Originally Posted by
flyer703
Who paid for B? I believe it was MWAA because of the many tenants there and they no doubt passed the cost onto them.
That's what the old Post stories I've looked up imply. This one's from a Jan. 16, 1996 story outlining plans for expansion at IAD (and crediting ValuJet for recent growth in traffic!):
The airports authority faces a difficult balancing act while it keeps construction projects going steadily at Dulles: matching the expansion to the demands of expansion without exceeding what passengers need or airlines are willing to pay for through service fees. Those fees are passed on to passengers through higher ticket prices.
A Dec. 4, 1997 piece adds that the B Concourse, among other projects, was financed through bonds issued by MWAA.
Oh, and the cost of the first, 17-gate version of the B Concourse?
$130 million.