing one part of IAH is a telling example of the new United's priorities.