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SFO Terminal 3 West Modernization Project March 2019 overview (now on hold)
SFO's $1 billion terminal expansion now on hold indefinitely (UA's T3)
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(Both are December 2020 data)
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In my Bay Area tenure, I recall that the DL pier of the South Terminal was first under construction for some time, then the current International Terminal (the biggest mess, primarily because of the roadways), then the replacement of the Central Terminal with now T-2, then the replacement of the pier in T3 where AA used to be (now the E gates), then the replacement of the oldest remaining part of T1 (still under construction). [And lest we forget that there was an even older part of the South Terminal, which was destroyed for Int'l terminal construction.]
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#2 delay makes sense as this is probably at bottom of SF supervisors wish list
#3 current facility is perfectly adequate for most of us (when it gets back to full service mode)
#4 things were always better in the 80s and 90s - MP and UA in general have been on a steady decline since summer of 2000 for elites and everyone else, with the exception of Polaris lounges and seats.
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#1 delay makes perfect sense in current travel environment
#2 delay makes sense as this is probably at bottom of SF supervisors wish list
#3 current facility is perfectly adequate for most of us (when it gets back to full service mode)
#4 things were always better in the 80s and 90s - MP and UA in general have been on a steady decline since summer of 2000 for elites and everyone else, with the exception of Polaris lounges and seats.
#2 delay makes sense as this is probably at bottom of SF supervisors wish list
#3 current facility is perfectly adequate for most of us (when it gets back to full service mode)
#4 things were always better in the 80s and 90s - MP and UA in general have been on a steady decline since summer of 2000 for elites and everyone else, with the exception of Polaris lounges and seats.
David
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I have to disagree on the dates. 9/11/01 and subsequent bankruptcy and consolidation brought upon a seismic shift for all the US majors.
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Perhaps not, as the article did state, that in-progress projects will continue but the T3 project, not yet started, will be delayed and
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I think the current one is fine too... but, the BEST time to do construction to make a mess of it is when there's depressed traffic, not when we're back at peak levels.
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I transited through SFO last Thursday for the first time in over a year. I was struck by how it felt just a little more worn and dingy than I remembered. Lights felt low and the air seemed musty (even with my mask on).
Felt good to travel, even if it was for a family emergency.
Felt good to travel, even if it was for a family emergency.
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Haven't noticed that as much, but I have noticed the moving walkways & escalators seem to be falling into a state of disrepair. Seems like I come across at least one that isn't working each time I pass through there.
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Welcome to what UA customers who fly out of the temporary C/D concourse have put up with for the last 2 decades.
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