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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by N1Rotate
The best thing about not opening partially on April 1 is that it so much easier to work on the as yet unfinished at that time retail section and also the lounges. Also snagging and mods are easier without having part of the airport open to the public. Similarly construction on the North node will be simpler without active taxiways and aprons nearby. Expect a surprise announcement regarding the opening date. Surprise as in short notice.
That's a fair point, but, on the other hand, "snagging and mods" often become a rationale to never open. If you wait for it to be perfect, then these things easily become open-ended (I speak from experience). It also becomes easy to use one unfinished part as an excuse to not rush on the other parts -- e.g., "well, component X is the critical path, and that's not going to be ready by our planned opening date, so no rush on components Y and Z then"; then, once X is ready, Y is delayed, and the cascading continues. Who knows if that's what's going on with this project, but it happens all the time. It's sometimes better to have a hard date and say, we are opening and that's it.

I am sure that there will be a surprise, short-notice announcement in any event.
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